# osint-tool


> **Owner:** Germaine | **Status:** PLANNED
> **Last Updated:** 2026-08-09

An open-source intelligence (OSINT) toolchain for people search, skip tracing, and data aggregation. Integrates multiple web scraping and search APIs to build comprehensive person profiles from public data sources — supporting debt recovery, asset location, and investigative workflows.

## What's Inside

- `research/` — API evaluations and tool comparisons for web scraping, search, and browser automation
  - `web-scraping-api-comparison.md` — Detailed comparison of 10 APIs (Firecrawl, ScrapingAnt, SerpAPI, Browserbase, etc.) for scraping government sites, court records, and people-search platforms

## Tech Stack

- **Scraping Pipeline:** Firecrawl, ScrapingAnt, Browserbase (evaluated, pending selection)
- **Search:** Brave Search API, Serper, Tavily (evaluated)
- **Backend:** TBD — likely Python/FastAPI
- **Frontend:** TBD

## Quick Start

```bash
git clone https://git.itpropartner.com/ippadmin/osint-tool.git
cd osint-tool
# Review research/ for API evaluation and selection
```

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