docs: replace stub README, add proper README and CHANGELOG per itpp-standards template

- Rewrote README.md following itpp-standards Section 2.1 template
- Updated CHANGELOG.md to standard format
- Added .gitea/workflows/docs-check.yml for docs CI

README.md

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-# osint-tool
+# OSINT People Search
 
-Project directory. See CHANGELOG.md for development history.
+> **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
+```
+
+## Related
+
+- [itpp-infrastructure](https://git.itpropartner.com/ippadmin/itpp-infrastructure) — server inventory, DNS
+- [itpp-standards](https://git.itpropartner.com/ippadmin/itpp-standards) — docs standards and templates
+- [FleetTracker360](https://git.itpropartner.com/ippadmin/fleettracker360) — GPS fleet tracking