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OpenOSINT

AI OSINT agent with 20 tools and REPL — for authorized research only.

💎 Hidden gem★ 1.7k stars⑂ 266 forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

OpenOSINT is an open-source local llm project by OpenOSINT (OpenOSINT/OpenOSINT on GitHub). It has 1,688 GitHub stars and 266 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 1 October 2026.

GitHub stars
1,688
Forks
266
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
1 October 2026
Category
Local LLM
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Install OpenOSINT

    Set it up from the repo.

  2. Choose your model

    Use Claude, GPT-4, or a local model.

  3. Open the REPL

    Start an interactive research session.

  4. Run investigations

    The agent uses its 20 tools on your targets.

// features

Why people love it

20 tools

A full OSINT toolkit for the agent.

Interactive REPL

Conversational investigation sessions.

MCP server

Other agents can drive it too.

CLI

Scriptable from the terminal.

Model choice

Claude, GPT-4, or local models.

Research focused

Built for authorized security work.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/OpenOSINT/OpenOSINT.git
    cd OpenOSINT
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Is OpenOSINT legal to use?

Only for authorized security research; do not investigate people without a legitimate basis.

Is openosint free for commercial use?

MIT licensed — commercial use allowed.

Can it run fully locally?

Yes, it works with local models as well as cloud ones.

What are the 20 tools?

OSINT utilities like lookups and analyzers; check the docs for the list.

Do I need API keys?

For cloud models yes; local models avoid that.

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