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OSINT Tradecraft
OSINT Tradecraft
Investigation skills · Vol. 8

Analyst & Cloud Suite

Make the picture make sense.

Report craft and confidence language, biometrics and recognition tech (face, voice, gait, LPR), deep social-media tradecraft, commercial OSINT platforms (Maltego, Shodan, Recorded Future, et al.), cloud-platform investigation (AWS / Azure / GCP / M365 / Workspace / Slack / Teams / Zoom / Okta), conflict-zone and regional OSINT, forensic linguistics, influence-ops attribution — plus investigative-journalism craft (fact-checking, leak vetting, source protection, pre-publication review).

Skills
188
Categories
19
Format
Markdown · ZIP
License
One-time / per user
One-time
$119
Keep it current
+$10/mo updates

2026.6 edition · revised continuously

§ BWith and without

What this bundle gives the agent that ChatGPT alone won't.

Prompt
> Pull the M365 audit logs for this user's last 30 days of activity.
Vanilla LLM

PowerShell snippet, no methodology

Returns a Get-AuditLogQuery cmdlet. Doesn't address scoping, retention windows, role requirements, or chain of custody.

×No role-prerequisite check
×No retention-window caveat
×No chain-of-custody hashing
×No Purview-vs-UAL distinction
With OSINT Tradecraft

Cloud-evidence-grade extraction

Runs m365-purview-and-uac-investigation → cloud-evidence-preservation → log-correlation-multi-source → evidence-citation-format. Outputs a hashed CSV, custody log entry, and a Purview compliance note.

Role prerequisites checked
Retention windows surfaced
Hash-on-export performed
Purview compliance noted
§ CThe manifest

Every skill in this bundle.

All 188 skills, grouped by category. Every skill ships as a full folder — SKILL.md plus runnable scripts, legal references, and field checklists.

Report writing

10 skills
  • 133Investigative Report Structure
  • 134Executive Summary Craft
  • 135Evidence Citation Format
  • 136Timeline Presentation in Reports
  • 137Witness Statement Format
  • 138Due Diligence Report Template
  • 139Background Check Report Template
  • 140Threat Assessment Report
  • 141Intelligence Product Typology
  • 142Confidence and Uncertainty Language

Research craft

6 skills
  • 143Source Evaluation Craap
  • 144Primary Secondary Tertiary Sources
  • 145Citation Management Investigators
  • 146Archival Research Workflow
  • 147Newspaper Archive Search
  • 148Specialty Database Discovery

Biometrics & recognition tech

10 skills
  • 161Facial Recognition Investigative Use
  • 162Facial Recognition Results Validation
  • 163License Plate Recognition ALPR Investigations
  • 164License Plate Investigative Lookups
  • 165Voice and Speaker Recognition Basics
  • 166Gait Recognition From Cctv
  • 167Tattoo Recognition and Cataloging
  • 168Fingerprint Comparison ACEFV Method
  • 169DNA Familial and Genealogy Search Protocols
  • 170Iris Recognition Context and Limits

Social media — deeper

15 skills
  • 171Boolean Search Syntax by Platform
  • 172Cross Platform Persona Linking
  • 173Social Media Evidence Preservation
  • 174Closed Group Investigation Lawful Access
  • 175Sock Puppet Account Maintenance Lawful
  • 176Snapchat Ephemeral Content Strategy
  • 177Nextdoor and Neighborhood App Investigation
  • 178Strava and Fitness App Investigation
  • 179Twitch and Livestream Archive
  • 180Adult Platform Investigation Lawful
  • 181Bereal and Ephemeral Platform Investigations
  • 182Bot Network and Cib Detection
  • 183Misinformation and Disinformation Tracing
  • 184Doxxing Pattern Analysis and Counter
  • 185Online Harassment and Stalking Investigation

Public records — deeper

7 skills
  • 297State Sunshine Law Quickref
  • 298FOIA Appeal Strategy
  • 299Pacer and Federal Court Search
  • 300State Court Records by Jurisdiction
  • 301DMV and Motor Vehicle Records by State
  • 302Restricted Records Driver Privacy Protection Act
  • 303Historical Records and RG Discovery At Nara

Vehicle investigation

6 skills
  • 312VIN Tracing and History
  • 313Auto Theft Investigation
  • 314Hit and Run Reconstruction Basics
  • 315Commercial Vehicle Eld Investigation
  • 316Vehicle Event Data Recorder EDR Extraction
  • 317Vehicle Cloning and Title Fraud

Analytical tradecraft

9 skills
  • 353Link Analysis Charting Discipline
  • 354Pattern of Life Analysis
  • 355Timeline Analysis Software Workflow
  • 356Geospatial Pattern Analysis
  • 357Analytic Confidence Language ICD203
  • 358Analysis of Competing Hypotheses ACH
  • 359Red Team Analysis for Investigations
  • 360Structured Brainstorming for Leads
  • 651Entity Resolution and Deduplication

OSINT — commercial platforms

23 skills
  • 378Maltego Investigation Workflow
  • 379Spiderfoot and Spiderfoot Hx Workflow
  • 380Recon Ng Workflow
  • 381Theharvester Workflow
  • 382Hunchly Case Capture
  • 383Shodan Investigative Queries
  • 384Censys Investigative Queries
  • 385Binaryedge and Zoomeye Queries
  • 386FOFA Queries
  • 387Securitytrails and Domaintools Iris
  • 388Farsight DNSDB and Passivetotal
  • 389Intelx Workflow
  • 390Constella Intelligence Workflow
  • 391Babel X and Dataminr Workflow
  • 392Recorded Future Workflow
  • 393Flashpoint Workflow
  • 394Zerofox and Brand Protection Platforms
  • 395Darkowl and Searchlight Workflow
  • 396Skopenow and Equivalents Workflow
  • 397Pipl and People Aggregator Workflow
  • 398Accurint Lexisnexis Investigative Workflow
  • 399Tlo and Irbsearch Workflow
  • 400Tracers and Clear Investigative Workflow

OSINT — facial & image

8 skills
  • 905Found Camera Owner Identification
  • 401Pimeyes Facial Search Workflow
  • 402Facecheck ID Workflow
  • 403Search4faces Workflow
  • 404TINEYE Reverse Image Workflow
  • 405YANDEX Reverse Image Workflow
  • 406Google Lens Investigative Use
  • 407Clearview Context and Policy

OSINT — breach & credential data

8 skills
  • 408HIBP and Account Breach Mapping
  • 409Dehashed Investigative Queries
  • 410Snusbase and Leakcheck Workflow
  • 411Breach Data Ethics and Legal Use
  • 412Credential Stuffing Traceback
  • 413Infostealer Log Investigation
  • 414Paste and Leak Monitoring Pipeline
  • 415Darknet Marketplace Monitoring

OSINT — geospatial & imagery

15 skills
  • 416Google Earth Pro Investigative Use
  • 417Bing Maps Birds Eye Investigative Use
  • 418Mapillary Investigative Canvass
  • 419Kartaview and Streetside Canvass
  • 420Suncalc and Shadow Corroboration
  • 421Peakvisor and Skyline Corroboration
  • 422Sentinel Hub Satellite Tasking
  • 423Planet Labs Satellite Tasking
  • 424Usgs Earth Explorer Archival Imagery
  • 425LIDAR and Elevation Data Analysis
  • 426Wigle WIFI and BT Geolocation
  • 427Cell Tower Database Lookups
  • 428Flight Tracking Adsbexchange Investigative Use
  • 429AIS and Dark Vessel Investigation
  • 430Acoustic Geolocation From Background Sound

OSINT — cyber/tech infrastructure

12 skills
  • 431Nmap Investigative Recon
  • 432Virustotal Pivoting
  • 433Urlscan Io Investigative Use
  • 434Hybrid Analysis and Any Run Triage
  • 435Joesandbox Investigative Use
  • 436Malwarebazaar and Malshare Pivoting
  • 437Abuseipdb and Greynoise Attribution
  • 438VALIDIN and Passive DNS Pivoting
  • 439Riskiq Passivetotal Deep Pivot
  • 440Wayback Cdx Api Bulk Recovery
  • 441Common Crawl Investigative Queries
  • 442Crt Sh and Certificate Transparency Pivoting

OSINT — analyst suites

7 skills
  • 443I2 Analyst Notebook Charting
  • 444Sentinel Visualizer Charting
  • 445Palantir Gotham Workflow LE Context
  • 446Aleph OCCRP Workflow
  • 447Opencorporates Investigative Queries
  • 448ICIJ Offshore Leaks and Followthemoney
  • 449Littlesis and Power Mapping

OSINT — regional / language

8 skills
  • 458Russian Language OSINT
  • 459Chinese Language OSINT Weibo Wechat Baidu
  • 460Arabic Language OSINT
  • 461Persian Farsi OSINT
  • 462Spanish Latam OSINT
  • 463Script Identification and Romanization
  • 464Chat Slang and Imageboard Jargon Translation
  • 465Regional Platform Discovery Russia Iran China

Conflict-zone & military OSINT

8 skills
  • 466Bellingcat Verification Methodology
  • 467Weapon System Visual Identification
  • 468Military Uniform and Unit Identification
  • 469Battle Damage Assessment From Imagery
  • 470Conflict Zone Geolocation
  • 471Sanctions Busting Investigation
  • 472Dark Fleet and Shadow Tanker Investigation
  • 473Dual Use Procurement Network Mapping

Forensic linguistics & document analysis

8 skills
  • 506Forensic Linguistics Overview
  • 507Stylometry and Authorship Attribution
  • 508Threat Letter Analysis
  • 509Ransom Note and Extortion Analysis
  • 510Scan Statement Analysis and Its Critiques
  • 511Handwriting Comparison Context and Limits
  • 512Questioned Document Examination Overview
  • 513Ink Paper and Printing Process Analysis

Influence ops / disinfo

10 skills
  • 549Election Interference Investigation
  • 550Foreign Influence On Social Media
  • 551Astroturfing Detection
  • 552Paid Troll and Bot Farm Investigation
  • 553Narrative Laundering Tracing
  • 554Deepfake Political Content Attribution
  • 555Coordinated Amplification Detection
  • 556Media Cloning and Fake Outlet Detection
  • 643Social Media Bot Detection
  • 644Psyop and Influence Operations Analysis

Cloud-platform investigations

9 skills
  • 557AWS Evidence Collection and Cloudtrail Analysis
  • 558Azure Evidence Collection and Audit Log Analysis
  • 559GCP Evidence Collection and Cloud Logging
  • 560M365 Purview and UAC Investigation
  • 561Google Workspace Investigation
  • 562Slack Discovery and Investigation
  • 563Microsoft Teams Investigation
  • 564Zoom Recording and Meeting Investigation
  • 565Okta and IDP Investigation

Investigative journalism craft

9 skills
  • 634Fact Checking Workflow
  • 635Numerical Claim Verification
  • 636Document Leak Vetting
  • 637Newsroom Pre Publication Legal Review
  • 638Source Protection Securedrop Signal
  • 639Coordinated Investigation Publishing
  • 640Database Journalism Investigation
  • 641Document Centric Story Structure
  • 642Series Investigation Structure
Optional add-ons · stack with this bundle
$10/mo · updates as we ship them

Skills that stay current.

Buy Analyst & Cloud Suite once to own it, frozen at this edition. Add the Update Subscription ($10/mo) and every revision to everything you own lands on your machine as we ship it — new case law, new platforms, new tactics. Cancel anytime; downloads stay yours.

How it works
$149 one-time · tool access

Give the agent real tools.

36 pre-vetted MCP servers (Maigret, Shodan, Wayback, EdgarTools, Etherscan, Volatility, +30 more) wired into Claude Code / Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf so your agent actually runs the tools — not just suggests them.

What's in the toolkit
$100 on its own · multi-agent

Run agents in parallel.

Orchestrator.md — one file that makes an advanced LLM automatically spin up multiple agents at once (people, businesses, case-facts review, report writing) and merge them into one case file. Free with the all-bundle package, or $100 on its own.

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