OSINT: Open-Source Intelligence Research

Purpose: Conduct structured, multi-wave open-source intelligence research on a subject (person, organization, event, or topic) using publicly available sources. Produce a formatted intelligence briefing with sourced analysis and prediction matrices.

Pattern: The Investigative Spiral -- each wave narrows focus, increases depth, and builds on prior findings.

Scope & Ethics

This skill is for research using publicly available information only:

• News media, government databases, court records
• Academic publications, think tank analyses
• Public social media, corporate filings
• Sanctions lists, wanted databases, org charts