Use Cases

Scenario-led guides for OSINT work.

Start from the investigation problem, then move into the tools, collections, and comparisons that actually support the workflow.

8 published use cases Problem-first guidance Catalog-linked tools

How to use this layer

  • Start from the job, not the product.
  • Sequence the workflow before tool choice.
  • Move deeper only when needed.

Use case guide

Start a Basic Due Diligence Workflow on a Small Company

A practical small-company due-diligence workflow for confirming the entity, its footprint, and obvious public risk signals.

Best for: Analysts, reporters, and researchers doing early-stage vetting on a company, vendor, or small business partner.

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Open workflow

Use case guide

Find Archived Versions of Removed or Changed Pages

A preservation-first workflow for recovering earlier versions of pages, profiles, and public claims before they disappear completely.

Best for: Newsrooms, researchers, and investigators working deletion, edit-history, or evidence-preservation problems.

Editorial
Open workflow

Use case guide

Map a Website’s Technology and Infrastructure

A technical reconnaissance workflow for understanding how a site is built, hosted, exposed, and historically connected.

Best for: Security researchers, investigators, and technically fluent journalists working a web-infrastructure angle.

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Open workflow

Use case guide

Build a Quick Profile of a Person from Public Signals

A corroboration-first workflow for turning a name, handle, phone number, or email clue into a defensible public profile.

Best for: Journalists, investigators, and researchers vetting a source, account, or public-facing individual from limited starting clues.

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Open workflow

Use case guide

Research a Company Across Public Databases

A company-research workflow for checking legal existence, ownership clues, record trails, and basic operational footprint.

Best for: Due diligence analysts, journalists, and investigators checking whether a company is real, who it connects to, and what public record trail exists.

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Open workflow

Use case guide

Check Whether an Email Appears in Public Breach Data

A conservative workflow for confirming public breach exposure without turning a weak signal into a false alarm.

Best for: Security teams, journalists, and investigators checking whether an address appears in public exposure datasets.

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Open workflow

Use case guide

Verify an Image or Short Video

A newsroom-friendly workflow for checking whether a visual is old, reused, manipulated, or attached to the wrong event.

Best for: Reporters, editors, investigators, and researchers handling visual claims under time pressure.

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Open workflow

Use case guide

Investigate a Domain or Website

A repeatable workflow for turning a domain, URL, or suspicious website into corroborated ownership and infrastructure context.

Best for: Journalists, investigators, and analysts starting from a site, landing page, or suspicious domain.

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Open workflow