Is the OSINT Methodology skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from elementalsouls/Claude-OSINT. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the OSINT Methodology SkillProof Score?

9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install OSINT Methodology?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use OSINT Methodology with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

OSINT Methodology

Structured 5-stage external recon methodology with confidence levels, severity rubric, and OpSec rules.

by elementalsouls · elementalsouls/Claude-OSINT

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.6/10
Tested: Jul 10, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Jul 18, 2026 · 8880249

The companion `offensive-osint` skill it repeatedly points to for implementation detail actually exists in the same repo and loads clean; an authorized-recon mini-task run through it produced ROI-ranked pipeline stages, TENTATIVE/FIRM/CONFIRMED confidence tagging, and a WAF detection back-off ladder that a baseline answer never generated unprompted.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 9/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What OSINT Methodology does

A structured methodology skill for authorized external red-team recon and attack-surface assessments, covering a five-stage pipeline (seed discovery through reporting), asset-graph discipline, a three-tier confidence system (TENTATIVE/FIRM/CONFIRMED), and a severity rubric with detection-aware back-off rules. Triggers on external recon, attack-surface mapping, bug-bounty workflows, and person/entity investigations, and explicitly declines active exploitation or unauthorized targets.

How to install OSINT Methodology

git clone https://github.com/elementalsouls/Claude-OSINT
cd Claude-OSINT
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/osint-methodology ~/.claude/skills/osint-methodology

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger OSINT Methodology

/osint-methodology Structured 5-stage external recon methodology with confidence levels, severity rubric, and OpSec rules.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Map the external attack surface for this authorized recon engagement
Run seed discovery for this bug-bounty target investigation
Assess this domain's asset graph with confidence-tiered findings

Frequently asked questions

Is the OSINT Methodology skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from elementalsouls/Claude-OSINT. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does OSINT Methodology work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 10, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. The companion `offensive-osint` skill it repeatedly points to for implementation detail actually exists in the same repo and loads clean; an authorized-recon mini-task run through it produced ROI-ranked pipeline stages, TENTATIVE/FIRM/CONFIRMED confidence tagging, and a WAF detection back-off ladder that a baseline answer never generated unprompted.
What is the OSINT Methodology SkillProof Score?: 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install OSINT Methodology?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use OSINT Methodology with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.