# lockfale/OSINT-Framework

OSINT Framework

Repository: https://github.com/lockfale/OSINT-Framework
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/osint-framework
Homepage: https://osintframework.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: osint-framework, osint-resources, osint, intelligence-gathering, reconnaissance, footprinting
Last push: 2026-07-25T20:29:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3910, "days_push": 39, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12014, forks 1961 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:50.665226+00:00)

## What it is
A curated directory of free open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and resources, browsable at osintframework.com and stored as structured JSON (arf.). It organizes links by category with metadata like pricing, OPSEC notes, and status, originally from an information security perspective.

## Use cases
- find free OSINT tools for reconnaissance
- gather information about a domain or email address
- look up OSINT resources for a penetration test footprinting phase
- discover people-search and username-search sites
- find Google dorks for intelligence gathering
- browse OSINT tools by category with OPSEC considerations

## When to choose
- you need a curated index of free OSINT resources rather than a single tool
- you want structured metadata (pricing, status, OPSEC) about OSINT tools
- you are doing reconnaissance or footprinting and need to discover relevant services

## When to avoid
- you need an actual scanning or data-collection tool rather than a link directory
- you want automated OSINT pipelines - this is a reference catalog, not an execution engine
- you need guaranteed up-to-date links, since external resources may go dead or paywalled

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: osint, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: osint, security, penetration-testing, awesome-lists
- platform: browser, cli
- tags: open-source-intelligence, reconnaissance, resource-directory, curated-links, information-gathering, web-server

## Member repositories
- lockfale/OSINT-Framework (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:50.665226+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:00.013176+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lockfale/OSINT-Framework (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:50.665226+00:00, sha c6250e713c40)
  - homepage: https://osintframework.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:12:58.409073+00:00, sha 14ceaedfe95b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.