Structured OSINT research — every claim sourced with full provenance.
Most research tools either give you raw search results or make unsupported claims. Scout does neither. It assembles provenance-backed briefs where every claim carries a source reference, retrieval timestamp, and direct quote. It works through a tiered source waterfall — public web first, then rate-limited registries, then paid databases only with explicit permission.
Skill packages follow the agentskills.io open standard and are compatible with OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Claude, and any agentskills.io-compliant client.
# Research a person
"Research John Smith, CEO of Acme Corp"
# Research a company
"What can you find about Anthropic's recent funding?"
# Generate a brief
"Render a brief on the findings"
Scout auto-initializes on first use. No manual setup required.
Scout makes research provenance a first-class requirement. Every claim traces to a source with URL, retrieval timestamp, and direct quote. It works through a tiered source waterfall: public web automatically, rate-limited registries if useful, paid databases only after explicit permission. Collection is bounded to the stated research goal. Confirmed entities and relationships are emitted to Chronicle.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
scout.research.start |
Begin a new research request |
scout.research.expand --tier <1|2|3> |
Escalate to a higher source tier |
scout.brief.render |
Generate the final markdown brief |
scout.brief.render_pdf |
Optional PDF brief generation |
scout.status |
Current research state |
scout.journal |
Write journal |
scout.update |
Self-update |
- Weave — social graph for identity context
- Elephas — receives Signal files for confirmed entities
- Sift — web searches during research
- Paid OSINT providers (Tier 3, optional)
| Job | Schedule | Command |
|---|---|---|
scout:update |
0 0 * * * |
Self-update |
- Sherlock integration, Social Graph section in briefs
- Added
user_relevancefield on emitted signals
- Initial release
Scout is part of the OCAS Agent Suite.