# OSINT Recon

> Use this tool when you need to conduct comprehensive security assessments and gather open-source intelligence. OSINT Recon aggregates data from multiple sources, including Shodan, VirusTotal, and DNS, to provide insights into domain reputation, subdomain enumeration, and infrastructure mapping. It offers a single interface with 37 tools, making it ideal for security professionals and researchers seeking to identify potential vulnerabilities and threats.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/badchars-osint-recon  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/badchars-osint-recon

## Description

Aggregates Shodan, VirusTotal, Censys, SecurityTrails, DNS, WHOIS, BGP, Wayback Machine, and more into a single interface with 37 tools. Provides full-spectrum open-source intelligence for security assessments including domain reputation, subdomain enumeration, port scanning, and infrastructure mapping.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-05-18

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/badchars-osint-recon)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/badchars/osint-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "badchars-osint-recon"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/badchars-osint-recon` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/badchars-osint-recon/pull`

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SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt