Verify an Individual's Background
Research publicly available information about a person before a hire, partnership, or meeting.
Research a Source or Subject
Use OSINT and deep web search to verify sources, check backgrounds, and research subjects for investigative work.
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Journalists, investigators, and due diligence professionals often need to establish the public footprint of an individual before relying on them as a source or reporting on them as a subject. A source's credibility depends on what their public record independently confirms — not what they claim in a single conversation.
The deep_search and osint_search skills pull publicly available information from across the web, including news archives, professional directories, public records, and other accessible data points. Combined, they give a comprehensive picture of an individual's verifiable public presence.
Investigative journalists, compliance professionals, and private investigators use this to build a fact-checked foundation before publishing, filing, or advising — reducing the risk of acting on unverified information.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Provide the subject's name and any known identifiers: employer, location, claimed role
- Ask: "Use people-search to run deep_search and osint_search on [name]"
ChatGPT
- Add ToolRouter to ChatGPT using the MCP JSON configuration
- Provide the subject's name and known context
- Ask: "Use people-search to run deep_search and osint_search on this person"
Copilot
- Add ToolRouter to your Copilot MCP configuration
- Ask: "Use people-search to run deep_search and osint_search on [subject name]"
- Copilot returns structured public record findings
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Prepare a list of subjects with known identifiers
- Ask: "Use people-search to run deep_search and osint_search for each subject"
Related Use Cases
Research a Speaker or Expert
Build a background brief on a speaker, expert witness, or advisor using publicly available information.