Verify an Individual's Background
Research publicly available information about a person before a hire, partnership, or meeting.
Research a Speaker or Expert
Build a background brief on a speaker, expert witness, or advisor using publicly available information.
Tool
Before booking a keynote speaker, onboarding an advisor, or engaging an expert witness, you need to understand their real credentials and public positioning — not just their speaker bio. Bios are marketing documents, and gaps between claimed expertise and actual public record are common.
The deep_search skill surfaces public information from across the web — academic publications, media appearances, conference history, and professional mentions — into a coherent picture. You can verify that claimed credentials are corroborated by independent sources and identify the topics where someone has genuine on-record expertise.
Event organisers, legal teams briefing expert witnesses, and boards vetting new advisors use this to cut through polished bios and assess real standing in their field.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Provide the speaker's name, claimed expertise area, and any known affiliations
- Ask: "Use people-search to research [name] as a speaker on [topic] using deep_search"
ChatGPT
- Add ToolRouter to ChatGPT using the MCP JSON configuration
- Provide the expert's name and claimed specialisation
- Ask: "Use people-search to research this person using deep_search"
Copilot
- Add ToolRouter to your Copilot MCP configuration
- Ask: "Use people-search to research [speaker name] with expertise in [topic] using deep_search"
- Copilot returns structured public profile data
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Prepare a list of speaker names with claimed expertise areas
- Ask: "Use people-search with deep_search to research each speaker"
Related Use Cases
Research a Source or Subject
Use OSINT and deep web search to verify sources, check backgrounds, and research subjects for investigative work.