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◈ MISSION BRIEFING

OwlScan is an open-source OSINT intelligence framework designed for security researchers, penetration testers, and digital investigators. Built for the grid — where information is the ultimate weapon.

◈ OPERATIVE WARNING
  • OwlScan is for authorized security research, OSINT investigations, and educational purposes only.
  • You are solely responsible for ensuring your use complies with all applicable local, national, and international laws — including GDPR, CCPA, CFAA, and FCRA.
  • Unauthorized use against systems, networks, or individuals you do not have explicit permission to investigate is illegal.
  • The developers and contributors assume zero liability for misuse, damages, or legal consequences arising from operation of this tool.
◈ CAPABILITIES
🕸️ Web Recon Scrapy crawler, tech fingerprinting, form discovery
🔍 DNS Intel Zone transfers, subdomain brute, certificate transparency
🔌 Port Scan Async TCP scanner, banner grabbing, risk assessment
👤 People Intel Shadow profiles, breach data, social aggregation
📡 API Hunt 80+ endpoint probes, GraphQL introspection
📦 Exports JSON/CSV/PDF/HTML/STIX + AES-256-GCM encryption
◈ SHADOW SCORE

The Shadow Score (0–100) is a composite exposure metric calculated from discovered OSINT data. Higher scores indicate greater digital footprint and risk exposure.


0–25
CLEAN
26–50
ELEVATED
51–75
HIGH
76–100
CRITICAL
◈ AUTHORS
packetsn1ffer
Concept · Design · Threat Modeling · Module Specification
Original author. Defined the vision, attack surface coverage, cyberpunk identity, and every module's scope and requirements.
Claude — Anthropic
AI Architecture · Full-Stack Implementation · Integration Design
AI collaborator. Engineered the full codebase: async engine, plugin API registry, 20+ intelligence adapters, Scrapy crawler, AES-256-GCM exporter, SocketIO live feed, and the cyberpunk web frontend.
◈ OPEN SOURCE — MIT LICENSE

OwlScan is released under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute it — including in commercial projects — provided the copyright notice is retained.


Copyright © 2026 packetsn1ffer & Claude (Anthropic)
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction...


Contributions, bug reports, and new API integrations are welcome from the community.


Built with Python · Flask · Scrapy · SQLAlchemy · Flask-SocketIO · httpx · cryptography

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