# OSINT Toolbox (oci · ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0)

Run Sherlock, Maigret, Holehe, GHunt, theHarvester, SpiderFoot and more OSINT tools locally

- Trust score: 53/100 (low)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-16

## Components

- oci · `ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0`: 53/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp/ghcr-io-renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp-1-1-0.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp/ghcr-io-renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp-1-1-0)
- pypi · `osint-toolbox-mcp`: 93/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp/osint-toolbox-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp/osint-toolbox-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `oci`
- Package: `ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-16.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 0/100
  - No malware scan is available for this kind of package: the supply-chain vendors we use do not cover it. This is a permanent gap in our coverage, not a finding about the package.
  - Known CVEs could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM or dependency manifest, so there is no dependency list to read.
  - Install-script risk not yet assessed.
  - Dependency health could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM or dependency manifest, so there is no dependency list to read.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 48/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 22 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 81/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1570 tokens (~98/item across 16 items; 16 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 77/100
  - Stability observed for 23 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 16 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 17 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the OSINT Toolbox MCP server?

OSINT Toolbox runs locally as a container image, launched with docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 3 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "docker",
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp:
    command: "docker"
    args: ["run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "docker",
      "Arguments": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-16 (score 53, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-13 (score 52, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-12 (score 51, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-10 (score 50, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-07 (score 49, +2)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-03 (score 47, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-01 (score 46, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-28 (score 45, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

## MCP tools (16)

### `sherlock_username_search` (~123 tokens)

Sherlock username search

Find accounts that use a username on 400+ social networks and websites (Sherlock). Returns the sites where the username exists, with profile URLs.

Input parameters:

- `output_format` (string): csv (default): site, profile URL, HTTP status and response time; txt: profile URLs only
- `sites` (array): Only check these sites (Sherlock site names, e.g. GitHub)
- `timeout` (integer): Seconds to wait for each site's response (the tool's default: 60)
- `username` (string, required): Username to search for

### `holehe_email_search` (~83 tokens)

Holehe email registration check

Check which of about 120 websites have an account registered to an email address (Holehe).

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required): Email address to check
- `only_used` (boolean): Report only the sites where the email is registered (default: true)
- `timeout` (integer): Seconds to wait for each site's response (the tool's default: 10)

### `spiderfoot_scan` (~131 tokens)

SpiderFoot scan

Run a SpiderFoot scan: it detects the target type and runs the matching modules. Results are grouped by event type. A 'passive' scan takes minutes, 'all' can take 30+ minutes.

Input parameters:

- `target` (string, required): Domain, IP address, subnet (CIDR), email address, phone number, username, person name in double quotes (e.g. "John Smith"), Bitcoin address or BGP AS number
- `use_case` (string): Which modules run: passive (no direct contact with the target, fastest), footprint, investigate, or all (default, slowest)

### `ghunt_google_search` (~67 tokens)

GHunt Google account lookup

Look up a Google account by email address or Gaia ID (GHunt): name, profile picture, Gaia ID, Maps reviews, calendar and other public data. Requires a one-time `ghunt login`.

Input parameters:

- `identifier` (string, required): Google account email address, or numeric Gaia ID

### `maigret_username_search` (~111 tokens)

Maigret username search

Search a username with Maigret: the 500 most popular sites by default, 3000+ with all_sites. Extracts profile data (names, links, IDs) and filters false positives.

Input parameters:

- `all_sites` (boolean): Check every site in Maigret's database instead of the 500 most popular (much slower)
- `timeout` (integer): Seconds to wait for each site's response (the tool's default: 30)
- `username` (string, required): Username to search for

### `theharvester_domain_search` (~120 tokens)

theHarvester domain search

Collect email addresses, subdomains, hosts, IP addresses and URLs for a domain or company name from public sources (theHarvester).

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Domain (example.com) or company name
- `limit` (integer): Maximum number of results (default: 500)
- `sources` (string): Comma-separated sources, e.g. crtsh,duckduckgo,hackertarget (default: all; sources that need an API key are skipped unless the key is in theHarvester's api-keys.yaml)

### `phoneinfoga_scan` (~67 tokens)

PhoneInfoga phone number scan

Scan a phone number with PhoneInfoga: country, number formats, carrier and line type (with an API key), and search engine queries for it.

Input parameters:

- `number` (string, required): Phone number in international (E.164) format, e.g. +14155552671

### `exiftool_metadata` (~79 tokens)

ExifTool metadata

Read the metadata of a local photo, video or document with ExifTool: GPS coordinates, camera, author, software and timestamps. Running in Docker: only files in the folder mounted at /data are visible, so pass paths like /data/photo.jpg.

Input parameters:

- `file_path` (string, required): Absolute path to the photo, video or document

### `subfinder_subdomain_search` (~100 tokens)

subfinder subdomain search

Find subdomains of a domain in passive sources such as certificate logs and DNS datasets (subfinder). Returns each subdomain with the sources that reported it.

Input parameters:

- `all_sources` (boolean): Query every source instead of subfinder's fast default set (slower)
- `domain` (string, required): Domain name, e.g. example.com
- `timeout` (integer): Seconds to wait for each source (subfinder's default: 30)

### `dnstwist_lookalike_domains` (~95 tokens)

dnstwist lookalike domains

Generate lookalike domains (typos, homoglyphs, other TLDs) for a domain and check which are registered, with their A, MX and NS records (dnstwist). Useful to spot phishing domains.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Domain name, e.g. example.com
- `registered_only` (boolean): Return only lookalikes that are registered (default: true)

### `dnsrecon_domain_scan` (~122 tokens)

dnsrecon DNS reconnaissance

DNS reconnaissance of a domain with dnsrecon: SOA, NS, MX, A, AAAA and SRV records, zone transfer attempts, DNSSEC zone walking and certificate-log names, depending on scan_type.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Domain name, e.g. example.com
- `scan_type` (string): std (default): standard records and a zone transfer attempt; srv: common SRV records; axfr: zone transfer against every name server; crt: names from crt.sh; zonewalk: DNSSEC NSEC walk

### `whois_lookup` (~75 tokens)

WHOIS lookup

Registration data for a domain, IP address, network or AS number: registrar, dates, name servers, holder and contacts where public. Uses RDAP, or WHOIS for registries without RDAP.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Domain (example.com), IP address, CIDR network or AS number (AS13335)

### `dns_lookup` (~87 tokens)

DNS lookup

DNS records of a name (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, TXT, SOA, CAA by default), or the reverse name of an IP address. Asks public DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required): Domain name, or an IP address for a reverse (PTR) lookup
- `types` (array): Record types to fetch

### `crtsh_certificate_search` (~71 tokens)

Certificate transparency search

Host names (often unlisted subdomains) and email addresses found in TLS certificates issued for a domain, from the crt.sh certificate transparency log search.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Domain name, e.g. example.com
- `include_expired` (boolean): Include expired certificates (default: true)

### `wayback_snapshots` (~144 tokens)

Wayback Machine snapshots

Archived snapshots of a URL, a site or a domain in the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, newest first, with links to view each one.

Input parameters:

- `from` (string): Earliest date, e.g. 2019 or 20190131
- `limit` (integer): Number of snapshots (default: 50)
- `match` (string): exact URL (default), every URL under it (prefix), the whole host, or the domain with subdomains
- `to` (string): Latest date, e.g. 2021 or 20211231
- `url` (string, required): URL or domain, e.g. example.com/about

### `osint_toolbox_status` (~42 tokens)

Toolbox status

Which OSINT tools this server can run on this machine, and how to install the missing ones. Call it when a tool you need is not available.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp/ghcr-io-renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp-1-1-0#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-16: 53
- 2026-10-15: 52
- 2026-10-14: 52
- 2026-10-13: 52
- 2026-10-12: 51
- 2026-10-10: 50
- 2026-10-07: 49
- 2026-10-04: 47
- 2026-10-03: 47
- 2026-10-02: 46
- 2026-10-01: 46
- 2026-09-30: 45
- 2026-09-29: 45
- 2026-09-28: 45
- 2026-09-27: 44
- 2026-09-26: 44
- 2026-09-25: 43
- 2026-09-24: 42
- 2026-09-23: 42

## Common questions

### What is the OSINT Toolbox MCP server?

OSINT Toolbox is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp. Run Sherlock, Maigret, Holehe, GHunt, theHarvester, SpiderFoot and more OSINT tools locally. This page covers its container image (ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp:1.1.0).

### Is the OSINT Toolbox MCP server safe to use?

OSINT Toolbox scores 53 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the OSINT Toolbox MCP server expose?

OSINT Toolbox exposes 16 tools: sherlock_username_search, holehe_email_search, spiderfoot_scan, ghunt_google_search, maigret_username_search, and 11 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,517 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the OSINT Toolbox MCP server still maintained?

OSINT Toolbox is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 16 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the OSINT Toolbox MCP server under?

OSINT Toolbox declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- GitHub Container Registry: https://ghcr.io/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/renkagod/osint-toolbox-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp/ghcr-io-renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp-1-1-0.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp/ghcr-io-renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp-1-1-0.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp/ghcr-io-renkagod-osint-toolbox-mcp-1-1-0