# SpiderFoot Open Source Intelligence Automation Framework

> SpiderFoot is an open-source OSINT automation tool that queries over 200 data sources to gather intelligence about IP addresses, domain names, email addresses, and other targets. Written in Python, it provides both a web UI and CLI for reconnaissance, threat intelligence, and attack surface mapping.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/spiderfoot-open-source-intelligence-automation-framework` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/spiderfoot-open-source-intelligence-automation-framework`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/spiderfoot-open-source-intelligence-automation-framework/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/spiderfoot-open-source-intelligence-automation-framework

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# SpiderFoot Open Source Intelligence Automation Framework

SpiderFoot is an open-source OSINT automation tool that queries over 200 data sources to gather intelligence about IP addresses, domain names, email addresses, and other targets. Written in Python, it provides both a web UI and CLI for reconnaissance, threat intelligence, and attack surface mapping.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- To install and run SpiderFoot, you need at least Python 3.7 and a number of Python libraries which you can install with pip. We recommend you install a packaged release since master will often have bleeding edge featu...
- git clone https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot.git

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.7+-green)](https://www.python.org)
- SpiderFoot has an embedded web-server for providing a clean and intuitive web-based interface but can also be used completely via the command-line. It's written in **Python 3** and **MIT-licensed**.
- Python 3.7+

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Web Framework Identifier|Identify the usage of popular web frameworks like jQuery, YUI and others.|Internal

- Source: https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smicallef/spiderfoot/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/spiderfoot-osint-automation-framework/)