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This directory complements the Patriot Skills library with tool catalogs, tutorials, methodologies, and links to authoritative sources for civic accountability research. It is grounded in the internal requirements document Investigative Journalism Online Tools Directory (see patriot-agent-base/requirements/# Investigative Journalism Online Tools .md).

How to use

  • End users: Start with each category’s overview.md, then step-through files in tutorials/. Use methodologies/ for tool-agnostic checklists.
  • AI advisor: Invoke specialist skills (Phase 1–3 list below); cite KB paths for URLs and workflow reminders.

Skills (Phase 1–3)

Phase Skills
1 document-research-specialist, corporate-intelligence-investigator, media-verification-specialist, osint-identity-researcher
2 network-analysis-specialist, geolocation-verification-specialist, secure-source-communication, public-records-research-specialist, domain-infrastructure-investigator, osint-automation-frameworks, breach-data-analysis-specialist
3 transportation-osint-investigator, conflict-zone-osint-specialist, environmental-osint-specialist, wireless-spectrum-osint-specialist, cyber-threat-literacy-journalist, dark-web-literacy-journalist, osint-training-curriculum-designer

Constitutional and legal skills (e.g. legal-research-specialist) include FOIA and public records tables; public-records-research-specialist adds full lifecycle and agency strategy.

Directory layout

Path Contents
document-analysis/ OCR, search platforms, transcription overviews
corporate-intelligence/ Registries, sanctions, offshore leaks
media-verification/ Reverse image, synthetic media, archiving
osint-identity/ Usernames, email, phone (ethical framing)
tutorials/ Step-by-step workflows by subdomain
methodologies/ Tool-agnostic investigation frameworks
tool-catalog/ 176-row tool index — YAML SSOT (tools.yaml), generated volumes A–C, per-category pages. Regenerate via make tool-catalog

Scripts

Script Purpose
scripts/render_tool_catalog.py Validate tools.yaml, regenerate volumes and per-category pages, emit stats.json. Pass --audit for staleness report
scripts/inject_profile_trails.py Idempotent trail-block injection into *-profile.md (pass --dry-run or --apply)

Use cases

See ../requirements/INVESTIGATIVE-USE-CASES.md and ../requirements/EXAMPLE-INVESTIGATIONS.md for scenarios and worked examples.

Ethics

Patriot University is a civic news aggregator and civil rights resource — zero-PII and education-first. This investigative tools library is a resource for independent journalists and researchers conducting public-interest accountability work. Use tools lawfully and proportionately. Do not use breach data, phone lookups, or username sweeps to harass private individuals. When in doubt, stay on public records and consult osint-identity-researcher guardrails.

Accountability applies to documented actions — not to political positions or protected speech.

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