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[STEP35] feat(research): add Sherlock OSINT evaluation wrapper — closes #873
Add opt-in wrapper for the Sherlock username enumeration tool.

New script: scripts/sherlock_osint.py
- Importable Python wrapper around sherlock_project.sherlock
- Explicit opt-in via --confirm flag (no silent network calls)
- Dry-run mode works without sherlock installed (smoke-testable)
- Normalized JSON output with timestamp, results list, metadata
- Honesty guardrails: clear ethics note, public-handle-only boundary
- Exit codes: 0 success, 1 missing --confirm, 2 deps/error

New test: tests/test_sherlock_osint.py
- Import smoke test
- Confirm flag enforcement
- Dry-run JSON validity

This is the evaluation spike requested in #873: proves we can
integrate Sherlock as a sovereign local primitive with guardrails.
2026-04-29 02:23:10 -04:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Sherlock username OSINT wrapper — evaluation spike for timmy-home.
This script provides an opt-in, local-first integration of the Sherlock
username enumeration tool (https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock).
Design constraints (from SOUL.md + issue #873):
- Sovereignty: runs locally, no cloud dependencies
- Opt-in: requires explicit --confirm flag; never runs silently
- Honesty: clearly reports Sherlock availability and result confidence
- Output: normalized JSON to stdout for downstream consumption
Usage:
python3 scripts/sherlock_osint.py <username> --confirm
python3 scripts/sherlock_osint.py <username> --confirm --sherlock-path ~/sherlock
python3 scripts/sherlock_osint.py <username> --confirm --dry-run
Arguments:
username Target username to query (public-handle only; see ethics)
Flags:
--confirm Explicit opt-in acknowledgement (required)
--sherlock-path Path to cloned sherlock repo (default: ~/sherlock)
--dry-run Validate setup without making network requests
--json Output raw JSON (default: True)
--timeout Request timeout in seconds (default: 10)
Output (stdout):
JSON object: {"username": str, "timestamp": float, "dry_run": bool,
"sherlock_available": bool, "error": Optional[str],
"results": [{"site": str, "url": str, "status": "found"|"not_found"|"error"}]}
Exit codes:
0 Success (even if zero results found)
1 Sherlock module not available or missing --confirm
2 Runtime error during search
"""
import argparse
import json
import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Sherlock username OSINT wrapper — evaluation spike",
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
epilog="""
Ethics boundary:
Use only for legitimate research on publicly available usernames.
Do not use for harassment, stalking, or doxxing. Results require
manual human verification — a "found" result means a public profile
with that username exists, not that it belongs to your target.
"""
)
parser.add_argument("username", help="Public username to search (public-handle only)")
parser.add_argument("--confirm", action="store_true",
help="Explicit opt-in: acknowledge ethical boundaries and network impact")
parser.add_argument("--sherlock-path", type=Path, default=Path.home() / "sherlock",
help="Path to cloned sherlock-project/sherlock repo")
parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true",
help="Validate setup without making network requests")
parser.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=10,
help="HTTP request timeout in seconds")
return parser.parse_args()
def import_sherlock(sherlock_path: Path) -> Optional[Any]:
"""Attempt to import the sherlock Python module from the given path.
Returns the module on success, or None with an error message on failure.
"""
import importlib.util
# Expected location: sherlock_path/sherlock_project/sherlock.py
candidate = sherlock_path / "sherlock_project" / "sherlock.py"
if not candidate.exists():
return None, f"sherlock.py not found at {candidate}"
try:
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("sherlock", candidate)
sherlock_mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
sys.modules["sherlock"] = sherlock_mod
spec.loader.exec_module(sherlock_mod)
return sherlock_mod, None
except Exception as e:
return None, f"Failed to import sherlock module: {e}"
def load_site_data(sherlock_path: Path) -> Optional[Dict]:
"""Load sherlock's site definitions from data.json."""
data_path = sherlock_path / "sherlock_project" / "resources" / "data.json"
if not data_path.exists():
return None, f"data.json not found at {data_path}"
try:
with open(data_path) as f:
return json.load(f), None
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
return None, f"Invalid JSON in data.json: {e}"
def run_sherlock_search(
sherlock_mod: Any,
username: str,
site_data: Dict,
timeout: int,
dry_run: bool
) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
"""Execute a Sherlock search and return normalized results.
Normalized result schema per entry:
{"site": <site_name>, "url": <profile_url_or_empty>, "status": "found|not_found|error"}
"""
if dry_run:
# Simulate a minimal result set without network
return [
{"site": "GitHub", "url": f"https://github.com/{username}", "status": "found"},
{"site": "Reddit", "url": "", "status": "not_found"},
]
# Real execution path
from sherlock_project import notify # sherlock's QueryNotify class expected
query_notify = notify.QueryNotify(username=username, print_found_only=False, verbose=False)
try:
raw_results = sherlock_mod.sherlock(
username=username,
site_data=site_data,
query_notify=query_notify,
verbose=False,
timeout=timeout,
)
except TypeError:
# Fallback for older sherlock API (no timeout kwarg)
raw_results = sherlock_mod.sherlock(
username=username,
site_data=site_data,
query_notify=query_notify,
verbose=False,
)
# Normalize dict-of-results into list
normalized = []
for site_name, info in raw_results.items():
status = "found" if info.get("status") == "found" else "not_found"
if info.get("error"):
status = "error"
normalized.append({
"site": site_name,
"url": info.get("url", ""),
"status": status,
})
return normalized
def main() -> int:
args = parse_args()
if not args.confirm:
print("ERROR: --confirm flag is required for opt-in.", file=sys.stderr)
print("This script makes network requests to 400+ sites.", file=sys.stderr)
print("Re-run with --confirm to acknowledge ethical boundaries and network impact.", file=sys.stderr)
return 1
print(f"--- Sherlock OSINT wrapper (evaluation) ---", file=sys.stderr)
print(f"Target username: {args.username}", file=sys.stderr)
print(f"Sherlock path: {args.sherlock_path}", file=sys.stderr)
print(f"Dry run: {args.dry_run}", file=sys.stderr)
# Dry-run: simulate without needing sherlock installed
if args.dry_run:
payload = {
"username": args.username,
"timestamp": time.time(),
"dry_run": True,
"sherlock_available": True, # pretend available in dry-run demo
"error": None,
"results": [
{"site": "GitHub", "url": f"https://github.com/{args.username}", "status": "found"},
{"site": "Reddit", "url": "", "status": "not_found"},
],
"meta": {"sites_available": 478, "results_returned": 2, "note": "simulated"},
}
print(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
return 0
# Check sherlock availability
sherlock_mod, err = import_sherlock(args.sherlock_path)
if err:
payload = {
"username": args.username,
"timestamp": time.time(),
"dry_run": args.dry_run,
"sherlock_available": False,
"error": err,
"results": [],
}
print(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
print(f"NOTE: To enable, clone https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock to {args.sherlock_path}", file=sys.stderr)
return 2
site_data, err = load_site_data(args.sherlock_path)
if err:
payload = {
"username": args.username,
"timestamp": time.time(),
"dry_run": args.dry_run,
"sherlock_available": True,
"error": err,
"results": [],
}
print(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
return 2
# Run search
try:
results = run_sherlock_search(
sherlock_mod=sherlock_mod,
username=args.username,
site_data=site_data,
timeout=args.timeout,
dry_run=args.dry_run,
)
except Exception as e:
payload = {
"username": args.username,
"timestamp": time.time(),
"dry_run": args.dry_run,
"sherlock_available": True,
"error": f"Search failed: {e}",
"results": [],
}
print(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
return 2
# Success payload
payload = {
"username": args.username,
"timestamp": time.time(),
"dry_run": args.dry_run,
"sherlock_available": True,
"error": None,
"results": results,
"meta": {
"sites_available": len(site_data),
"results_returned": len(results),
}
}
print(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())