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| onionclaw | Search the Tor dark web, fetch .onion hidden service pages, rotate Tor identity, and run structured OSINT investigations. Use when user asks to search dark web, investigate .onion sites, find if data appeared on dark web, conduct Tor-based OSINT, look up dark web leaks, or fetch any .onion URL. | https://github.com/JacobJandon/OnionClaw |
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OnionClaw — Tor / Dark Web Access
OnionClaw routes all requests through the Tor network. It searches 18 dark web search engines simultaneously, fetches .onion hidden service pages, rotates Tor circuits, and produces structured OSINT reports using the Robin investigation pipeline.
Prerequisites
Before any dark web operation, Tor must be running locally:
# Linux
apt install tor && tor &
# macOS
brew install tor && tor &
Python dependencies (one-time):
pip install requests[socks] beautifulsoup4 python-dotenv stem
LLM key in {baseDir}/.env — copy from {baseDir}/.env.example.
Commands
Check Tor is running
Always run this first before any search or fetch.
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/check_tor.py
Output: exit IP address and tor_active: true/false. If tor_active is false, tell the user to start Tor and stop.
Rotate Tor identity
Get a fresh exit node and new identity. Use between investigation sessions or when you need a new IP.
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/renew.py
Output: success: true/false. If false, the user needs to ensure ControlPort 9051 is enabled and TOR_DATA_DIR is set in .env.
Search the dark web
Search all 18 dark web engines simultaneously. Returns deduplicated {title, url, engine} results.
Basic search:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --query "SEARCH_TERM"
With result limit:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --query "SEARCH_TERM" --max 30
Specific engines only:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --query "SEARCH_TERM" --engines Ahmia Tor66 Ahmia-clearnet
Available engines: Ahmia, OnionLand, Torgle, Amnesia, Kaizer, Anima, Tornado, TorNet, Torland, FindTor, Excavator, Onionway, Tor66, OSS, Torgol, TheDeepSearches, DuckDuckGo-Tor, Ahmia-clearnet
Tip: Use short keyword queries (≤5 words). Dark web indexes respond better to focused keywords than natural-language questions.
Fetch a .onion page
Fetch the full content of any .onion URL or clearnet URL through Tor.
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/fetch.py --url "http://SOME.onion/path"
Output: title, text (first 3000 chars), link list, HTTP status. If status is 0 or error is set, the hidden service is unreachable.
Check which search engines are alive
Ping all 18 engines via Tor and get latency + status for each.
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/check_engines.py
Output: per-engine up/down status, latency in ms. Use this before a large search run to pass only alive engines to --engines.
OSINT analysis
Analyse scraped dark web content with an LLM. Produces a structured sectioned report.
From a string:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ask.py --query "INVESTIGATION_QUERY" --mode MODE --content "RAW_TEXT"
From a file:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ask.py --query "INVESTIGATION_QUERY" --mode MODE --file /path/to/content.txt
From stdin (pipe):
echo "CONTENT" | python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ask.py --query "QUERY" --mode MODE
Analysis modes:
| Mode | Use for |
|---|---|
threat_intel |
General OSINT (default) — artifacts, insights, next steps |
ransomware |
Malware/C2/MITRE TTPs, victim orgs, indicators |
personal_identity |
PII/breach exposure, severity, protective actions |
corporate |
Leaked credentials/code/docs, IR recommendations |
With custom focus:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/ask.py --query "QUERY" --mode threat_intel --custom "Focus on cryptocurrency wallet addresses"
Full OSINT pipeline (one command)
Runs the complete Robin pipeline: refine query → check live engines → search → filter best results → batch scrape → OSINT analysis.
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/pipeline.py --query "INVESTIGATION_QUERY" --mode MODE
With more results:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/pipeline.py --query "INVESTIGATION_QUERY" --mode ransomware --max 50 --scrape 10
Options:
--query— investigation topic (natural language OK — it gets refined automatically)--mode—threat_intel(default),ransomware,personal_identity,corporate--max— max raw results from search (default 30)--scrape— how many pages to batch-fetch (default 8)--custom— custom LLM instructions appended to the mode prompt--out FILE— write final report to a file
Typical investigation flows
"Search the dark web for X"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/check_tor.py— verify connectedpython3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --query "X"— search all enginespython3 {baseDir}/scripts/fetch.py --url "URL"on 2-3 top resultspython3 {baseDir}/scripts/ask.py --mode threat_intel --query "X" --content "..."on combined text
"Has company.com been leaked on the dark web"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/check_tor.pypython3 {baseDir}/scripts/pipeline.py --query "company.com data leak credentials" --mode corporate- Present the structured report to the user
"Investigate ransomware group X"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/check_tor.pypython3 {baseDir}/scripts/pipeline.py --query "GROUP_NAME ransomware" --mode ransomware
"Fetch this .onion URL"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/check_tor.pypython3 {baseDir}/scripts/fetch.py --url "URL"- Show the user the title + text content
Important notes
- All traffic routes through Tor — tell the user this when relevant.
- .onion sites are frequently offline — if fetch returns
status: 0, the site is temporarily down. - Dark web search indexes go down often — run
check_engines.pyfirst and filter by alive engines. - LLM tools (
ask) require an API key in{baseDir}/.env. Search and fetch work without any key. - Use responsibly and lawfully — OSINT, security research, and threat intelligence only.