{"id":"laramies-theharvester","name":"theHarvester","af_score":35.2,"security_score":51.0,"reliability_score":26.2,"what_it_does":"theHarvester is an OSINT reconnaissance tool that gathers externally visible information about a target domain, including names, emails, IPs, subdomains, and URLs by querying multiple public resources (passive modules) and optionally running active enumeration and screenshots.","best_when":"You need fast, broad OSINT discovery for a domain as part of an authorized assessment, and you can manage third-party API keys and query-volume limits for the integrated sources.","avoid_when":"You require strong guarantees about completeness, determinism, or privacy/data-minimization; or you need a standardized, fully documented machine interface for automation at scale.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-29T13:18:56.527232+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":true,"auth_methods":["API keys for individual OSINT modules (e.g., Censys, Shodan, etc.)","Work-email-based access for certain providers (as described in README)"],"has_free_tier":true,"known_gotchas":["Provider behavior varies widely (timeouts, quota limits, different rate-limit policies) because integrations are against third-party services.","Some modules require API keys and/or work-email-based access; automation must handle missing credentials per provider.","Active modules like DNS brute force and screenshots can have side effects and may be rate/ethically constrained in authorized testing contexts."],"error_quality":0.0}