How Ithildin Works

Ithildin is an automated OSINT workflow that ingests public records and released-source material, extracts entities and claims, links findings to evidence, and publishes dossiers and longform analysis with citations.

High-level system flow from source intake to publish-time checks.

flowchart LR
  A["Source Collection
Public records + released docs + reference reporting"] --> B["Parse + Normalize"] B --> C["Entity + Relationship Extraction"] C --> D["Finding Generation"] D --> E["Evidence Linking + Citation Generation"] E --> F["Curation Layer
Dossiers + Articles"] E --> G["Coverage + Support Metrics"] F --> H["Citation Lint + Snapshot Tests"] G --> H H --> I["Static Build + Deployment"]
  • Dossiers: target-level findings, evidence links, network context, and timelines.
  • Articles: mechanism-focused narratives across multiple entities and findings.
  • Visuals: network graphs, structures, and financial flow views.
  • Citation formatting and URL/link integrity checks.
  • Snapshot regression tests for citation rendering.
  • Evidence support coverage reporting prior to publish.

The platform uses a mix of primary and secondary sources. Claims are expected to include explicit citations that resolve either to a public source artifact or to a public source record when direct linking is not possible.

Articles apply recurring analytical models to interpret patterns across findings. These models are documented with definitions, indicators, and case examples.