This repository offers a guide to Robin, an AI-driven dark web scraping tool designed for cybersecurity professionals and researchers. It addresses the challenge of sifting through the vast, unreliable dark web to find legitimate threat intelligence, significantly reducing manual research time. The tool provides automated search, AI-powered filtering, content extraction, and report generation, enabling more efficient security investigations.

How It Works

Robin employs a sophisticated multi-stage AI pipeline. It begins by refining user search queries for semantic accuracy, then simultaneously queries 15 dark web search engines. AI-driven semantic analysis filters hundreds of raw results down to approximately 20 highly relevant sources. The tool then uses multi-threaded scraping to efficiently extract content from these filtered sites, even with unreliable Tor connections. Finally, AI analyzes the scraped data to identify key insights, artifacts, and potential next steps, generating a markdown report for research tools.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Primary Install: Requires Docker for safe execution, Tor for dark web access, and Git for cloning the repository.
• Prerequisites: An API key for OpenAI, Anthropic, or a local Ollama model is necessary for AI functionality. A VPN is recommended for privacy before connecting to Tor.
• Environment: Recommended for Linux or macOS, or Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
• Guidance: Links to a YouTube video tutorial and detailed guides for installation, usage, safety, and troubleshooting are available within the repository.

Highlighted Details

• Reduces dark web research time from an estimated 6-8 hours to approximately 30 minutes.
• Simultaneously searches 15 distinct dark web search engines.
• Utilizes AI for semantic filtering to identify ~20 verified, relevant sources from hundreds of results.
• Generates downloadable markdown reports containing findings, suitable for import into research tools like Obsidian.

Maintenance & Community

The tool was developed by Apurv, a Senior Threat Research Analyst, and featured by YouTube creator NetworkChuck. The repository serves as a guide for this tool, with a link provided to the original Robin repository.

Licensing & Compatibility

The guide is provided "as-is for educational purposes." The Robin tool itself is licensed by its creator, Apurv. Compatibility for commercial use is not explicitly stated and may be restricted due to the educational focus and the sensitive nature of dark web scraping.

Limitations & Caveats

This tool is strictly intended for educational and security research purposes only. Accessing illegal content on the dark web can lead to severe legal consequences. The guide strongly advises users to consult SAFETY.md for critical legal and security information, noting that a significant portion of the dark web comprises law enforcement honeypots or scam sites.