AI Business OSINT
Use this skill to run a public-source business investigation on AI training/consulting/event operators and convert the findings into an actionable business playbook.
Operating Boundaries
- Use public, lawful, attributable sources: official company registries, government pages, procurement pages, universities, associations, enterprise sites, course platforms, public social profiles, and media reports.
- Do not collect or publish private phone numbers, ID numbers, private WeChat IDs, non-public group QR codes, home addresses, cookies, or account/session secrets.
- Separate verified facts, source-supported inferences, and open questions.
- Browse current sources for laws, regulations, procurement rules, prices, dates, corporate data, and public positions.
- Prefer primary sources; use aggregators only as leads unless the user explicitly provides a logged-in business database page.
- When using logged-in Chrome or other user sessions, keep work read-only unless the user explicitly requests an action.
Workflow
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Scope the target
- List target names, aliases, Chinese/English names, brands, company names, account handles, course names, and likely cities.
- Define the user goal: pure OSINT, competitor mapping, company deep dive, cooperation timeline, or personal entry strategy.
- Set exclusion rules for同名噪声 and private data. -
Build the source map
- Search official/government sources first for companies, licenses, procurement, events, and policy rules.
- Search universities, associations, enterprise sites, course platforms, and media for public activities.
- Search public social platforms only for stable account pages, bios, article/video titles, and business-facing contact surfaces.
- Use business databases such as 企查查/天眼查 only to verify corporate closure: legal representative, shareholders, registered capital, paid-in capital, address, business scope, risk, trademarks, tenders, changes, and related entities. -
Close identity loops
- Treat a company as belonging to a person only when at least one strong bridge exists: legal representative, shareholder, executive role, official company page, verified profile, repeated official event bio, trademark/brand linkage, or signed procurement result.
- Do not merge same-name companies into the target without a bridge.
- Mark conflicting sources explicitly and avoid overclaiming control. -
Extract business model
- Identify whether the operator is company/IP-driven, platform/mentor-driven, institution-backed, content/community-driven, product/SaaS-driven, or procurement-driven.
- Capture product lines: executive briefings, enterprise training, public courses, camps, competitions, AI agent implementation, consulting retainers, certification programs, or community memberships.
- Record channels: universities, business schools, government departments, industry associations, unions, parks/incubators, state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, public social accounts, and private communities when publicly disclosed. -
Create timelines
- Build chronological tables for company changes, trademarks, public activities, courses, procurement/tenders, government cooperation, enterprise cooperation, and major media appearances.
- Include exact dates when available; use month/year only when exact dates are not public.
- Distinguish activity reports from signed contracts and procurement awards. -
Assess compliance
- Classify each activity: ordinary enterprise consulting/training, vocational training, certificate issuance, government procurement, large public event, livestream/online course, AI product/platform, advertising/claims, data handling.
- For each class, check current official rules and write practical implications.
- Avoid legal conclusions beyond available sources; recommend local lawyer/accountant confirmation for execution. -
Turn findings into strategy
- Derive reusable tactics from the targets: positioning, entity setup, product packaging, channel strategy, proof assets, procurement readiness, pricing logic, and risk controls.
- For a from-zero user, produce a concrete sequence from company registration through first pilots, supplier onboarding, partnerships, and scale-up.
Deliverables
Choose the format that matches the request:
- Public OSINT brief: identity, accounts, courses, events, social footprint, confidence levels.
- Company deep dive: corporate entities, shareholders, legal representative, capital, scope, risks, IP, tenders, related companies.
- Cooperation timeline: government/enterprise/university/association activities and contracts by date.
- Market-entry playbook: company registration, business scope, tax/accounting, qualifications, product packages, go-to-market, procurement readiness, documents, risks.
- Evidence matrix: claim, source, source type, confidence, next verification step.
Load references/research-checklist.md when producing a full report or playbook.
Report Standards
- Put the strongest conclusion first, then evidence and caveats.
- Use tables for entity data, timelines, product packages, compliance decision trees, and action plans.
- Include source links, especially for official rules and public activity pages.
- Use confidence labels when information is incomplete: high, medium, low, unverified.
- Call out “not found” findings when meaningful, such as no closed-loop company for a public trainer.
- Keep private-data boundaries visible in the report.
