Aliens Eye
Operator: Aaron Thomas
A local tool for searching usernames, profile characteristics and possible connections between accounts.
People & Identity
Product
Aliens Eye, a locally installable Python username scanner with model-based scoring, reports and an optional MCP server.
Availability and source date
Active
As of: 17 October 2026.
No functionality test has been performed.
Use in OSINT research
Searches configured platforms for a username and collects the profile name, biography and avatar. Optionally groups similar profiles and follows linked usernames.
Queries
| Input | Result | Result type |
|---|---|---|
| Username / alias | Profile URLs marked “Found”, “Maybe” or “Not Found”, with a model-based probability. | Derived |
| Username / alias | Publicly retrieved display names, biographies and avatars from profile pages found. | Retrieved |
| Username / alias | Potentially connected profiles based on avatars, biographies, links and names. | Derived |
| Username / alias | Registration and reachability of domains formed from the username and common extensions. | Technical check according to provider |
Features
- Queries profile URLs for individual or multiple usernames in parallel.
- Reads display names, biographies and avatars from profile pages.
- Groups similar profiles and optionally follows linked usernames.
- Checks domains formed from the username for registration and reachability.
- Compares saved reports and monitors queries at configurable intervals.
- Exports reports and graphs, and provides a local Python interface and an MCP server.
Categories
- People & Identity
- Username search
Coverage
Dataset
Configured platform URLs and direct queries to the respective websites. Profile detection combines page characteristics with a locally bundled model.
Access
Installation and deployment
Locally installable
Locally through pip with Python 3.10 or later, or as a Docker container. The optional MCP server starts with aliens_eye serve.
Requirements
Local installation with Python 3.10 or later through pip or from source; alternatively Docker. Browser queries, profile comparison, PDF, the terminal interface and MCP require the corresponding additional packages.
Export
JSON, CSV, HTML, Markdown and PDF, plus GEXF, Mermaid and Maltego CSV for graphs.
Provider
Aaron Thomas
Country of establishment
Unknown
Interfaces
API
Available. A local Python interface for integration into your own programs.
MCP
Available. An optional local MCP server through the [serve] extra package and aliens_eye serve.
AI agents
Available. LLM agents can scan through the documented local MCP server.
Maintenance
Licence
MIT
Latest activity
Commit 10/2026
Stars
approx. 4,400 (as of 17 October 2026)
Legal note
Limitations
- Identical page responses for existing and missing usernames are classified as “Maybe”.
- Browser-based queries, avatar comparison, PDF and MCP require additional packages.
Guides and practical reports
Official · README: Installation, Usage and Using it as a library
Aaron Thomas · EN
Explains installation, queries, reports, monitoring and local Python and MCP integration.