robin
Operator: Apurv Singh Gautam
Searches darknet search engines and uses a language model to summarise the pages found.
Darknet
Product
Free open-source software Robin, currently v3.1. It provides its own Streamlit web interface and MCP server; it is not a ready-to-use hosted search service.
Availability and source date
Active
As of: 16 October 2026.
No functionality test has been performed.
Use in OSINT research
Searches for darknet sources on a research topic. Combines source links with an AI summary and allows follow-up questions about saved research.
Queries
| Input | Result | Result type |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword / free text | Matching page links from darknet search engines, with titles. Robin filters the results using a language model. | Retrieved |
| Keyword / free text | An AI summary of the sources read and suggested follow-up questions. | Derived |
Features
- Refines search queries with a language model and filters darknet search results.
- Reads pages found via Tor and displays their source links.
- Summarises sources using a selected local or external language model.
- Saves research as JSON and loads previous results for follow-up questions.
- Makes its research functions available to AI agents through its own MCP server.
Categories
- Darknet
- Darknet search
Coverage
Dataset
Results from external darknet search engines and the pages read from those results. No regional dataset of its own.
Access
Installation and deployment
Locally installable · Self-hosted
Docker starts its own Streamlit web interface on port 8501. The MCP server runs separately over local standard input/output.
Requirements
Your own Docker installation, a running Tor service and a language model. External models require a provider key; Ollama can run locally. MCP uses the connected agent’s model.
Export
Saved research as JSON; results can be reloaded in the web interface.
Provider
Apurv Singh Gautam
Country of establishment
Unknown
Interfaces
API
Not documented. No public API of its own is described in the reviewed README and release documentation. External language model APIs provide access to models.
MCP
Available. Its own MCP server over stdio; setup is covered in the Robin as MCP section.
AI agents
Available. Its own MCP server for AI agents that support MCP. Research uses the agent’s model.
Maintenance
Licence
MIT
Latest activity
Commit 10/2026
Stars
approx. 7,600 (as of 16 October 2026)
Legal note
Limitations
- Results depend on the search engines integrated and the pages that are reachable.
- When external language models are used, queries and content are sent to their providers; these connections do not use Tor.
Guides and practical reports
Official · Installation and MCP setup
Apurv Singh Gautam · EN
Explains Docker, Tor, local models, saving research and the MCP server.