# Show HN: Focal Harvest – local web research and OSINT pipeline

> Source: <https://techno-neighbour.github.io/focal-harvest/>
> Published: 2026-07-30 07:54:42+00:00

focal-harvest — python main.py

Python · CLI · Zero-Config

# Research the web.

Skip the tabs.

Focal Harvest automates the manual workflow of querying search engines, scraping target pages, and synthesizing findings — with a zero-config offline fallback for keyless environments.

Research Pipeline

## Turn 20 browser tabs into one command.

Query search engines, scrape and clean target pages in parallel, and synthesize findings into a structured Markdown report — with multi-LLM failover across Gemini, OpenAI, and Claude.

[Get started →](/focal-harvest/docs/quick-start)

OSINT Collection

## Monitor 17+ platforms on a schedule.

Schedule continuous sweeps across Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, arXiv, and more. Get Discord or Telegram alerts when something new surfaces. All data stays on your filesystem.

[See OSINT workflows →](/focal-harvest/docs/osint-use-cases)

< 5.2 MBInstall size

< 0.15sCold startup

< 85 MBRAM usage

17+Platform plugins

## Five things Focal Harvest will never do

- No bloat — installs under 5 MB, ready in seconds
- No web frontends — runs entirely inside your terminal
- No GPU — runs comfortably on low-end student laptops
- No local AI downloads — remote APIs only, no Ollama or Llama
- No SQL databases — all data saved as plain Markdown and JSON