sociopath

A Go library and CLI that fetches, spiders, and guesses social media profiles across 18+ platforms.

Install

go install github.com/codeGROOVE-dev/sociopath/cmd/sociopath@latest

Usage

sociopath https://github.com/torvalds              # Fetch single profile
sociopath -r https://linktr.ee/johndoe             # Follow all social links
sociopath --guess https://github.com/johndoe       # Discover profiles by username

Recursive Mode (-r)

Follows social links found in profiles up to 3 levels deep.

Guess Mode (--guess)

Probes other platforms using discovered usernames. Each guess includes a confidence score based on username match, name similarity, location, bio keywords, and cross-links.

Platforms

No Auth Required	Auth Required (browser cookies)
GitHub, Mastodon, BlueSky, Codeberg	LinkedIn, Twitter/X
Dev.to, StackOverflow, Linktree	Instagram, TikTok, VKontakte
Medium, Reddit, YouTube, Substack
Bilibili, Habr, Generic websites

Options

-r, --recursive   Follow social links recursively (max depth: 3)
--guess           Discover related profiles on other platforms
--no-browser      Disable automatic browser cookie extraction
--no-cache        Disable HTTP caching (default: 75-day TTL)
-v, --debug       Enable verbose logging

Output

JSON to stdout. Guessed profiles include confidence scores:

{"Platform":"github","URL":"https://github.com/torvalds","Username":"torvalds","Name":"Linus Torvalds"}
{"IsGuess":true,"Confidence":0.85,"GuessMatch":["username:exact","name:github"]}

Library

import "github.com/codeGROOVE-dev/sociopath/pkg/sociopath"

profiles, _ := sociopath.FetchRecursiveWithGuess(ctx, url, sociopath.WithBrowserCookies())
for _, p := range profiles {
    fmt.Printf("%s (%.0f%% confidence)\n", p.URL, p.Confidence*100)
}