Capture the source
- Profiles, posts, comments, and replies
- Images, video, screenshots, and local files
- Source URLs retained with each capture
Investigator Workflow
Move from public content to case-ready evidence.
Nexus Social Recon brings collection, review, connection, and reporting into one investigator-controlled workflow.
Review what matters
- Search captured text with OCR and keywords
- Bookmark important findings
- Compare faces, objects, and visual details
Connect the evidence
- User Index cards and repeated identifiers
- Names, phone numbers, and media fingerprints
- Cross-platform account matching
- Local cross-case lookup
Build the report
- HTML and PDF reports
- Thumbnails, source links, and local paths
- OCR text, comments, and media details
- SHA-256 hashes and evidence manifests
- Investigator notes and case context
Planned security enhancement: Encryption for locally stored case data is planned for a future release.
Compliance Configuration
Visible-capture workflows for ToS-conscious evidence preservation.
Nexus Social Recon Compliance is being configured around a policy-gated visible-capture mode. Low-risk tools such as screenshots, visible screen recording, local OCR, manual navigation, hashing, and local reports remain available, while workflows that scrape platform DOM data, collect hidden structured data, download media streams, or bulk-capture relationship lists are disabled in compliance mode.
Preserve what is visible
Selected-region captures and visible recordings document the evidence as it appeared to the authorized user in the browser view.
Local evidence processing
OCR, reports, manifests, hashes, and case indexes are generated from already preserved local evidence artifacts.
Investigator-guided automation
Use automation where appropriate while keeping visible captures, OCR results, and evidence review clear and under investigator control.
Latest Upgrades
Local indexing now starts earlier in the workflow.
The newest Social Recon workflow separates same-computer local intelligence from shared network intelligence, so investigators can use local cross-case memory at the Intelligence level while reserving shared network lookup for Team deployments.
Local Index
Investigator cases can index OCR text, User Index identifiers, captured friend names, media signatures, targets, faces, objects, and case context on the local computer.
Local Cross-Case Lookup
Compare local cases for text, User Index links, friend identifiers, OCR, comments, captions, faces, thumbnails, objects, and visual signatures.
Global Targets
Promote faces, logos, and distinctive objects into a local target index for same-computer future-case recognition and explainable hit reports.
Shared Network Index
Team deployments extend detection beyond one computer through a governed shared index for authorized investigators.
Supported Platforms
Real-time capture across public social and marketplace platforms.
Each module supports investigator-directed capture of public content as it appears on screen. Nexus Social Recon preserves user-selected screenshots, visible text, source URLs, notes, and report records without downloading platform-hosted video or audio or scraping hidden platform data.
Platform note: Support refers to compatibility with visible, user-directed workflows. It does not imply endorsement or authorization by the named platforms. Investigators remain responsible for following applicable law, agency policy, account permissions, and current platform terms.
- Review public profiles and identity details through standard platform views.
- Create screenshots during real-time review of visible posts, comments, replies, photos, and reel frames.
- Save investigator-selected bookmarks and source URLs.
- Run OCR and keyword search on locally preserved screenshots and notes.
- Review public profile details through standard platform views.
- Create screenshots during real-time review of visible posts, comments, timeline views, and reel frames.
- Save investigator-selected bookmarks and source URLs.
- Run OCR and keyword search on locally preserved screenshots and notes.
Threads
- Review public profile details through standard platform views.
- Create screenshots during real-time review of visible posts, replies, and timeline views.
- Save investigator-selected bookmarks, source URLs, and notes.
- Generate reports from locally preserved captures with links and hashes.
TikTok
- Review public profiles and visible account details through standard platform views.
- Create screenshots during real-time review of visible posts, captions, comments, timeline views, and selected video frames.
- Save investigator-selected bookmarks and source URLs without downloading videos.
- Search locally preserved OCR text and case notes by keyword.
X (Twitter)
- Review public profiles and visible account identifiers through standard platform views.
- Create screenshots during real-time review of visible posts, replies, timeline views, and relationship context.
- Save investigator-selected bookmarks, source URLs, and notes.
- Run OCR and keyword search on locally preserved captures.
YouTube
- Review public channel and video-page details through standard platform views.
- Create screenshots during real-time review of visible descriptions, comments, and selected video frames.
- Save investigator-selected bookmarks and source URLs without downloading video or audio.
- Generate reports from locally preserved screenshots and notes.
Snapchat
- Review public profiles, public stories, and Spotlight views through standard platform interfaces.
- Create screenshots during real-time review where the investigator is authorized to do so.
- Save available source links, bookmarks, and investigator notes.
- Generate reports from locally preserved screenshots and notes.
- Review public profile, company, and post views through standard platform interfaces.
- Create screenshots during real-time review only where the investigator is authorized to do so.
- Save investigator-entered notes, source URLs, and authorized local files.
- Generate reports from user-selected local evidence.
- Review public user, subreddit, post, and comment views through standard platform interfaces.
- Create screenshots during real-time review only where the investigator is authorized to do so.
- Save investigator-selected bookmarks, source URLs, and notes.
- Search locally preserved OCR text and case notes by keyword.
Marketplace and Kijiji
- Review visible seller profiles, listing details, and identifiers through standard platform views.
- Create screenshots during real-time review of visible listings and selected images.
- Save source URLs and investigator notes without downloading listing media.
- Generate reports from locally preserved captures with hashes and saved paths.
Investigation Workflow
Capture first, then enrich without losing source context.
The workflow follows how investigators actually move through social evidence: preserve the page, mark what matters, index local signals, compare across unlocked cases when allowed, and package the record.
Start from a local case workspace with agency and investigator context.
Save visible public pages, media, comments, and source-linked records.
Keep the strongest evidence visible across platform modules.
OCR, User Index links, friend identifiers, target checks, visual matching, and local cross-case lookup.
Generate reports, media folders, hashes, and disclosure-ready files.
Previous Capture Detection
Know when evidence has already been captured.
Nexus Social Recon alerts the investigator when a profile, post, or exact source URL has already been preserved in an available case. It can also place the current capture beside prior case evidence for direct review. This helps prevent duplicate collection, directs investigators to existing evidence, and frees more time for new findings and deeper case analysis.
Tier / Features
Start with structured casework, add advanced active-case review, build local cross-case intelligence on one workstation, and connect teams through a governed shared index.
| Tier | Includes | Best Fit |
|---|---|---|
| Casework | Simple capture, reports, hashing, comments, source links, and local case records. OCR and case-level enrichment begin at Operations. | Focused public evidence preservation and report generation. |
| Operations | Casework plus OCR, User Index enrichment, friend identifiers, case targets, profile review, and face/object/detail matching within active cases. | Investigators who need richer analysis and triage tools while working individual cases. |
| Intelligence | Operations plus a Local Index, Global Targets, same-computer cross-case lookup, and repeated identifier or media detection across locally available cases. | Investigators who need local cross-case memory and repeat detection without a shared network index. |
| Team | Intelligence plus a shared network index, team collaboration, governed access, NAS evidence repository workflows, on-prem repositories, retention, audit logs, and support options. | Organizations with shared evidence repositories, larger workloads, or controlled infrastructure needs. |