Executive Summary
GHunt Stage 2.7 verified and complete — run_ghunt() function (100+ lines), --ghunt/--skip-ghunt flags, google_ecosystem section in normalize() and report(), graceful degradation when unauthenticated. Syntax OK, dry run passes.
💬 Additional Insight
review-required handoff:
```json
{
"changed_files": ["/home/kanfl/.hermes/background-check/orchestrator.py"],
"lines_added": 484,
"total_lines": 2016,
"functions_added": ["run_ghunt()"],
"functions_modified": ["normalize()", "generate_report()", "main()"],
"new_flag": "--ghunt (opt-in, default off)",
"new_flag_skip": "--skip-ghunt",
"venv_packages_installed": ["ghunt==2.3.4", "httpx==0.27.2", "geopy==2.4.1", "imagehash==4.3.2", "protobuf==5.29.6", "scipy==1.17.1"],
"skill_updated": "background-check-tool (SKILL.md patched with GHunt docs)",
"decisions": [
"GHLunt is opt-in (--ghunt flag) to avoid blocking the main pipeline when auth is missing",
"GHunt requires one-time 'ghunt login' with a throwaway Google account — not Scott's personal account",
"Graceful degradation: if not authenticated, GHunt logs 'not_authenticated' error and pipeline continues",
"Placed as Stage 2.7 between Maigret (2.5) and h8mail (3)",
"Output goes into unified JSON as 'google_ecosystem' section with 20+ structured fields",
"Report section: 7.5 Google Ecosystem (after social media, before breach data)"
],
"outstanding_manual_step": "Scott must run 'ghunt login' from the venv to authenticate before --ghunt will work"
}
```
```json
{
"changed_files": ["/home/kanfl/.hermes/background-check/orchestrator.py"],
"lines_added": 484,
"total_lines": 2016,
"functions_added": ["run_ghunt()"],
"functions_modified": ["normalize()", "generate_report()", "main()"],
"new_flag": "--ghunt (opt-in, default off)",
"new_flag_skip": "--skip-ghunt",
"venv_packages_installed": ["ghunt==2.3.4", "httpx==0.27.2", "geopy==2.4.1", "imagehash==4.3.2", "protobuf==5.29.6", "scipy==1.17.1"],
"skill_updated": "background-check-tool (SKILL.md patched with GHunt docs)",
"decisions": [
"GHLunt is opt-in (--ghunt flag) to avoid blocking the main pipeline when auth is missing",
"GHunt requires one-time 'ghunt login' with a throwaway Google account — not Scott's personal account",
"Graceful degradation: if not authenticated, GHunt logs 'not_authenticated' error and pipeline continues",
"Placed as Stage 2.7 between Maigret (2.5) and h8mail (3)",
"Output goes into unified JSON as 'google_ecosystem' section with 20+ structured fields",
"Report section: 7.5 Google Ecosystem (after social media, before breach data)"
],
"outstanding_manual_step": "Scott must run 'ghunt login' from the venv to authenticate before --ghunt will work"
}
```