Filter Maigret Results by Country Tags

Maigret tags describe site regions, engines, and verticals. Combining them keeps scans focused and faster.

CLI usage

# US and Australian domains only
maigret username --tags us,au

# Focus on Russian forums
maigret username --tags ru,forum

# Only federated developer sites
maigret username --tags coding,global

Persistent settings

{
  "tags": ["us", "au"],
  "top_sites": 250
}

Store the file as ~/.maigret/settings.json to reuse across runs.

Combining filters

• Use --tags with --site to troubleshoot a single collection.
• Chain tags with --recursive to explore linked identities within the same geo.
• Pair --tags with --timeout 20 to adapt to slower overseas hosts.

Impact overview

  pie
    title Tag Filter Savings
    "Global scan" : 1000
    "us,au tags" : 320
    "us,au + coding" : 120

The numbers above illustrate call volume, not hard limits.

Validation

• Check maigret --print-sites --tags us (development branch) to preview included services.
• Run a control query without tags and diff the reports to confirm expected reductions.

Tags help align Maigret with local laws and data minimisation requirements while reducing noise.