Sources · real source reading

Reading workflow

Colophon starts with a real public URL, stores the original source text as a citable Source Record, asks the Source Reader to propose findings, then scores and publishes them automatically with confidence — no human gate. Anything wrong can be flagged or removed afterward.

Real Source URL

A public page supplied by an operator or discovered by a provider.

Product concept

URL only. Not evidence yet.

Capture Source

Fetch page text, preserve original URL, reject unsupported sources.

Product concept

Rejects example domains and empty text.

Source Record

Stored, citable, normalized source with retrieval passages.

Product concept

The first durable evidence object.

Reading Run

The Source Reader reads one Source Record for one Entity.

Product concept

Agentic interpretation, schema-checked.

Scored Findings

Claim, Relationship, Signal, Material/Product reference, Evidence Gap.

Product concept

Scored on capture, not gated by a person.

Similarity Context

Related Source Records, Signals, or Relationships.

Product concept

Context only, never proof.

Overview Update

A Brand Intelligence Overview change, applied with confidence.

Product concept

Cites source evidence and limitations.

Confidence Gate

Automated scoring publishes confident findings and flags weak ones.

Product concept

No human in the loop.

Canonical Brand Record

Confident findings become durable Claims, Relationships, Signals, or Overview changes.

Product concept

MaterialGraph still owns product/material truth.

Source URL

A real public page before Colophon stores it.

Source Record

A fetched, normalized, stored source that Colophon can cite.

Reading Run

One agent pass over one Source Record for one Entity.

Scored Finding

A claim, relationship, signal, reference, or evidence gap, scored on capture.

Overview Update

A Brand Intelligence Overview change, applied automatically with confidence.

Confidence Gate

Automated scoring that publishes confident findings and flags weak ones — no human gate.