Start with a lead. Spotlight proposes the methodology before the research starts
You approve the plan first, including the research topics. Indicator members can connect Navigator to add current OSINT tool discovery to the research plan.
Turn your agent into an investigative system.
You approve the plan first, including the research topics. Indicator members can connect Navigator to add current OSINT tool discovery to the research plan.
Spotlight sends an agent down each direction of your plan to bring back sourced leads. A decision model flags the strongest ones, and you pursue or dismiss each clue.
One agent pushes the reporting forward. A second agent checks the claims, looks for contradictions, and flags what still does not hold. A case that stalls after three cycles goes back for one more research round.
Primary documents captured locally. Independent sourcing where possible. Disputes, weak points, and missing perspectives made explicit.
You approve the methodology, mark the research clues, review the findings, challenge weak points, and decide what deserves another cycle. Nothing clears a gate without a human decision.
Evidence stays archived, the case goes into your vault, and ongoing monitoring can feed new leads back into the workflow.
I use Spotlight in my own reporting and in collaborative investigations with partner newsrooms. If you want to work with me around that system, these are the two ways in.
The Buried Signals tool suite, a monthly live workshop and Lab Newsletter, office hours every two weeks, and the training course. $10/month add-on to Indicator membership.
Join Indicator LabTalks, workshops, custom tooling, and investigation collaborations.
Tell Tom what would make Spotlight more useful.