Platform

An external signal intelligence layer — not a monitoring dashboard.

Direct Signal organises sources, signals, stakeholders and narratives into Living Signal Profiles that teams can query, steer and turn into decision-ready briefings.

Architecture

How the platform works together

Living Signal Profiles

Persistent intelligence objects around companies, markets, brands, competitors, executives, issues and narratives. Profiles retain context, track watch lanes and organise evidence over time.

Ask Intelligence

Query profiles in plain English. Ask what changed, request stakeholder reads, compare competitors, surface weak signals and generate executive briefings without rebuilding searches.

Watch Lanes

Organise intelligence around what matters: investor narrative, brand trust, regulatory watch, competitive positioning, public conversation and more.

Ripple Engine

Map how signals may propagate across connected entities, stakeholders and narratives — from direct events to strategic impact.

Signal Anticipation & Warning

Surface convergence, escalation triggers and early warning indicators. Separate weak signals from corroborated evidence.

Executive Briefings

Decision-ready outputs with what changed, why it matters, stakeholder implications, evidence summaries and recommended next actions.

Evidence & Confidence Labels

Every output is source-aware with confidence levels. Public conversation is separated from corroborated signals. Human judgement is supported, not replaced.

In the product

See the intelligence workspace

Living Signal Profile showing signals radar, posture indicators, lead stories and recommended actions.

Living Signal Profile

Signals radar, connected actors, lead stories and posture — one live intelligence surface.

Enterprise & integration

Enterprise-grade, integration-ready

Built for teams that need reliable external intelligence at scale. Deploy as your full workspace, or connect Direct Signal as an intelligence layer over the tools you already use.

Full intelligence workspace

Run the complete Direct Signal engine — mandate setup, Living Profiles, Ask, briefings, alerts and portfolio command centre in one place.

Intelligence layer over your stack

Connect via API or MCP into CRM, deal rooms, comms platforms and internal research libraries — and surface briefings, alerts and Ask where your team works.

Trust & Governance

Source-cited answers, org-scoped access, audit history and disclosed AI behaviour

Global Coverage

Multi-region sources and language-aware monitoring

Real-Time Analysis

Live signal velocity and change detection

Dedicated Support

Onboarding and intelligence workflow design

Overview: External signal intelligence layer

Direct Signal is an AI-native external intelligence layer for teams tracking companies, markets, brands, competitors, executives, issues and public narratives before they become material.

It is not Power BI, Tableau, Google Alerts, Meltwater, or a generic AI chatbot. It converts market, media, public, stakeholder, competitor and narrative movement into live intelligence profiles.

Business intelligence, market intelligence, competitive intelligence, reputation, corporate affairs, financial services and advisory teams use the same core platform — configured around their subjects, watch lanes and evidence rules.

See whether Direct Signal fits your intelligence workflow.