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AI agent for diplomats

Political Developments Monitoring Agent

A daily summary and draft notes on significant political developments with confirmed sources

Political Developments Monitoring Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Embassy political officers must track elections, coalition shifts, protests and policy changes in the host country, across dozens of sources. This agent scans local news, official gazettes, parliament records and think tank outputs each morning. It groups items into ongoing stories and compares them with earlier reporting to find what is actually new. Before calling a fact confirmed, it needs two independent sources or one official source; otherwise it searches further or marks the fact unconfirmed. Stories touching the embassy's priority list, such as a cabinet change or a law affecting bilateral interests, get a short reporting note with sources. Changes from earlier reporting are highlighted. The officer decides what goes into an official cable. Edge case: social media rumors are listed as 'unconfirmed' and never used alone.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedNo 1 STARTS WHEN Morning scan begins 2 USES A TOOL Collect items from news, gazette and parliamentrecords 3 DOES Group items into ongoing stories 4 DOES Compare with previous reporting to find newdevelopments 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Does each key fact have two independent or oneofficial source? If not: search further sources, or mark as unconfirmed.Back to step 2. 6 USES A TOOL Draft reporting notes on significant developments 7 YOU APPROVE Officer decides what goes into an official cable 8 RESULT Daily summary and note drafts
Read the steps as a list
  1. Morning scan begins
  2. Collect items from news, gazette and parliament records
  3. Group items into ongoing stories
  4. Compare with previous reporting to find new developments
  5. Does each key fact have two independent or one official source?If not: search further sources, or mark as unconfirmed. Back to step 2.
  6. Draft reporting notes on significant developments
  7. Officer decides what goes into an official cableThe agent waits here for your OK.
  8. Daily summary and note drafts

How it decides

Developments touching the embassy's priority list are significant. A fact is confirmed only with two independent sources or one official source.

  • Priority list topics count as significant
  • Social media alone is never enough
  • Changes from earlier reporting are highlighted

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Priority topics for the embassy
  • Sources and languages to scan
  • Time of daily summary
  • What counts as significant

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Officer approves any official reporting

Hard limits

  • Uses open sources only
  • Never sends cables or contacts officials

It stops when

  • Done: daily summary delivered
  • Stop: no new items

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensOn Jun 12, a local paper reported the energy minister would resign. Only one outlet carried it, so the source check failed and the item was marked unconfirmed. The agent searched again two hours later and found a gazette decree naming an acting minister. It marked the story confirmed and drafted a note linking it to a pending gas pipeline deal. The political officer approved it for the evening cable.

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