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AI agent for journalists

Writer Source Permission Agent

Every piece of third-party material used within its permissions.

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Writer Source Permission Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Drafts sometimes use quotes, interview material and images beyond what the permissions allow, which creates legal and trust problems. This agent matches each piece of quoted or third-party material in the draft to the rights records: interview releases, image licenses and permission letters. It checks the intended use, such as named quote, background only, print or online, against what was actually permitted. Where permission does not cover the use, it proposes a permitted alternative, such as paraphrasing or a licensed image, or flags it. Missing permission is never treated as consent. It prepares a cleared-use list, and the writer or legal team decides. Edge case: an image license that covers print but not online is flagged for the web edition only.

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 Draft ready 2 USES A TOOL Find quoted and third-party material 3 USES A TOOL Match material to rights records 4 CHECKS THE RESULT Does the permission cover the intended use? If not: propose a permitted alternative or flag. Back tostep 3. 5 DOES Prepare the cleared-use list 6 YOU APPROVE Writer or legal decides 7 RESULT Source-use permission review
Read the steps as a list
  1. Draft ready
  2. Find quoted and third-party material
  3. Match material to rights records
  4. Does the permission cover the intended use?If not: propose a permitted alternative or flag. Back to step 3.
  5. Prepare the cleared-use list
  6. Writer or legal decidesThe agent waits here for your OK.
  7. Source-use permission review

How it decides

It compares intended use with documented permission.

  • Missing permission is never consent.
  • Permission must cover the exact use and edition.
  • Background-only material is never attributed.
  • Legal decides on flagged items.

Make it yours

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

  • Rights records and license sources
  • Editions to check (default: print and online)
  • Alternatives allowed (default: paraphrase, licensed replacement)
  • Who decides (default: writer, with legal for flags)
  • Cleared-use list format

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Legal judgments
  • Publication

Hard limits

  • No legal judgments.

It stops when

  • Done: review ready.

Set it up

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

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
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An example run

What happensA feature article uses 6 quotes and 4 images. One interview was cleared for background only, but the draft quotes the source by name. The check fails, so the agent proposes an unattributed paraphrase. One photo's license covers print only, so it is flagged for the online version. The agent rechecks the revised draft, and the legal editor approves the cleared-use list.

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