Systems

Mateo Reis.

Runs the reading pipeline. Ingestion, classification, filtering, delivery.

Runs the reading pipeline. 9,400+ sources ingested daily. Signal classification. Quality filtering. Delivery infrastructure. Writes the monthly system additions posts.

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Field notes.

13 entries by Mateo Reis.

2026-05-01
Three things our system caught this week

What the alert pipeline surfaced for clients this week, in plain language.

2026-04-14
I rewrote the alert pipeline this month

Notes from the systems side. Why the old version drowned us in noise and what we replaced it with.

2026-02-27
I rewrote the systems this quarter. Short version.

Notes from the rebuild that landed in production last week.

2026-01-16
Pre-travel briefings for HNW individuals, what is in one

A walkthrough of what a Standing or Reserve pre-travel briefing actually contains.

2026-01-06
Standing tier escalation patterns, three months of data

What actually triggers an urgent voice escalation, and what does not.

2025-12-19
Monthly system update, April 2026

What changed in the system over April: new sources, calibrations, retired feeds.

2026-01-23
What we mean by real-time

The system processes signals continuously. Here's what that actually delivers.

2025-12-12
How we use AI, and how we don't

A clear, no-mystique note on the role data analysis plays in the watch.

2025-10-21
What I shipped in November

Monthly systems note. New sources added, things I rebuilt, what's coming.

2025-10-14
How we pick sources for the system

Notes on what makes a source worth integrating and what makes it noise.

2025-09-16
What I shipped in October

October systems note. Real-time sanctions adjacency, Russian and Mandarin source-language reading, brief generator rebuild.

2025-09-12
How much of the system is automated, honestly

We don't hide that automation does most of the heavy lifting. Here's the honest breakdown.

2025-08-26
What I shipped in September

September systems note. Bootstrap of the triage pipeline, source ingestion, dashboard, encrypted-channel integration, and first morning-brief template.