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wiki/ux/use-case-coverage-matrix.md
Intelligence Research OS — UX Use-Case Coverage Matrix
Summary
This matrix is the UX truth table. Intelligence Research OS is one composite workbench, not twelve apps. Each use case is served by shared primitives: Mission, Source Pack, Signal, Evidence, Synthesis, Output Pack, and Delta.
Coverage Matrix
| Use case | Primary job | Inputs | Source packs | Output packs | Primary UI surfaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Intelligence | Understand competitor moves | competitors, products, markets | websites, pricing, changelogs, docs/blogs, jobs, GitHub, Reddit/HN, reviews, news | competitor digest, battlecard, positioning shift report, sales talk tracks, product implications | Mission Control, Source Radar, Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
| Market Pulse | Detect emerging narratives and weak signals | markets, categories, topics | Reddit/HN, X/Twitter, YouTube, Substack, news/blogs, analyst commentary | weekly pulse, trend map, narrative shift report | Mission Control, Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Synthesis Studio, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
| Content Research | Find source-backed content angles | topics, audiences, experts | Reddit/HN, YouTube, Substack, news/blogs, competitor blogs, analyst commentary | content idea backlog, source-backed outline, contrarian angles, evidence packet | Mission Builder, Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Synthesis Studio, Output Workspace |
| GitHub / Tool Radar | Track emerging developer tools | repos, tool categories, workflows | GitHub, HN, Reddit, changelogs, docs/blogs, news/blogs | tool radar, maturity brief, opportunity brief | Source Radar, Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
| Customer Voice | Understand repeated pain and objections | products, segments, jobs to be done | reviews, Reddit/HN, forums, social, community threads | pain taxonomy, objection map, feature request clusters, messaging gaps | Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Synthesis Studio, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
| Sales / Account Intelligence | Prepare for strategic conversations | account, industry, competitors, triggers | company site, news, jobs, reviews, competitor references | account brief, discovery questions, talk tracks, trigger brief | Mission Builder, Evidence Board, Output Workspace |
| Product Strategy | Identify product pressure and roadmap implications | competitors, customer pain, adjacent categories | competitor sites, changelogs, reviews, GitHub, communities, news | roadmap pressure map, product gap analysis, build/buy/ignore recommendations | Mission Control, Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Synthesis Studio, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
| Founder / Business Opportunity Mining | Find underserved problems and wedges | communities, segments, workflows, markets | Reddit/HN, YouTube, Substack, GitHub, reviews, news/blogs | opportunity brief, MVP wedge, validation questions | Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Synthesis Studio, Output Workspace |
| Analyst / Narrative Intelligence | Track category language and narratives | analysts, newsletters, categories, influencers | analyst commentary, Substack, news/blogs, YouTube, X/Twitter | narrative shift report, category creation signals, positioning opportunities | Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Synthesis Studio, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
| Hiring / Talent Signal | Infer strategic bets from hiring | companies, roles, functions, geographies | job posts, company sites, public jobs, news | hiring signal digest, inferred roadmap bets, functional investment map | Source Radar, Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
| Pricing / Packaging Watch | Detect monetization and packaging changes | companies, products, pricing pages | pricing pages, docs, changelogs, reviews, news | pricing change digest, packaging implications, sales enablement notes | Mission Control, Source Radar, Signal Inbox, Evidence Board, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
| Regulatory / Policy Watch | Track risk and policy movement | policy area, geography, regulators, standards | regulation sites, standards bodies, news/blogs, analyst commentary | policy pulse, risk brief, opportunity/risk map | Source Radar, Evidence Board, Synthesis Studio, Output Workspace, Delta Timeline |
UX Implications
- Mission templates handle use-case specificity.
- Source packs handle collection strategy.
- Signal Inbox handles triage across all use cases.
- Evidence Board makes citation discipline visible.
- Output Workspace changes shape by output pack, not by separate app.
- Delta Timeline is first-class because repeated comparison is central.