SOURCE TRANSPARENCY
Data Sources
Public source families monitored by PulseGate and the types of signals they contribute.
Example surfaces are illustrative only and do not imply affiliation, endorsement, or official integration with PulseGate.
| Source family | Example surfaces | Signal types | Typical cadence / latency | Caveats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official product surfaces | Canonical sites, docs, changelogs, release pages | Identity anchoring, update recency, product presence | Frequent checks, cadence varies by surface | Canonical URLs can shift; sparse pages reduce confidence |
| App stores and marketplaces | App Store, Google Play, browser stores, plugins | Public listing evidence, category hints, freshness proxies | Periodic refresh with store-specific latency | Store metadata can be stale or generic; categories vary |
| Registries and package ecosystems | NPM, PyPI, package directories, extension registries | Version/update flow, public release evidence, developer tooling identity | Registry polling and scheduled refresh | Not every registry package qualifies as a listed product |
| Public ranking and discovery surfaces | Directories, leaderboards, public charts | Relative placement, ranking breadth, corroboration | Snapshot based; depends on source availability | Third-party curation can shift without notice |
| Topic/event evidence | GitHub, HN, Reddit, RSS/news, official announcements | Momentum, event strength, coverage breadth, confidence | Topic snapshots on rolling windows | Noisy by nature; confidence gates reduce one-source overreaction |