[ DOCS 05−OPS ] · OPERATING MANUAL

How the tool actually behaves.

Short, concrete, and incomplete on purpose. Methodology lives at CORPORA; access codes live at ASC; this page is the operating layer.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

KEY

EFFECT

Ctrl+K / Cmd+K

Toggle the access code panel anywhere.
Enter

In the search input: execute the query. In the code panel: apply the code.
Esc

Clear the search input. Close the code panel without saving.

QUERY LIFECYCLE

1. CACHE LOOKUP

We check whether a recent report already exists for this keyword. If it does, you see it immediately and nothing else happens. Free for everyone.

2. ACCESS CHECK

On a cache miss, we look at your access code. A valid code with available scrapes is required to dispatch a fresh scan. No code or no balance: nothing happens.

3. DISPATCH

The query is forwarded to the worker fleet. One scrape is consumed from your code's balance for the dispatch.

4. SCAN

A worker pulls source corpora, computes the displacement metrics, and writes the result. Workers run in attested execution environments — we don't see what runs there.

5. RENDER

The report lands and the Displacement view paints. Times out at 45s if the fleet is briefly unavailable.

ACCESS

Anyone can browse the public index of recent reports for free. Looking up a report that already exists is free. Running a fresh scan — one where the result isn't already on file — requires an access code with at least one scrape remaining.

Press Ctrl+K on any page to enter or change your code. The credits indicator next to the search input tells you how many scrapes you have left. See ASC for how codes work and how to get one.

ERROR REFERENCE

MESSAGE

WHAT IT MEANS

ERR: DISPATCH FAILED

The request couldn't reach the gateway. Usually a transient network blip — try again.
ERR: NODE TIMEOUT

No fleet worker posted a result within 45s. The fleet may be busy or briefly offline. Try again in a few minutes.
A FRESH SCRAPE REQUIRES AN ACCESS CODE

There's no recent cached report for this keyword and you have no code stored. Press Ctrl+K to enter one.
ERR: CODE INVALID / NOT_FOUND

The code you entered isn't recognized. Check it for typos or use a different one.
ERR: CODE DEPLETED

This code has no scrapes remaining. Cache lookups still work; fresh scans need a code with available balance.
CACHE HIT

A recent report was already on file — no scrape was consumed and no fleet work was needed.
SCRAPE STARTED

A fresh scan was dispatched. Your code's balance went down by one for the dispatch.

READING A REPORT

DRIFT

A single number summarising how far the algorithmic view of this keyword has moved from the unfiltered view. Higher means the gap is wider. Bands: ≥85% CRITICAL, 70–85 ELEVATED, 50–70 MODERATE, <50 LOW.

CONFIDENCE

How much material the report had to work with. When confidence is low, at least one source returned thin or partial data — treat the drift number with caution.

SUBSIDY (+)

Terms the algorithm pushes forward for this keyword that don't appear in the unfiltered view at the same rate. The vocabulary the front page wants you using.

SUPPRESSED (−)

Terms that show up in the unfiltered view but are quiet or absent in what the algorithm presents. The vocabulary that didn't make it through.