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Overview

Custom Web Signal Bridges allow users to capture information to a specific question or request. Unlike standard signals such as meetings or contracts, you define what the signal should be.

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Inputs

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Prompt

This section defines what the bridge should search for on the web. Common use cases include tracking recent leadership changes or monitoring new legislative and regulatory updates.
Custom Web Signal Bridge prompt editor

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Example prompts

Identify whether there have been any recent job changes (new hires or promotions) over the last 3 months in the following positions/titles: (INSERT POSITIONS OF INTEREST)

Your task is to search across U.S. state government websites, departments of education, and official grants portals to identify announced funding opportunities that school districts can apply for.

Limit searches over the last 6 months. The goal is to find grants that could fund [CUSTOMER PRODUCT LINES].

Scope of grants to prioritize: [GRANT TYPES]
Eligibility: [RESTRICTIONS ON RELEVANCE]

Your task is to search across school district websites, board meeting agendas/minutes, press releases, and local education news to identify cases where school districts have already been awarded state or federal grants or special funding allocations in the last 6 months.

The goal is to surface districts that now have available funds that could be applied toward [CUSTOMER PRODUCT LINES].

Priority focus (in order): [PRIORITY GRANT TYPES]

Analyze the official website and publicly linked government sources of a state or a state education agency.

Focus on discussions, policy changes, guidance, or regulatory updates concerning artificial intelligence (AI) within the past 3 months.

Objective: identify high-relevance, official state-level signals that reflect new or proposed policies or regulations governing the use of AI.

Check if there is any recent news (within the last 6 months) about changes to state-level funding.

Focus on funding increases, decreases, or reallocations that could affect [CUSTOMER PRODUCTS/GOALS].

When analyzing, consider:
1) Funding cuts may signal budget pressure that leads districts to freeze [FUNDING FOR CUSTOMER PRODUCTS/GOALS].
2) Surplus funding or increases may create opportunities for districts to expand [CUSTOMER PRODUCTS/GOALS].

Check sources such as:
1) State Department of Education budget releases and appropriations reports
2) Legislative updates on state education funding bills
3) Trusted local/state news outlets covering budget changes
4) Governor’s office or statehouse press releases on education funding

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Filters

Filters are used to restrict the search of a prompt to a set of specified buyer criteria. This buyer lists can include the following criteria:
  • Buyer Name(s): the exact name(s) of the Buyer(s)
  • Buyer Type: the type of Buyer (ex: School, School District, Higher Education, City, State Agency, etc.)
  • Buyer Location: the state where the Buyer is located If the buyer list you need is not available in the buyer list selection, create a new buyer list first.
Buyer list filters for Custom Web Signal Bridges

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Web Agent Model

Three models are available to choose from depending on the complexity of the request.
  • Core is sufficient for most standard tasks.
  • Pro is suited for more complex research tasks.
  • Ultra is best for more complex research tasks that have multiple possible sources.
Web agent model selection (Core, Pro, Ultra)

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Cadence

A re-run cadence can be set to have the bridge run automatically and refresh the web signals. Each time the bridge re-runs, you will be charged credits based on the number of buyers in the bridge’s buyer list and the number of columns in the bridge that consume credits.
Cadence settings for Custom Web Signal Bridges

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Credit Usage

Each row successfully returned by the bridge will debit credits from your organization’s balance depending on the web agent model used.
  • Core uses 1 credit per row
  • Pro uses 4 credits per row
  • Ultra uses 12 credits per row For more information on credits, visit How Do Credits Work?.