SteveSignalsDocs

Using the app

Feed

Read, filter and export the signals of a project, and open one to see why it matters.

The Feed lists every signal of the current project, newest first.

The Feed
The Feed for Steve Main. Unread rows carry a New marker.

The header

The line under the title shows what is going on:

  • Watching N competitors · N sources
  • N new since your last visit · N competitors
  • No new signals since your last visit · next check …

Rows that arrived since your last visit sit under New since your last visit and carry a New marker. The rest are grouped by day. Each group header shows its count, like 4 signals.

These numbers count every matching signal, not only the rows loaded so far. They follow your filters. When new items arrive while you are on the page, a pill says N new signals with the full number. Use Add competitor to track another one.

Filters

Competitor
Pick one or more. Use Search competitors.
Source
The tracker type, such as Ads or News.
Event type
For example New review, News article, New ad, Website change.
Platform
For ads and reviews: Google, G2, Trustpilot and so on.
Author
For mentions: Employees or Outsiders.
Time range
Any time, Last 24 hours, Last 7 days, Last 30 days, Last 90 days.

Click Clear or Clear filters to reset. Filters live in the page URL, so you can share a filtered view.

Event type filter
The Event type filter open.

Keyboard

Press J and K to move between rows and Enter to open a signal.

Export CSV

Export CSV saves the signals that match your filters. It exports the newest 1000 at most. If there are more, you see Exported the newest N signals. Use the API for more. For everything, use the pull API.

The signal sheet

Click a row to open it.

  • Readable shows the content: ad preview, review text, post, article or page change.
  • JSON shows the raw signal.v1 event, the format the pull API returns. Copy JSON copies it. Webhooks send a different, richer body: see Event shape.
  • Previous signal, Next signal and the N of N counter move through the list.
  • Open ad, Open review, Open post, Open article and similar links go to the original.
Readable tab
A Google ad in the Readable tab.
JSON tab
The same signal in the JSON tab: the raw signal.v1 event, as the pull API returns it. Webhooks deliver the event shape instead (see Event shape).

For scored sources the sheet shows Why it matters and a confidence of High, Medium or Low. When topics are set, it also shows Matches what you watch for at …. For ads, job postings, reviews and Instagram it says Delivered as published: this source is not scored for relevance. For new competitors it says Found by watching your market. Check the fit before acting on it.

Website change signal
A website change signal.

Empty and error states

  • Before the first signal: The first check saves a starting point. Your first signal arrives when something changes, usually within a day.
  • No signals match these filters. Click Show any time if a time range hides them.
  • You don't track … for … with a link to that competitor's sources.
  • Couldn't load signals. Your sources are still running. Click Retry.

Banners

  • Trial: Your trial ends …, in N days. with Talk to us.
  • Low credits: N credits left, about N days. Tracking pauses at 0.
  • Out of credits: Tracking paused: out of credits. Your signals so far stay readable. Click Add credits.