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52 features across 6 categories. No jargon. Everything explained so anyone can understand exactly what this tool does and why it matters. Every feature is free for communities and works offline.
Community Listening
How the system hears what your community actually thinksAI-Mediated Interviews
Instead of filling out a survey, you have a real conversation with an AI mediator. It asks open-ended questions, listens for what you actually care about (not just your position), and helps you articulate values you might not have put into words before. Think of it as a wise counselor who genuinely wants to understand your perspective — not win an argument.
Cognitive Debiasing
We all have blind spots. The system detects when common thinking traps — like overweighting a single bad experience, or assuming nothing should ever change — might be coloring your perspective. It doesn't tell you you're wrong. It gently steers the conversation to help you think about the issue from angles you might have missed.
Voice Input
Don't want to type? Tap the microphone icon and speak your thoughts. The system transcribes what you say in real time. This makes participation accessible to people who find typing difficult, are on mobile, or simply prefer talking.
Live Value Extraction
As you talk, the side panel shows your values and needs appearing in real time. You can literally watch the AI understand you — see confidence bars grow as you explain what matters to you. It's like seeing your own thinking mapped out as it happens.
Interview Save & Resume
Life happens. If you need to close the browser or step away, your conversation is automatically saved. Come back later and pick up right where you left off — no need to start over.
Empathy Reveal
After your interview, the system asks: "Would you like to see something surprising?" It shows you someone who seems to disagree with you on the surface — but actually shares your core values. It's a powerful moment that makes polarization feel less inevitable.
Civic Intelligence
How raw perspectives become actionable insightConsensus Synthesis
Thousands of individual conversations are analyzed together. The system doesn't just count votes — it groups people by their underlying values and finds what they actually agree on. The result: clear, specific statements of community consensus that no survey could ever produce.
Policy Simulator
Drag policy conditions into a proposal and instantly see predicted community support. "What if we add a trial period? +28% support. What if we include parking alternatives? Another +25%." It finds the cheapest, fastest path to consensus.
Ask the Synthesis (Natural Language)
Ask questions about the community data in plain English: "What do renters think about parking?" "What's the biggest point of disagreement?" Get instant answers with specific citations from the data — like having a research assistant who's read every interview.
Real-Time Dashboard
Watch consensus form as interviews happen. A live feed shows every new finding: "Consensus strengthened by 0.3%," "New divergence point detected," "Confidence gap closed." Officials can watch a town hall's consensus crystallize over the course of an evening.
Counterfactual Analysis
"What would the consensus look like if we only counted people within 2 blocks?" "What if we weighted renters double since they're underrepresented?" Explore how different perspectives shape the outcome — test assumptions about who drives the consensus.
Synthesis Version History (Diff)
Like "track changes" for community consensus. See exactly what changed between synthesis versions: which items strengthened, which weakened, which appeared or disappeared. See WHY things changed — which new perspectives shifted the map.
Cross-Community Intelligence
When your city debates bike lanes, what happened in Portland, Minneapolis, and Boise? The system includes real policy precedents with actual outcome data. Your advocacy gets grounded in proof, not speculation.
Spatial Intelligence
See consensus on a map. Which blocks support the bike lane? Where are the gaps in participation? Perspectives from people closer to the issue can carry more weight. Export the data as GeoJSON for your city's GIS system.
Issue Genealogy
Issues don't exist in isolation. The bike lane connects to the climate plan, which connects to the budget. The system maps relationships between issues and finds "meta-consensus" — values that your community shares across everything it cares about.
Historical Intelligence
Your community debated bike lanes in 2018 and 2022 too. What happened? How has support shifted? What was promised last time? The system connects current issues to their history — building institutional memory that outlasts any single official.
Government Accountability
How governance is measured against community willRepresentation Alignment Scoring
A civic credit score for elected officials. "Council Member X has aligned with community consensus 34% of the time across 6 issues." Not partisan — just data. Strongest alignment on safety (89%), weakest on housing (12%).
Budget-Value Alignment
"94% consensus on public safety, but it receives only 8% of discretionary spending." See exactly where the budget matches — and contradicts — what the community actually wants. Generates specific reallocation recommendations.
Campaign Finance Correlation
Follow the money. "Officials who received >$5,000 from real estate interests voted against the affordable housing consensus 83% of the time." Not causation — but the correlation is hard to ignore.
Transparency Scoring
Grade your government's process quality: Were hearings held? Were documents available before the vote? Were dissenting views acknowledged? 7 dimensions, each scored 0-3. Detects potential violations of open meetings laws.
Governance Scorecard
One number. Published quarterly. Combines representation + budget + transparency + outcomes + responsiveness + equity into a single grade. Shareable. Comparable across municipalities. The "Yelp review for your local government" — backed by rigorous data.
Accountability Timeline
A visual timeline per issue: Promise → Hearing → Vote → Implementation → Outcome. Each node links to source documents. Tracks "drift" — when what was promised and what was delivered don't match.
Corporate Accountability
Track corporate promises vs reality. "Developer X promised 15% affordable units. Current status: 8%." Scores commitments by enforceability — binding agreements get weighted more than verbal promises. Flags broken legally binding commitments for enforcement action.
Predictive Misrepresentation Model
"Moneyball for Democracy." What predicts whether an official will vote against their constituents? Campaign finance, tenure, prior voting patterns, committee assignments — the system identifies which officials are at highest risk of misrepresentation before the vote happens.
Media Narrative Gap Analysis
When the newspaper says "Community Divided" but your data shows 82% agreement — that gap is now measurable. Analyzes local media coverage for framing bias, conflict framing, and voice imbalance. Tells you exactly where the narrative doesn't match reality.
Electoral Alignment Matrix
Non-partisan voter guide: "On the 4 issues this community has expressed consensus on, Candidate A aligns 78%, Candidate B aligns 34%." No endorsements — just data. Includes incumbency record and promise-keeping scores.
Governance Monitoring & Alerts
Automated watchdog. Get notified when: a tracked issue appears on a council agenda, a vote is recorded, an alignment score drops, a FOIA deadline is approaching, or a transparency violation is detected. Turn passive accountability into active civic participation.
Advocacy & Action
How insights become real-world changeTestimony Script Generator
Get a ready-to-deliver 2-minute or 5-minute testimony script, pre-filled with your community's specific consensus data. Includes anticipated counter-arguments with data-backed rebuttals. Walk into a public hearing prepared.
Petition Generator
A complete, legally structured petition generated from consensus data. Every demand cites specific community agreement percentages. Signature target auto-calculated. Ready to circulate.
FOIA Request Generator
When the transparency score reveals what's missing, the system generates a proper public records request targeting exactly those gaps. State-specific legal citations (Oregon, California, New York, Texas, Federal). Appeal letter generator if your request is denied.
Coalition Builder
Which organizations in your community share values on this issue? The system finds natural alliances — a business group, a faith community, and a neighborhood association that all care about "evidence-based policy." Generates a shared platform statement they could all sign.
Power Mapping
Who are the decision-makers? What influences them? Who are your allies, targets, and opponents? The system maps the power landscape and tells organizers exactly who to talk to and what to say based on each official's value alignment.
Social Media Cards & Op-Ed Templates
Ready-to-paste social media posts with the most compelling consensus stats. Op-ed templates for your local newspaper with data pre-filled. Briefing sheets for meetings with officials. Every artifact has copy and download buttons.
Regulatory Comment Generator
When a public comment period opens, generate a comment that represents your entire community — backed by data from thousands of interviews. One click to have a response ready for zoning hearings, budget reviews, or environmental assessments.
Collective Action Toolkit
Beyond documents: canvassing plans targeting underrepresented neighborhoods, volunteer task lists with skill levels and urgency, campaign timelines with 5-phase structure. Everything an organizer needs to turn insight into action.
Rights-Based Framework Mapping
When the community wants accessible sidewalks, the system notes: "This is also required by the ADA." Maps consensus items against 7 legal frameworks — giving advocacy legal teeth, not just democratic mandate.
Participatory Budget Allocator
Let the community allocate the budget. Through the same interview methodology, each participant distributes priorities across categories. The synthesis reveals: "Here's how your community would spend the money if they had the power."
Research & Analysis
How the system validates itself scientificallySchwartz Value Classification
Every extracted value is mapped onto a scientific model of universal human values — the Schwartz Circumplex, validated across 82 countries. This reveals not just what people care about, but HOW their values relate to each other. Compatible values sit next to each other; opposing values face each other across the wheel.
Discourse Quality Index (DQI)
Not all perspectives are created equal. The system scores each conversation on 5 dimensions of deliberative quality: How well did they reason? Did they consider the common good? Did they respect other views? Did they propose solutions? Did they try to understand the other side? Higher-quality conversations carry more weight.
Bayesian Confidence System
Instead of just saying "82% agree," the system says "we're 95% confident the real number is between 78% and 86%, the finding is stable, and the evidence is strong." You see exactly how certain (or uncertain) every finding is — and how many more interviews would narrow the uncertainty.
Inter-Rater Reliability
The AI extracts your values 3 times at different "creativity levels" and checks if the results agree. If they don't, the extraction is flagged as ambiguous rather than silently guessing wrong. This is the same quality standard used in academic research.
Structured Argumentation (Toulmin Model)
The system maps the logical structure of each argument: What's the claim? What evidence do they cite? What reasoning connects them? What would change their mind? Most importantly: when two people disagree, is it because they have different VALUES or different FACTS? Because the solution is completely different.
Outcome Tracking & Calibration
Did the prediction come true? After a decision is made and implemented, the system tracks what actually happened and compares it to what was predicted. Over time, it gets better — learning from every outcome to make more accurate predictions.
Evidence Repository with Redaction
Community members can submit evidence — documents, photos, data — that supports or challenges claims. Before submission, the system scans for personal information (phone numbers, addresses, names) and suggests redactions. You control what gets shared.
Cryptographic Provenance
Every perspective is hashed and assembled into a verification tree. Anyone can prove that a specific perspective was included in a synthesis — without revealing the perspective itself. The system's claims are mathematically auditable.
Comprehensive Accountability Report
One document that synthesizes everything: community consensus, representation scores, budget analysis, transparency grades, campaign finance findings, media gaps, legal frameworks, and cross-module intelligence. The kind of document you hand to a city council, submit to a newspaper, or file with a regulatory body.
Platform & Infrastructure
What makes it all work — reliably, securely, offlineOffline-First Architecture
Everything works without internet. Your interview responses are saved locally, analysis runs on your device, and data syncs when you reconnect. A status indicator shows whether you're live, cached, or fully offline. You never lose work.
Accessibility
High contrast mode. Large text mode. Reduced motion mode. Keyboard navigation everywhere. Screen reader support. Skip-to-content links. Voice input. Minimum 12px fonts in large text mode. Because a civic tool that excludes people isn't civic.
Progressive Web App
Install Synapse on your phone like a native app. Works offline. Push notifications for governance alerts. Full-screen mode. No app store required.
API & Integrations
Everything the platform does is available as an API. Build your own tools on top of the consensus data. Import into your city's existing systems. Export data as JSON, Markdown, or GeoJSON.
Community Narrative Engine
Data doesn't move people — stories do. The system generates compelling narratives in multiple lengths (tweet, paragraph, full essay) and tones (urgent, hopeful, investigative, resolute). Each narrative is grounded in specific data points but reads like something a human wrote.
Adaptive Knowledge Gap Steering
The system knows what it doesn't know. After each synthesis, it identifies: which demographics are underrepresented, which findings have wide uncertainty, which value dimensions haven't been explored. Then it steers the next interviews to fill those gaps — turning passive data collection into active research.
52 features. Zero lock-in. Free for communities.