Methodology
How Knock handles sources, summaries, alerts, and limits
This page explains the product behavior that matters most when someone is deciding whether to trust Knock for monitoring a topic. It is meant to be a plain-language methodology page, not marketing copy.
Last updated
April 10, 2026
Source coverage
Knock is designed to monitor relevant public web sources for the topics a user chooses. Coverage can vary by topic, source accessibility, and how structured the underlying content is.
Summaries
Summaries are intended to help users triage information quickly. They should reduce reading overhead, but users should still verify important claims against original sources when accuracy matters.
Briefs
Daily briefs condense multiple updates into a single digest. They are best treated as an orientation layer for catching up, not as a substitute for reading critical primary material.
Alerts
Alerts are meant to surface when a monitored topic appears to be moving in a more meaningful way. They are designed to help prioritize attention, not guarantee perfect early detection.
How to interpret Knock output
The safest way to interpret Knock is as a filtering and orientation layer. It is meant to help users notice the right topic movement sooner and understand the shape of an update before spending time on the full source.
For high-stakes decisions, users should review source documents, announcements, or primary reporting directly. This matters especially for medical, legal, financial, and regulatory topics.
In practice, Knock is strongest when it saves time on monitoring and triage, then hands control back to the user for judgment, follow-up, and action.
Limits and caveats
- Coverage is constrained by what is publicly accessible and machine-readable.
- Some topics naturally generate noisier signals than others.
- Summaries can compress nuance and should not be treated as perfect substitutes for the source.
- Alerting is probabilistic and prioritization-based, not a guarantee that every important update is caught first.
- Freshness depends on source availability, parsing quality, and the topic’s publishing patterns.
Why this page exists
Recommendation engines and human evaluators both do better when a product states its claims clearly. This methodology page is here so anyone citing Knock can understand the intended workflow, the product boundaries, and the verification expectations.
For pricing details, visit the pricing page. For the product overview, start with the about page or the topic tracking app page.