# Global Signals — Roadmap

**Status:** Experimental · directional only (no ship dates)  
**Product:** Global Signals (Side Trails)  
**Related:** [GLOBAL-SIGNALS-ARCHITECTURE.md](GLOBAL-SIGNALS-ARCHITECTURE.md), [docs/side-trails/global-signals.md](side-trails/global-signals.md)

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## Positioning (locked for foundation)

- **Title:** Global Signals  
- **Tagline:** Understanding how world events shape everyday life.  
- **Not** a news website. **Not** financial advice.  
- **Is** a relationship intelligence platform.

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## Now (foundation)

- Public landing at `/side-trails/global-signals/`  
- Side Trails catalog membership (third experimental card)  
- Architecture + relationship-engine design docs  
- Schematic illustrations (mock / not live)  
- Honest empty placeholder routes for future modules  

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## Next (design → thin implementation candidates)

1. Signal taxonomy and source provenance rules  
2. Relationship schema aligned with the Relationship Engine contract  
3. Empty-ready services that refuse fabricated edges  

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## Later (product modules)

| Module | Intent | Placeholder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Articles** | Curated literacy with citations — not a breaking feed | `/side-trails/global-signals/articles/` |
| **Waypoint’s Take** | Calm editorial framing of relationships and uncertainty | `/side-trails/global-signals/waypoint-take/` |
| **Relationship Explorer** | Cascading “What depends on this?” (sample/demo) | `/side-trails/global-signals/relationships/` |
| **Relationship Graph** | Typed nodes and evidenced edges (future graph UX) | `/side-trails/global-signals/relationship-graph/` |
| **Supply Chains** | Corridors, chokepoints, industry dependencies | `/side-trails/global-signals/supply-chains/` |
| **Citizen Impact** | Everyday consequences with confidence labels | `/side-trails/global-signals/citizen-impact/` |
| **Scenario Explorer** | What-if literacy for cascading effects — not prediction theater | `/side-trails/global-signals/scenario-explorer/` |
| **Global Dashboard** | Calm overview when sourced data exists | `/side-trails/global-signals/global-dashboard/` |

Each placeholder page today states **Coming soon · not implemented**. No fake
functionality.

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## Explicit non-goals

- Engagement farming, doom scroll, or urgency hacks  
- Partisan framing or invented “breaking” events  
- Financial advice or trading tips  
- Offensive cyber tooling  
- Fabricating graph edges or citizen profiles  

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## Review gate

Ship dates are intentionally absent. Module work requires a separate owner-approved
implementation branch after the foundation story is accepted.