Collect
RSS and API items are saved with title, source, URL, date, topic and a short excerpt.
Sources and feed workflow
SignalDesk is designed to use feeds for discovery, not for copied publishing. Source items can be collected from official blogs, newsroom feeds and news APIs, then turned into original briefings with clear attribution and links to the original source.
The site now includes a private editorial queue. Feed items can be pulled automatically by cron, converted into AI-assisted draft briefings, and held for approval before anything becomes public or crawlable.
Discovery is filtered before drafting. Items must contain clear technology relevance and are blocked if they match adult, gambling, war, weapons, combat or geopolitical conflict terms.
Review
Items are grouped into a private draft queue so weak, duplicated or off-topic stories can be ignored before publication.
Brief
Published stories add original context: buyer impact, market signal, timeline and practical takeaway.
Lowest-risk starting point for a tech/business news site: vendor blogs, newsroom feeds and product announcement streams where the publisher controls the source.
Useful WordPress reference point, but SignalDesk now runs without WordPress using a custom RSS collector and private approval queue.
Use APIs like NewsAPI, mediastack or GDELT for discovery, trend spotting and metadata. Publish original briefings rather than copied or spun articles.
Suggested source families
- Official AI, cloud, SaaS and platform blogs for primary product signals.
- Company newsroom feeds for funding, partnerships, M&A and policy responses.
- News APIs for discovery and metadata, followed by original SignalDesk coverage.
Publishing rule
SignalDesk should not publish automatically spun versions of other sites' stories. The durable route is automatic discovery plus editorial approval: short original briefings, attribution, links and a clear reason the story matters.
Safety filter
Adult, gambling, war, weapons and conflict stories are filtered before they reach the draft queue. The editor still has final control, but the system is biased hard toward business technology only.