Choose the right research tool.

How the evidence chain works

The Dependency Atlas is the source-of-truth surface for the strategic exposure model. It starts with cited public inputs and makes the dependency categories, source countries, capital priorities, scoring factors, and update date visible. The Scenario Simulator reuses those published inputs to explore what may happen under a defined disruption. It is a structured thought exercise, not a forecast of timing, probability, market performance, or government action.

The Assumption Sensitivity Explorer shows how the priority queue changes when a reader changes the model weights. A ranking move reflects the selected assumptions; it does not establish that one sector, company, or intervention is objectively superior. Readers should inspect both the baseline and the changed contributions before drawing a conclusion.

Company results come from the Claw & Talon database. Matches are based on visible sector fit, entity type, strategic tags, and published relevance signals. A match is a research lead, not an endorsement, customer claim, procurement assessment, or confirmation that a company can solve the full strategic need. The Capability Gap Tracker is intentionally conservative about this distinction: an identifiable match may narrow the search without proving that the capability is available at the necessary scale, maturity, security level, or price.

What the tools leave for direct diligence

The public app layer does not estimate valuation, investment access, founder quality, customer references, technical performance, production capacity, procurement timing, export-control outcomes, or whether a company is currently raising capital. Those questions require current primary evidence and, in some cases, qualified professional advice. Source dates are shown so readers can see when an input may need to be refreshed.

Entity types also matter. A private startup, public company, acquired asset, fund, defense prime, government-owned company, and ecosystem reference cannot be compared as if they represent the same kind of opportunity. The Company Comparison Matrix keeps those differences visible and warns when unlike entity kinds appear together. Its output is a structured reading aid, not a normalized investment score.

The Diligence Question Builder draws from the canonical Learn checklists to help prepare a first conversation. The Mission Stack Builder combines those questions with scenario and capability research so gaps are easier to discuss. Neither tool verifies an answer or converts a public claim into diligence evidence. A useful brief should still end with source review, customer and technical verification, and a clear statement of what would confirm or weaken the thesis.

How to use the apps responsibly

Begin with a specific question rather than a desired conclusion. Use the Atlas or Simulator to define the exposure, then inspect the source and assumption behind each important result. Continue into the database and comparison tools only after the relevant sector and capability are clear. Record missing evidence alongside positive signals, and distinguish what is directly sourced from what is inferred.

The apps are intentionally ad-disabled and stop before transaction advice. Their purpose is to make public research easier to audit and to produce better follow-up questions. When the evidence is incomplete, the correct output is a visible gap—not a confident recommendation.