Palanor's signal catalog grows through method, not opinion. Admins, researchers, and invited contributors author signals into the global lattice; the catalog stays small, defensible, and authored — never crowdsourced.
If you have admin or researcher role on a paying org, or you've been granted the global researcher flag, the entry point is /contribute. Everyone else sees an apply-for-access page.
What to submit
A signal proposal is a methodology essay with a data source attached. The submission form asks for:
- A name (Title Case, ≤120 chars, globally unique)
- A category — Macro, Sector, Capital, Sentiment, Composite, Survey, Prediction Market, or Other
- A source kind — FRED, public API endpoint, manual upload, composite, or methodology-only
- A source reference (e.g. the FRED series id, an API URL)
- A unit (%, index, USD millions, basis points)
- A methodology essay (Markdown, 200+ characters — what does this signal mean, why does it matter, how is it computed)
- Optionally: a suggested priority weight (P1–P5), suggested correlated signals, and a validation CSV (24+ monthly observations)
The methodology essay is the substance. Numen voice — restrained, plain, precise. One sentence per idea. The essay is what stewards read on the public signal page; it carries your byline forever.
What happens after submit
Submissions enter the internal review queue. A reviewer will either approve, request revisions with notes, or decline with notes. You can withdraw a submission any time before approval.
Once approved, the signal is promoted into signals_catalog with your byline snapshot — display name, handle, and a permanent link to your contributor profile. A public methodology page goes live at palanor.com/signals/<slug>. You'll receive an email from numen@palanor.com confirming the signal is live.
Your contributor profile
First-time contributors set their display name and handle during submission. Your profile lives at palanor.com/contributors/<handle> — it shows your bio, link, expertise areas, and every signal you've authored.
The byline is the reputation system. There are no points, no badges, no leaderboards, and no cash payouts. The credit on the signal page is the credit.
What does not get approved
Submissions are declined when the methodology is thin (fewer than 200 chars or missing the why), when the data source is unverifiable, or when the proposed signal duplicates an existing catalog entry. Decline notes explain which, and you can submit a revised version.
Where this fits
The catalog is the foundation of every other Palanor surface — Context News ranking, Scenarios probability, Lattice Canvas math, Custom Indices, Schemas, Currents. A signal you contribute is read by every steward in the platform from the day it's approved. The methodology page also indexes on palanor.com, so your byline carries SEO weight as the catalog grows.
The lattice grows through method, not opinion. Submit accordingly.