Argus by Vorbtech

Investigative research with the source trail intact

Argus gives newsroom teams one managed workspace to work with public-source material, produce source-linked research aids, and keep editorial judgment with reporters and editors.

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Source trail

One research artifact, end to end

Editorial control retained

  1. Public sources

    Documents, reports, web pages

    01

  2. Argus workspace

    Analyse, summarise, translate, query

    02

  3. Editorial brief

    Cited, reviewable, human-approved

    03

Direct answer

What is Argus?

Argus is a managed investigative research workspace for newsroom teams. It brings public-source collection, analysis, summarisation, translation, questioning, collaboration, and citation-focused review into one controlled workflow. Argus supports editorial work; it does not replace reporting judgment or verification.

Argus founding pilot facts

6 weeks

Fixed founding-pilot period

10 users

Maximum named participants

6 modules

Approved pilot workspace

NGN 1.5m

Fixed pilot fee

Approved pilot scope

Six connected modules around one research artifact

Each module performs a defined part of the workflow. Source context remains available as material moves from collection to editorial review.

Argus Command
Command
Organise a research assignment, its public sources, and the team’s progress.
Argus Insight
Insight
Analyse public-source documents and identify themes for editorial review.
Argus Digest
Digest
Create source-linked summaries that reporters and editors can review.
Argus Lingua
Lingua
Translate source material while keeping the original context available.
Argus Query
Query
Ask questions across the approved research corpus and inspect supporting context.
Argus Nexus
Nexus
Collaborate in a controlled workspace with named users and shared artifacts.

Designed for editorial review

What the workflow is meant to improve

  • Keep approved public sources and working notes in one research context.
  • Reduce repeated copying between document, translation, AI, and chat tools.
  • Prepare a cited editorial brief that another team member can review.
  • Measure whether the workflow improves speed without weakening source accountability.

Pilot boundary

What Argus does not promise

  • Argus does not make publication or editorial decisions.
  • AI-generated outputs are drafts and require human source review.
  • The founding pilot does not accept sensitive or source-identifying material.
  • No certification, production uptime SLA, or unvalidated outcome claim is made.

Questions newsroom leaders ask

Argus answers

The answers below describe the approved founding-pilot scope. A signed order form controls the final commercial engagement.

One founding newsroom

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