Evidence-led briefings for contested systems.

We turn scattered public sources into bounded dossiers, confidence labels, and practical next questions for people who need clarity before acting.

Layered public-source documents, infrastructure maps, and evidence annotations

Featured dossier

North Harbour Supply Chain and Leverage Map

A bounded sample map of physical flows, operator categories, regulatory seams, and leverage points across a port-linked bulk and industrial supply chain.

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Executive summary

Findings, leverage points, and key uncertainties

2 pages

System map

Infrastructure, flows, and key relationships

1 page

Evidence pack

Source excerpts with confidence labels

14 pages

Assumptions & gaps

What is assumed, unknown, and worth checking next

2 pages

Appendix

Method details and source index

6 pages

Method & evidence standards

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Bounded scope

Every product defines what is in scope, what is out, and why.

Public sources only

We use open, verifiable public sources. No privileged data. No anonymous leaks.

Confidence labeling

Key claims are marked High, Medium, or Low confidence with rationale.

Traceable evidence

Assertions point back to the exact source category or excerpt in the evidence pack.

Briefing products

Practical research products for source-heavy decisions.

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Source Map

A compact map of entities, public source trails, source quality, and the next questions worth answering.

GBP 149

  • Question and scope definition
  • Public-source trail and source quality notes
  • Entity, infrastructure, or document relationship map
  • Confidence labels and unresolved gaps
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Decision Brief

A structured research brief for a live decision, claim, opportunity, vendor, market, or contested operating question.

GBP 399

  • Framed decision question
  • Evidence synthesis with confidence rationale
  • Competing interpretations
  • Practical next questions and source appendix
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Dossier Sprint

A deeper dossier sprint for power, control, infrastructure, market structure, or source-heavy questions.

GBP 900

  • Source map and evidence pack
  • Ownership, leverage, or regulatory seam analysis
  • Scenario and uncertainty notes
  • Executive summary and appendices
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Topic boundaries

Designed for systems intelligence, not sensational claims.

Infrastructure & logistics

Ports, rail, energy, data routing, industrial systems, and supply-chain chokepoints.

Markets & commodities

Supply chains, pricing mechanisms, procurement trails, trade flows, and buyer leverage.

Regulatory & policy

Rules, enforcement history, incentives, public records, and institutional constraints.

Organizations & ownership

Corporate structures, state entities, intermediaries, contractors, and control points.

Emerging risks

Systemic risks, chokepoints, weak signals, dependency shifts, and public-source uncertainty.

Mark Hay / Context Switch

Uncovered Truths is led by Mark Hay of Context Switch. It extends practical systems work into evidence-led research products for contested environments, with public-source discipline and bounded claims.

Learn more at markhay.net