Open the desk
Independent minds. A transparent record.
Knightly.
Follow the evidence.
Not an agenda.
Investigative research motivated by truth and transparency. For journalists, researchers and anyone who believes the record should be open to scrutiny.
25 welcome credits · No card needed
Why Knightly?
A knight finds paths others overlook. Our duty is to evidence, not a side.
The chess knight moves beyond the obvious. Knightly brings that curiosity together with a commitment to truth, transparency and a fair hearing for the evidence.
Discover sources
Start with original records, not a preferred conclusion.
Cross-check claims
Compare evidence and keep contradictions visible.
Review the evidence
See the sources, uncertainty and questions still open.
How a research run works
One question in.
A case file out.
Step 01 / 06
A question becomes a research plan
Your question becomes distinct search angles, each matched to the right record source.
Quick
2 lookup rounds · 13.5 credits
A fast first look at a name or company.
Standard
4 lookup rounds · 21.5 credits
The everyday depth for a story lead.
Exhaustive
8 lookup rounds · 37.5 credits
More search angles and deeper follow-up.
Guardrails keep runs honest and affordable: round caps per depth, oversized results trimmed before analysis, and repeat lookups served from a shared record vault that clears anything unused for 30 days.
Where the records come from
Public databases, queried directly.
Search connected public sources and follow citations back to the record. Availability and coverage vary; missing results are not proof that a record does not exist.
GDELT News
Global & local news coverage
Internet Archive TV
TV news captions
CourtListener
Federal court dockets
SAM.gov
Federal contractor registry
api.data.gov
Regulations.gov dockets
OSHA
Workplace inspections
Open States
State legislation
FMCSA
Trucking carriers & safety
Our approach to neutrality
Truth is the goal. Transparency is the method.
Records before opinions
Research starts from court filings, registries and inspections — primary records anyone can check.
Graded, not ranked by agreement
Every finding carries an A–D source grade based on where it came from, not whether it fits a story.
Gaps shown, not hidden
When the record is silent, Knightly says so and explains plausible reasons instead of filling the hole.
Conflicts surfaced
Contradicting sources are placed side by side so you can weigh them yourself.
Non-partisan by design: the same standard for every claim, regardless of whom it supports. AI can make mistakes and reflect bias. Original sources and human review remain essential.
The source grade on every finding
The investigative workbench
Everything after the search, in one desk.
Cross-reference map
Geocoded findings clustered by place.
Connections graph
People, companies and how they link.
Incident ledger
Findings, evidence and A–D source grades.
Records requests
Federal + all 50 state deadlines, follow-up alerts.
Secure tip line
Rate-limited, bot-filtered, no IPs stored.
Docs & sheets
Write and tabulate, export PDF and Excel.
Solo
My research
A private space for questions that don't belong to a project yet.
Teams
Producers & researchers
Producers own projects and billing; researchers work inside them. Each team's files stay isolated.
Pay as you go · Proposed pricing
Buy research.
Not a commitment.
An occasional investigation, without a monthly subscription. Pay-as-you-go dollar pricing is in development and is not yet available.
Choose your scope
A focused question and a bounded depth of research.
Review your quote
A dollar price to approve before research begins.
Follow the record
A cited dossier with evidence, conflicts and open questions.
Final dollar prices will be based on the resources a search uses. Pricing and payment availability will be confirmed before launch.
Explore pay as you goMembership
Pay for research, not seats.
Membership options are shown below; paid subscriptions are not yet available. Search credits pay for bounded research runs, not a promise of a particular finding.
Try the desk solo
Open File
$0/mo
25 credits to start
- 25 welcome credits
- My research space
- All 8 record sources
- Quick & Standard runs
Independent reporters
Field
$29/mo
150 credits every month
- 150 credits / month
- Unlimited projects
- Tip line & records tracker
- Exhaustive runs
Small investigative teams
Newsroom
$99/mo
600 credits every month
- 600 credits / month
- Team workspaces
- Producer & Researcher roles
- Shared workbench
Production companies
Bureau
$299/mo
2,000 credits every month
- 2,000 credits / month
- Multiple teams
- Priority research runs
- Exports for legal review
Paid memberships and checkout are not activated. Existing accounts and credit balances stay unchanged.