Instruction-like passages
Supported text patterns that appear to redirect the AI, alter the task or influence the resulting analysis.
Research document security
Scan research documents before they shape AI-assisted analysis.
Reports, papers and source packs can move quickly from download to project context. .mdSiren is designed to add a review step before outside material influences extraction, synthesis or analysis.
Product coming soon- OutsideResearch source
- .mdSiren scanReview before use
- After reviewAI analysis
The research problem
A source can influence both evidence and instructions.
An AI-assisted research project may treat uploaded documents as evidence while also responding to instruction-like text inside them. That creates a risk when sources come from publishers, downloads, partners or shared folders.
Once a source is retained in project context, it may shape later summaries, comparisons and drafts—not only the first response.
Learn how document instructions can persistResearch intake
Protect the analysis before you expand the source set.
The goal is a consistent decision for every external source, even when the material and publisher change.
Mixed document provenance
Downloads, attachments and shared files need the same intake discipline even when they look authoritative.
Retained project context
A source added once may be consulted across later questions, summaries and research outputs.
A safer research workflow
Separate source collection from project admission.
Collect broadly if the work requires it, but make entry into the AI project a deliberate step.
- 1Record the source and why it is relevant.
- 2Keep the file outside the AI project while it is unreviewed.
- 3Run the supported .mdSiren checks.
- 4Review findings and any coverage limitations.
- 5Decide whether to use, replace or exclude the source.
- 6Preserve provenance when the approved source enters the project.
A clean scan is not evidence that a source is accurate, unbiased or methodologically sound. Research quality still requires source evaluation and human judgement.
Before analysis
Keep security and research quality as separate decisions.
.mdSiren is designed to support the intake boundary. It does not determine whether a source deserves evidential weight.
- Verify the source, author, version and publication context.
- Scan the actual file that will enter the project.
- Review supported findings before extraction or synthesis.
- Check scan coverage instead of relying on status alone.
- Keep a record of which version you approved for use.
.mdSiren is coming soon. The public website describes the intended review pattern while the final product contract is verified elsewhere.
Related resources
Before the project
Review the source before it becomes part of the analysis.
Create one repeatable intake decision for reports, papers and source packs before they influence AI-assisted research.