Sources & Ingestion

Cognirivus is source-first. Unlike traditional social media where you only see links shared by users, Cognirivus pulls content directly from the original publications you follow.

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Supported Source Types

You can follow three primary kinds of sources:

1. Websites: General web URLs. Cognirivus will attempt to locate articles and feed formats automatically.
2. RSS/Atom Feeds: Direct feed URLs. This provides the most reliable and immediate ingestion.
3. YouTube Channels: Channel URLs. New video uploads will appear in your feed as video/media items.

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Adding a Source

To follow a new publication:

1. Click Sources in the left sidebar.
2. Click Follow Source in the top-right corner.
3. Paste the canonical URL of the site, feed, or channel.
4. The system will create a new source record (if it doesn't already exist globally) and queue a background sync job.

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How Content Ingestion Works

Once you follow a source, Cognirivus automatically checks it for updates:

1. Fetch: The system regularly retrieves new articles, posts, or videos from the sources you follow.
2. Format: The main content is extracted and cleaned to provide a readable, clutter-free reading layout.
3. Deliver: New items are added to your personal feed in real-time, ready for you to read, collect, or share.

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Similar Link Discovery

Every source you follow helps train your personal discovery graph. Cognirivus uses your list of followed domains to find similar or related content:

• Your World: Similar links that come from the set of domains you follow.
• The Web: Related links from the broader internet.

You can manage which of your followed sources influence this discovery by toggling Include in Similar Links on each source's settings page.