Patriot University — User
Manual
Version 1.5.0 · May 2026
Patriot University is aan accountability journalism, civil rights and voting rights platform
providing open access to constitutional knowledge, state-by-state voting
guides, community rapid-response alerts, and an AI-powered rights
advisor. No account required.
Table of Contents
- Overview
- WordPress Site
- Knowledge Base
- Legal Specialist AI
Skills - Investigative Research
Toolkit - Voting Rights Guides
- AI Rights Advisor
- Rapid Response Alerts
- Privacy & Security
- Troubleshooting
- Emergency Contacts
1. Overview
Patriot University is an accountability journalism, civil rights and voting rights resource
designed for individuals, organizers, legal observers, and civic
organizations. The platform is open access — no account, registration,
or invite code is required.
Platform
The primary platform is the WordPress site at patriot.university. All
knowledge base content, voting guides, the AI Rights Advisor chatbot,
the Threat Tracker, and the rapid response alert feed are available
there directly in your browser.
Note on mobile and desktop apps: Native iOS and
macOS apps are currently paused and not publicly available. All features
described in this manual are accessible via the website.
Core Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Base | ~1200+ documents across categories — constitutional law, voting rights, immigration, resistance, accountability, investigative research toolkits, press freedom, truth & reconciliation, and more |
| Legal Specialist Skills | 96 AI skills — constitutional and immigration law, legal research and practice, civil resistance, voting rights, accountability, truth & reconciliation, investigative research and OSINT (Phase 1–4) |
| Voting Guides | State-by-state guides for all 56 US jurisdictions (50 states + DC + 5 territories) |
| AI Rights Advisor | Claude-powered constitutional Q&A with RAG-grounded knowledge base responses |
| Rapid Response | Real-time community alert feed |
| Threat Tracker | Authoritarianism indicator dashboard with interactive visualizations |
Threat Tracker — Public Pages
The Trump Autocracy Tracker is available at
https://patriot.university/tracker/ with four pages:
| Page | URL | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | /tracker/ |
Overall threat level, all 20 marker score cards with trends and evidence |
| Infographics | /tracker/infographics/ |
Interactive radar charts, bar charts, severity breakdown, sortable marker table, activity heatmap |
| Threat Detail | /tracker/threat-detail/ |
Expandable marker sections with full indicators and evidence lists |
| Scoring Methodology | /tracker/methodology/ |
Transparent explanation of the 20-marker framework, data sources, and scoring mechanics |
These pages use a dark-theme interface with interactive Chart.js
visualizations. Data refreshes automatically every 6 hours from news
sources and AI-powered analysis. The methodology page explains exactly
how scores are computed, what data sources are used, and what academic
frameworks inform the marker taxonomy.
2. WordPress Site
The Patriot University WordPress site at patriot.university is the
current primary access point for all platform features. No installation
or account is required — visit the site in any browser.
Site Sections
| Section | URL | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Base | /knowledge-base/ |
Browse and search all ~1005 documents by category |
| Voting Rights | /voting-rights/ |
State-by-state voting guides for all 56 jurisdictions |
| AI Rights Advisor | /rights-advisor/ |
Full-page AI chatbot with RAG-enhanced responses |
| Threat Tracker | /tracker/ |
Autocracy indicator dashboard |
| Rapid Response | Embedded on relevant pages | Active community alert feed |
WordPress Shortcodes (for
site editors)
The following shortcodes are available for use on WordPress
pages:
Knowledge Base Browser
[patriot_knowledge_base]Full knowledge base browser with category filtering and full-text
search across all documents.
Single Document Embed
[patriot_knowledge_doc slug="amendments"]Embed a single knowledge base document by its slug.
| Attribute | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
slug |
(required) | The document slug from the knowledge base |
AI Chatbot (Floating or
Inline)
[patriot_chatbot]
[patriot_chatbot_button][patriot_chatbot] embeds a full or floating AI Rights
Advisor widget. [patriot_chatbot_button] adds a floating
launcher button that opens the chat interface. Both are backed by RAG —
responses are grounded in the knowledge base.
Voting Guide
[patriot_voting_guide state="GA"]Displays the voting guide for the specified state. Replace
GA with any 2-letter US state or territory code. When
state is omitted, a state selector dropdown is shown.
| Attribute | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
state |
(empty) | 2-letter state/territory code |
AI Rights Advisor (Full Page)
[patriot_rights_advisor]
[patriot_rights_advisor state="TX" placeholder="Ask a question..."]Embeds a full-page AI chat widget backed by the FastAPI backend with
RAG. Conversation history is client-side only — nothing is stored
server-side.
| Attribute | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
state |
(empty) | Pre-set state context for voting questions |
placeholder |
Default prompt | Input field placeholder text |
Know Your Rights
[patriot_know_your_rights]
[patriot_know_your_rights scenario="ice"]
[patriot_know_your_rights scenario="protest"]
[patriot_know_your_rights scenario="voting"]Displays actionable rights cards for specific scenarios.
scenario value |
Content |
|---|---|
all (default) |
All three scenarios |
ice |
ICE encounter rights |
protest |
Protest rights |
voting |
Polling place rights |
Rapid Response Alert Feed
[patriot_alert_feed]Displays the current active rapid-response alerts (up to 5, always
fresh — not cached).
De-escalation Guide
[patriot_deescalation]Renders the protest de-escalation primer from the knowledge base.
Network Graph
[patriot_network_graph]
[patriot_network_graph category="accountability"]Interactive Cytoscape.js visualization of relationships across
knowledge base documents. Optionally filtered by category. Read-only —
click nodes to explore connections.
| Attribute | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
category |
(empty) | Filter graph to a specific KB category |
height |
600px |
Height of the graph canvas |
Plugin
Installation (for WordPress administrators)
- Copy the
patriot-university/folder to
wp-content/plugins/. - Go to WordPress Admin → Plugins and activate
Patriot University. - Go to Settings → Patriot University and configure:
- API URL — the URL of your FastAPI backend (default:
https://api.patriotuniversity.org) - API Token — paste a valid API token (stored
encrypted in WordPress options)
- API URL — the URL of your FastAPI backend (default:
Security
The plugin enforces strict security by default: – No personal
data collected or stored — the plugin is stateless; it fetches
content from the API and displays it – No third-party analytics
or tracking scripts — all resources are self-hosted –
Zero cookies or localStorage usage — sessions are not
persisted on the client – CSP headers —
default-src 'self' on all plugin pages; no third-party
resources permitted – SRI integrity hashes on all
scripts and stylesheets – CSRF protection via WordPress
nonces on all AJAX actions – API key stays server-side
— the API token is never exposed to browser clients – MITM
canary — client-side detection of insecure connections with
visible warning banner
3. Knowledge Base
The Patriot University knowledge base contains ~1005
documents organized across multiple categories. All documents
are browsable via the Knowledge Base section of the site and searchable
by category and full text.
Document Categories
| Category | File Count | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Voting Rights | 56 | One guide per US jurisdiction (50 states + DC + 5 territories): registration deadlines, ID requirements, polling hours, early voting, vote-by-mail, provisional ballots |
| Constitutional & Legal | 15+ | Amendments reference, First/Fourth/Fifth/Eighth/Tenth/Fourteenth/Twenty-Second Amendment analysis, Alien Enemies Act, Insurrection Act, separation of powers, constitutional violations tracker (2025–2026), appellate brief writing, FOIA filing guide, case law sources |
| Immigration Rights | 6 | Rights regardless of status, immigration enforcement overview (2025–2026), detention conditions, ICE encounter guidance, Minnesota/Minneapolis enforcement analyses, immigration legal resources directory |
| Nonviolent Resistance | 8 | Anti-autocracy toolkit, federal authoritarianism resistance, civilian institutional resistance, protest de-escalation primer, nonviolent civil disobedience organizations, retribution/capitulation/resistance framework, strategic nonviolent action reference |
| Accountability | ~478 | ~478 individual political and media profiles (P0 Cabinet/federal + P1 state legislators); January 6 participants; Trump-aligned Republicans and PACs; mega-donor profiles; conflicts-of-interest matrix; extremist organizations (SPLC); pardons tracker; political prisoner advocacy; follow-the-money analysis; 48 communications spokesperson veracity profiles |
| Scenario Planning & Analysis | 10+ | Democratic collapse scenarios, scenario planning futures, narcissistic presidency and staff analysis, sociopathic governance analysis, voters-for-narcissists behavioral model, population personas, voter-shifting analysis, Jim Crow historical context |
| Media & Disinformation | 4 | Media capture analysis, captured-media falsehood legislation pipeline, social media alignment framework, investigative journalism tools directory |
| Investigative Research Tools | ~100 | ~100 articles covering a 176-tool consolidated catalog, Phase 1–4: document analysis, corporate intelligence, media verification, OSINT identity, domain infrastructure, transport, environmental, automation, AI-powered workflows; tutorials (step workflows); methodologies (tool-agnostic frameworks); n8n workflow templates — see §5 |
| Truth & Reconciliation | 15 | TR overview, international case studies (South Africa, comparative), US legal architecture, US context and design, scope options, political prerequisites, implementation roadmap, prosecution track, conditional amnesty, reparations, institutional reform, truth-telling mechanisms, academic frameworks |
| Speech Corpus & Research | 13 | Corpus construction methodology, rhetorical framework, linguistic features analysis, topic/frame tracking, claim tracking, comparative baselines, source guides (American Presidency Project, FactBase, GDELT TV Explorer, HuggingFace Datasets, Internet Archive, Rev transcript library) |
| Rapid Response | 2 | Minnesota ICE resistance guide, Minneapolis ICE enforcement analysis |
| Resources & References | 7 | Information sources directory, legal databases directory, regulatory/legislative/executive sources, influential authors, best practices, citation-checking best practices, sources index |
| Context / Personas | 7 | Specialist agent context files: narcissistic-president advisor/CEO/governor/journalist/organizer personas; law enforcement personas — used to power the AI Rights Advisor’s target-persona modes |
Learning Paths
Patriot University offers curated learning paths —
guided sequences of documents designed to build understanding
progressively. Current learning paths include:
- New User Orientation — Platform overview, privacy
architecture, rights basics - Know Your Rights Essentials — Constitutional
amendments, encounter scenarios, legal resources - Investigator’s Toolkit — From beginner OSINT
concepts through advanced multi-tool workflows - Accountability Research — How to read profiles,
follow the money, verify claims - Election Defense — Voting rights by state,
suppression tactics, observer training
Each learning path provides a recommended reading order with context
notes.
Searching Documents
Use the search bar at the top of the Knowledge Base
section. Results update in real time and can be filtered by
category.
You can also use the [patriot_knowledge_base] shortcode
on any WordPress page to embed the full browsable knowledge base with
category filtering and full-text search.
Timelines and Infographics
Many documents include visual assets to help you understand events at a glance:
- Timelines — interactive, scrollable chronologies of key events
extracted from the document. Each event shows its date, description, and source
context. Timelines are embedded directly within the article. - Infographics — visual summaries (PNG images) that distill a
document’s key facts, relationships, or statistics into a scannable graphic.
These assets appear inline in the article where the editorial team placed them,
or at the end of the document if no specific position was set.
Network Graphs
Some accountability profiles include an interactive network
graph — a visual map of how that person or organization connects
to others in the knowledge base.
- Drag the background to pan; scroll to
zoom. The profile you’re reading sits at the center, larger and highlighted. - Search the box to find a specific name in the graph.
- Toggle the relationship types (Mentions, Wikilinks, and
AI-derived People/Orgs/Events/Financial connections) to focus on the links you
care about. - Hide orphans to tidy the view — turning this on removes any
node that has no visible connections left (for example, after you switch off some
relationship types), so only the connected web remains. Turn it off to bring
those standalone nodes back. - Click any node to see a short summary, and use
View Profile to open that person or organization’s page.
Dedicated graph pages may show the whole network at once,
with a layout selector, Color by Community (groups related
figures by cluster), and a panel showing an AI-generated summary of each
cluster’s themes and key actors.
A note on labels: connections and community summaries marked
“AI-Generated” are produced by AI from public documents. They
are starting points for understanding relationships, not verified claims —
follow the links and citations on each profile for the documented evidence.
4. Legal Specialist AI Skills
Patriot University ships 66 specialist AI skills —
deep context files that augment the AI Rights Advisor’s knowledge in
specific constitutional law, immigration law, civil resistance theory,
voting rights law, accountability tracking, truth & reconciliation,
and investigative research (through Phase 4) domains. Skills are loaded
by the FastAPI backend and injected into the AI Rights Advisor
automatically when a question matches a skill’s domain.
Constitutional Amendment
Experts
| Skill | Coverage |
|---|---|
| first-amendment-legal-expert | Free Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, Religion — including current litigation on viewpoint discrimination and retaliation |
| fourth-amendment-legal-expert | Search and Seizure — warrants, probable cause, exclusionary rule, warrantless ICE raids, workplace raids |
| fifth-amendment-legal-expert | Due Process, Self-Incrimination, Double Jeopardy, Grand Jury, Takings — immigration removals without process, executive orders punishing individuals without hearings |
| sixth-amendment-legal-expert | Right to Counsel, Speedy Trial, Jury Trial, Confrontation, Compulsory Process — government actions that impair legal representation |
| eighth-amendment-legal-expert | Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Excessive Bail, Excessive Fines — immigration detention conditions, prolonged detention without bond hearings |
| tenth-amendment-legal-expert | Federalism, Reserved Powers, Anti-Commandeering — sanctuary city policies, federal coercion of state cooperation with immigration enforcement |
| fourteenth-amendment-legal-expert | Equal Protection, Due Process, Birthright Citizenship, Privileges or Immunities — all five sections, birthright citizenship executive order litigation |
| twenty-second-amendment-legal-expert | Presidential Term Limits — ratification history, third-term rhetoric analysis, repeal proposals |
| separation-of-powers-legal-expert | Articles I and II, Spending Clause, Take Care Clause — impoundment, agency closures, defiance of court orders |
Immigration Law Experts
| Skill | Coverage |
|---|---|
| immigration-detention-rights-expert | Bond and custody, conditions of confinement, access to counsel, alternatives to detention, family separation, Flores Settlement, rights of detained children |
| immigration-know-your-rights-expert | ICE encounter guidance at home, on the street, at a workplace, and at traffic stops — rights that apply regardless of immigration status |
| immigration-removal-defense-expert | Deportation proceedings, cancellation of removal, asylum, withholding of removal, Convention Against Torture protection, expedited removal, emergency stays |
| immigration-workplace-enforcement-expert | I-9 compliance, E-Verify requirements, workplace raids, employee rights during ICE operations, employer obligations, anti-discrimination protections (IRCA) |
Legal Practice & Research
| Skill | Coverage |
|---|---|
| appellate-brief-writer | Appellate brief structure, standards of review, constitutional argument framing, statement of issues, oral argument preparation |
| citation-checker | Bluebook citation format, citator verification (KeyCite, Shepard’s), quotation accuracy, negative treatment detection, citation audit |
| legal-research-specialist | Westlaw, Lexis+, Bloomberg Law, free databases (Google Scholar, CourtListener, PACER), FOIA and federal/state public records tables, legislative history, citation management — pair with public-records-research-specialist for full FOIA lifecycle strategy |
| litigation-support-ediscovery-analyst | FOIA productions, administrative record compilation, document review workflows, privilege review, federal litigation support |
| policy-analyst-legislative-specialist | Executive order monitoring, Federal Register tracking, congressional action monitoring, agency rulemaking surveillance, policy impact analysis for live litigation |
Civil Resistance &
Nonviolent Strategy
| Skill | Coverage |
|---|---|
| civil-resistance-theory | Principles of nonviolent civil resistance, pillars of power theory, strategic nonviolent action, civil disobedience frameworks, historical case studies |
| canvas-strategic-nonviolence | CANVAS methodology for building resistance movements, unity principle, nonviolent discipline, planning frameworks, regime pillars analysis |
| gene-sharp-198-methods | Gene Sharp’s 198 methods of nonviolent action — protest, noncooperation, intervention — with tactical guidance, historical examples, and legal considerations |
Voting Rights Law &
Administration
| Skill | Coverage |
|---|---|
| voting-rights-act-expert | Voting Rights Act sections (2, 4(b), 5, 201, 208), Shelby, Brnovich, Louisiana v. Callais (April 2026) preclearance ruling, Section 2 litigation patterns, VRA enforcement gaps post-Shelby, private right of action |
| election-law-and-administration | HAVA, NVRA, UOCAVA, poll worker rights, election observer access, ballot access law, election security, certification procedures, contested election procedures, recounts, election fraud vs. election administration errors |
| voter-suppression-law | Legal frameworks for suppression tactics — gerrymandering (Rucho), voter ID (Crawford), voter purges (Husted), felony disenfranchisement, polling place closures, ballot rejection patterns, early voting restrictions, absentee ballot challenges; post-Louisiana v. Callais Section 2 litigation strategy |
Accountability &
Corruption Tracking
| Skill | Coverage |
|---|---|
| trump-corruption-accountability-tracker | Expert on corruption, self-dealing, conflicts of interest, and abuse of power tracking — 10 corruption vectors: self-dealing, no-bid contracts, crypto schemes, real estate/money laundering, foreign influence/FARA, media censorship, political purges, whistleblower suppression, Epstein files suppression, retributive targeting; investigation methodology; cross-cutting pattern analysis; evidence standards; data sources (CREW, ProPublica, USAspending.gov, FARA.gov, PACER) |
| trump-family-financial-tracker | Expert investigator tracking political and financial activities of Trump family members (Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Barron Trump) — foreign sovereign wealth fund investments ($6.2B Kushner/Saudi PIF), real estate in authoritarian states (10BSaudiprojects), defenseindustryconflicts, cryptocurrencyventures(TRUMP, World Liberty Financial, $USD1), pay-to-play access ($500K Executive Branch club), diplomatic/business overlap; investigation frameworks: timeline correlation, entity mapping, comparative ethics |
| us-truth-reconciliation-roadmap | Comprehensive TRC roadmap builder — synthesizes international methodology (South Africa, Argentina, Chile, Colombia) with Patriot University’s 336 accountability profiles; 5-phase roadmap (Foundation through Implementation, 2026-2057+); Phase 1 preparation guidance by audience; evidence-to-TRC category mapping; US constitutional architecture; 7 US-compatible accountability mechanisms; state-level commission models |
| patriot-sanity-check | Meta-verification auditor for Patriot University’s own skills and knowledge base — 5-level audit framework; guards against 7 common failure modes; NOT a “both sides” balance check — verifies credibility through rigor |
| election-threat-scoring | Structured election threat scoring system — 3-dimension scoring (Likelihood × Impact × Urgency) at actor, state, and federal levels; state tier classification system; structured assessment report format |
| election-threat-scenario-planner | Scenario planning using Peter Schwartz’s 8-step methodology to anticipate election threats in 2026 and 2028; generates 4 named scenario narratives in a 2×2 matrix; leading indicator signpost tables |
| truth-bridging-talking-points | Evidence-based talking point generator for conversations with Trump supporters — synthesizes 5 peer-reviewed persuasion methodologies; audience-calibrated to C1 Pragmatic Supporters, B2 Passive Accepters, and C2 True Believers |
| public-corruption-ombudsman | Comprehensive public corruption watchdog combining inspector general, investigative journalist, and truth & reconciliation evidence curator roles — maintains 336 evidence-based accountability profiles |
| accountability-profile-verification | Step-by-step verification methodology for accountability profiles — primary-source research, court record citation, One6Project reference removal, legal-exposure risk assessment |
| patriot-private-citizen-inclusion-gate | Multi-factor inclusion eligibility test for accountability profiles with heightened protection for private citizens — Non-Speech Anchor Test, subject classification, mandatory Basis for Inclusion disclosure block |
| democratic-health-monitoring | Framework for monitoring democratic health indicators using V-Dem, Freedom House, and Protect Democracy methodologies |
| trump-voter-impact-framing | Framing documented Trump administration actions through their concrete impact on Trump voters and Republican-leaning communities |
| truth-reconciliation-design | Design a US truth-and-reconciliation process — mandate scope, statutory architecture, commissioner appointment, investigative powers, immunity mechanisms, public-hearing protocols |
| truth-reconciliation-implementation | Operate a US TRC and implement recommendations — statement-taking, public hearings, prosecution tracks, reparations, institutional reform, long-term oversight |
Platform Operations Skills
These skills power the platform’s automated monitoring, content
acquisition, and analysis infrastructure:
| Skill | Coverage |
|---|---|
| patriot-speech-analyzer | Political speech and text analysis using Claude to detect authoritarianism markers with severity assessment, evidence extraction, and confidence calibration |
| patriot-voting-research | US voting rights research across all 56 jurisdictions — voter registration, absentee/mail-in, voter ID, birth certificates, electoral representation |
| patriot-source-scanner | Political content acquisition from RSS feeds and Tavily with hash-based deduplication and content normalization for downstream analysis |
| patriot-news-orchestrator | News monitoring pipeline orchestration — source scanning, content analysis for authoritarianism markers, threat score aggregation, and profile updates |
| patriot-access-fingerprinter | Network access classification using ASN matching and TLS fingerprinting to detect government, contractor, and gov-cloud visitors with privacy-preserving logging |
Investigative Research
& OSINT (Phase 1–4)
These skills support document-heavy,
financial, media verification,
ethical OSINT, domain-specific
(transport, conflict, environment, RF), cyber literacy,
training design, and AI-powered
investigation work aligned with professional investigative
practice. They complement constitutional and legal skills; they are
not legal advice.
| Skill | Coverage |
|---|---|
| document-research-specialist | Ingestion, OCR, transcription concepts, search tactics, OpenRefine-style cleaning, reference platforms (Datashare, Aleph, DocumentCloud) |
| corporate-intelligence-investigator | Company registries, beneficial ownership, sanctions/PEP, FEC/OpenSecrets/USAspending, EDGAR, litigation tracing |
| media-verification-specialist | Reverse image/video, chronolocation, EXIF caveats, archiving, synthetic media awareness |
| osint-identity-researcher | Ethical username/email/phone footprinting; hard refusals on harassment and invasive surveillance |
| network-analysis-specialist | Entity graphs, link analysis, FtM awareness, Gephi/Neo4j/Maltego-class workflows |
| geolocation-verification-specialist | Satellite/street imagery, SunCalc-style chronolocation, WiGLE/OpenCellID overview, map discipline |
| secure-source-communication | Whistleblower intake concepts, Signal/Tor, metadata stripping, redaction and collaboration patterns |
| public-records-research-specialist | End-to-end FOIA/sunshine strategy, MuckRock/DocumentCloud, appeals framing, multi-database timelines |
| domain-infrastructure-investigator | DNS, WHOIS, crt.sh, Shodan/Censys passive use, change monitoring |
| osint-automation-frameworks | SpiderFoot, Maltego, Recon-ng, BBOT — module choice and passive-first discipline |
| breach-data-analysis-specialist | Ethical breach checks; defensive and journalistic framing; refusal of credential abuse |
| transportation-osint-investigator | ADS-B, AIS, registries, cross-domain correlation — no private stalking |
| conflict-zone-osint-specialist | ACLED/UCDP literacy, conflict-media verification discipline, no targeting support |
| environmental-osint-specialist | FIRMS, GFW, GFWatch-class signals, emissions/regulatory datasets |
| wireless-spectrum-osint-specialist | WiGLE/OpenCelliD supporting clues paired with geolocation uncertainty |
| cyber-threat-literacy-journalist | CVE/NVD/KEV vocabulary; vendor-claim triage for news copy |
| dark-web-literacy-journalist | Ethics and safety framing; no contraband access paths |
| osint-training-curriculum-designer | Synthetic exercise design, rubrics, legal checkpoints for trainers |
| investigation-workflow-designer | Meta-skill: composes multi-skill investigation chains with evidence gates and tool recommendations (Phase 4) |
| ai-document-analysis | Claude Vision document triage, entity extraction, confidence scoring, provenance tagging (Phase 4) |
5. Investigative Research
Toolkit
What this toolkit is for
- Following money and corporate ties to public
decisions. - Verifying photos, videos, and viral claims with
reproducible steps. - Planning FOIA and public-records work across
agencies. - Mapping people and organizations
without harassment (public interest and
proportionality).
Where the content lives
| Location | Contents |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Base → Investigative Research Tools | Overviews: document analysis, corporate intelligence, media verification, OSINT identity |
knowledgebase/investigative-tools/tutorials/ |
Step-by-step workflows (OpenCorporates, sanctions, FOIA, PACER context, reverse image, etc.) |
knowledgebase/investigative-tools/methodologies/ |
Tool-agnostic frameworks (corporate, media, identity, public records, networks, timelines, evidence, source protection) |
knowledgebase/investigative-tools/tool-catalog/ |
176-row consolidated tool index — YAML SSOT ( tools.yaml) with generated volumes A–C and per-categorypages; run make tool-catalog to regenerate |
knowledgebase/investigative-tools/workflows/ |
n8n workflow templates for automated investigation pipelines (corporate, document triage, media verification) |
patriot-agent-base/requirements/INVESTIGATIVE-USE-CASES.md |
User scenarios linking skills to workflows (UC-1 through UC-37) |
patriot-agent-base/requirements/EXAMPLE-INVESTIGATIONS.md |
Twenty worked example investigation chains — EX-1 to EX-15 (manual), EX-16 to EX-20 (AI-powered) |
knowledgebase/accountability/INVESTIGATIVE-TRAILS-PROTOCOL.md |
Public-records trail blocks on 318 accountability profiles — scripted via inject_profile_trails.py |
Using this in the AI Rights
Advisor
Ask in natural language (e.g., “How do I verify this image?” or “How
do I trace an LLC?”). The advisor draws on the specialist skills above
when the question matches. Always cite official or
primary sources when making factual claims; distinguish
confirmed vs reported vs
alleged.
Ethics reminder
Investigative tooling can harm if misused. Do not paste unrelated
third parties’ sensitive data into chats as a substitute for a secure
investigation workspace. For high-risk whistleblowing, consult
professional journalists or lawyers and org-specific
SecureDrop-style channels.
6. Voting Rights Guides
Coverage
All 56 US jurisdictions are covered: – 50 states –
District of Columbia – Puerto Rico – Guam – U.S. Virgin Islands –
American Samoa – Northern Mariana Islands
Guide Contents
Each state guide includes: – Registration deadlines
— how far in advance you must register – Same-day
registration — whether available and how to use it –
Photo ID requirements — what IDs are accepted –
Polling hours — opening and closing times –
Provisional ballots — when and how to request one –
Vote-by-mail — requirements and deadlines –
Early voting — dates and locations – Reporting
problems — who to contact if rights are violated
What to Do If You Are
Denied a Vote
- Request a provisional ballot — you cannot legally
be turned away without one. - Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (Election Protection Hotline)
immediately. - Document everything — time, location, name of poll
worker if visible, what you were told. - Contact the National Lawyers Guild if you face
physical removal: 1-888-654-3326.
7. AI Rights Advisor
Overview
The AI Rights Advisor is powered by Claude
(Anthropic) with RAG-enhanced responses grounded in the knowledge base.
The Claude API key is server-side only — it is never
exposed to your browser. Your conversation is not stored on any
server.
Access the AI Rights Advisor at
https://patriot.university/rights-advisor/ or via any page
with the [patriot_chatbot] or
[patriot_rights_advisor] shortcode.
What the Advisor Can Help
With
- Individual civil rights questions — ICE encounters, police
interactions, voting, protest - Constitutional rights analysis — amendment-by-amendment
guidance - Immigration rights — encounters, detention, removal defense
- Document drafting assistance — flyers, talking points, letters,
press releases - Strategy guidance — organizational and advocacy strategy
- Investigative research — how to follow money, verify claims, use
FOIA
How RAG Works
When you ask a question, the backend automatically retrieves the most
relevant knowledge base documents and injects them as context for the AI
response. Responses include source citations linking back to the
underlying knowledge base documents. This ensures answers are grounded
in the platform’s vetted content rather than general AI knowledge
alone.
Privacy of Chat
- Conversation history is not stored on any
server - The backend receives only message content — no device ID, no IP
address is retained - Clear your browser’s local storage or use a private/incognito window
to leave no trace on your device
Limitations
- This is general information only — not legal
advice - For emergencies requiring an attorney, call: National
Lawyers Guild 1-888-654-3326 - The advisor may occasionally be unavailable if the backend is
unreachable — the knowledge base remains browsable
8. Rapid Response Alerts
Overview
Rapid Response Alerts are crowdsourced,
community-verified reports of civil liberties incidents in real
time.
Alert Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ice_activity |
ICE enforcement operations |
police_activity |
Police presence or activity |
checkpoint |
Vehicle or pedestrian checkpoints |
surveillance |
Observed surveillance operations |
general |
Other community safety notices |
Alert Severity Levels
| Level | Color | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Low | Green | Informational — low urgency |
| Medium | Orange | Noteworthy — monitor situation |
| High | Dark Orange | Significant — take precautions |
| Critical | Red | Immediate action may be needed |
Viewing Alerts
The alert feed is available on the website and can be embedded on any
WordPress page using [patriot_alert_feed]. The feed
displays the top 5 active alerts, refreshed automatically.
Submitting an Alert
Alert submissions are currently processed through trusted community
channels. Contact your local organizer or community network to report an
incident for inclusion in the feed.
Privacy: All alerts in the feed are anonymized. No
location data more precise than neighborhood level is displayed.
9. Privacy & Security
Data the Site Does Not
Collect
| What is not collected | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Name, email, phone | Cannot be subpoenaed |
| Account or login | No registration required |
| IP address | API calls are proxied server-side; your IP is not forwarded to the AI backend |
| Usage analytics | No behavioral profiling |
| Chat history | Conversations are not stored server-side |
WordPress Plugin Privacy
Measures
The WordPress plugin is built with privacy-protective defaults: –
Stateless — no user data is written to the WordPress
database – No cookies or localStorage — no persistent
client-side state – No third-party scripts — all
JavaScript and CSS is self-hosted (CDN-free) – API
proxying — the plugin proxies all API calls through your
WordPress server, so the Patriot University backend never receives your
browser’s IP address – SRI integrity hashes on all
scripts and stylesheets – CSRF protection via WordPress
nonces on all AJAX actions – Content Security Policy
headers automatically injected on plugin pages
Encryption (Backend)
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| In-transit | TLS 1.3 |
| Server storage | AES-256 |
| API key storage | Encrypted in WordPress options using AUTH_KEY |
Know Your Rights — Quick
Reference
If approached by law enforcement or ICE:
- Stay calm. You do not have to consent to a
search. - Say clearly: “I do not consent to this
search.” - You have the right to remain silent. You do not
have to answer questions beyond identifying yourself (in
stop-and-identify states). - You have the right to an attorney. Say: “I want a
lawyer.” - Do not physically resist — even an unlawful arrest.
Resist legally, not physically. - Document everything after the encounter — time,
location, badge numbers, witness names.
10. Troubleshooting
AI Advisor offline or not
responding
- Check your internet connection.
- The backend may be temporarily down — try again in a few
minutes. - For legal help that does not require internet:
1-888-654-3326 (National Lawyers Guild).
Content not loading or out
of date
- Hard-refresh the page (Ctrl+Shift+R / Cmd+Shift+R).
- Try a private/incognito browser window to rule out a browser cache
issue. - If a specific document seems outdated, use the contact form to
report it.
Voting guide not
displaying (WordPress embeds)
- Check the WordPress admin (Settings → Patriot
University) that the API URL is correct. - Verify the API token has been entered and saved.
- Check the PHP error log for
patriot_api_error
entries. - Ensure the server can reach the API URL (check firewall rules and
thatsslverifyistrue).
Knowledge Base
browser not showing results
- Verify the
[patriot_knowledge_base]shortcode is on the
page. - Check that the plugin is activated and configured with a valid API
URL. - Check the browser console for AJAX errors.
AI chatbot not appearing
- Confirm the
[patriot_chatbot]or
[patriot_chatbot_button]shortcode is present on the
page. - Check for JavaScript errors in the browser console that might
indicate a conflict with another plugin. - Verify the API token is set in plugin settings.
11. Emergency Contacts
Save these numbers before you need them — they work without
internet.
Legal Emergencies
National Lawyers Guild Legal Hotline 📞
1-888-654-3326 (toll-free, 24/7) Civil liberties
emergencies — arrest, detention, police encounters.
ACLU Know Your Rights 📞
1-800-775-2258 Legal referrals and rights
information.
Voting Rights
Election Protection / Voter Protection Hotline 📞
1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) If you are denied the
right to vote or experience voter intimidation.
DOJ Voting Rights Hotline 📞
1-800-253-3931 Report voter intimidation, suppression,
or discrimination.
Immigration
CLINIC Immigration Legal Help 📞
1-301-565-4800 Immigration legal assistance
referrals.
RAICES 📞 1-210-222-0734
Immigration legal services and family separation.
Related Documentation
| Document | Audience | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Editor’s Manual | Content creators, editors, researchers | docs/EDITORS-MANUAL.md |
| Administrator’s Manual | Platform administrators, DevOps | docs/administrators/ADMINISTRATORS-MANUAL.md |
| Category Taxonomy | Editors, administrators | docs/category-taxonomy.yaml |
| Frontmatter Schema | Editors | docs/frontmatter-schema.md |
Patriot University — Civil Rights & Voting Rights
Platform Version 1.5.0 · May 2026 This document is for
educational purposes only and is not legal advice.