Tag Defaults

Tags aren't just for organising your sources anymore. They can also carry settings that get inherited by every source using that tag. Think of it as "configure once, apply everywhere".

Why this matters

Let's say you're tracking 40 regulatory pages. You want the AI to focus on "new rules, enforcement actions, and deadline changes" for all of them. Without tag defaults, you'd type that prompt into each source individually. With tag defaults, you set it once on your "Regulatory" tag and every source with that tag picks it up.

Same goes for manual area selection. If you've got a dozen job boards and they all have the same layout, you can select the listings area once on the tag and be done with it.

What you can configure on a tag

Right now, tags support two types of defaults:

Interests - Tell the AI what matters for this group of sources. This works just like the prompt field on individual sources, but applies to everything with the tag.

Manual area selection - Pick a specific part of the page to monitor. Useful when you're tracking multiple pages with similar layouts (think: job boards, news sites, pricing tables).

How to set tag defaults

  1. Go to your Sources page
  2. Click on a tag in the sidebar (or create a new one)
  3. You'll see the tag settings panel
  4. Add your interests and/or set up manual selection
  5. Save - and you're done

Every source with that tag now uses those settings. Add more sources to the tag later? They inherit everything automatically.

Can I override on individual sources?

Yes. Source-level settings always win. So if your "Competitors" tag has interests set to "pricing and features" but one particular competitor source needs something more specific, just add it directly on that source. The tag defaults act as a fallback.

Some real examples

Competitor tracking - Create a "Competitors" tag with interests like "pricing changes, new product launches, leadership announcements, press releases". Apply it to all your competitor sources. Done.

Job boards - You're monitoring 15 job boards for a particular role. They mostly have similar layouts. Set the manual selection on the tag to grab just the job listings section. All 15 sources now track that area.

Regulatory pages - Tag them all with "Regulatory" and set interests to "new rules, guidance updates, enforcement actions, comment periods". The AI knows what to look for across all of them.

Tips

The real power here is for people managing lots of sources. If you've only got 10 or 20, you might not need this. But once you're into the hundreds, tag defaults save a ton of repetitive setup.

And don't forget - you can use multiple tags on a source if you want. Settings from all of them apply (with source-level overrides taking priority).