Briefings

Apogee briefings are automated intelligence reports delivered on a schedule you choose. Unlike keyword alerts that send you a list of links, each briefing is a fresh research report, synthesized across multiple data sources with citations.

Every user gets a default Today briefing - a daily overnight scan of legislative activity. You can also create custom briefings for specific topics.

How Briefings Work

When a briefing runs, Apogee's research agent executes your monitoring query, searching across legislation, hearings, news, lobbying disclosures, regulatory filings, and more. It produces a structured intelligence report with an executive summary, titled sections, and source citations.

Each briefing creates a conversation in your Briefings page. You can read the report, then ask follow-up questions naturally - "Tell me more about that FTC rule" or "Who are the cosponsors on that bill?" The conversation continues from where the briefing left off.

Briefings are also delivered to your inbox with a "Read in Apogee" link that takes you straight to the conversation.

Key differences from traditional alerts:

• Synthesized analysis, not keyword matches. You get intelligence, not raw links.
• Cross-source coverage. A single briefing can pull from bills, hearings, lobbying data, news, and regulations.
• Plain language setup. Describe what you want to track in natural language. No boolean queries or filter configuration.

Creating a Briefing

Setting up a briefing is conversational. Just tell Apogee what you want to monitor:

"Set up a daily briefing tracking AI regulation: bills, hearings, and lobbying activity"

"Send me a weekly summary of healthcare legislation in the Senate Finance Committee"

"Create a briefing for any new proposed rules from the FTC"

Apogee will confirm the details and start delivering on your chosen schedule.

Configuration Options

Each briefing has the following settings, all configurable through conversation:

To change any setting, just ask:

"Change my AI regulation briefing to weekly on Fridays at 9 AM"

"Switch my healthcare briefing to Pacific time"

Managing Your Briefings

All briefing management happens through conversation:

• List your briefings: "What briefings do I have set up?"
• Edit a briefing: "Change my AI regulation briefing to track Senate and House committees"
• Pause a briefing: "Pause my healthcare briefing for two weeks"
• Resume a briefing: "Resume my healthcare briefing"
• Delete a briefing: "Delete my FTC regulation briefing"

You can also trigger any briefing on demand from the Briefings page using the Run Now button.

Example Briefings by Role

Congressional Staff

"Daily briefing: all bills referred to the Energy and Commerce Committee, plus any related hearings scheduled this week"

"Weekly summary of lobbying activity targeting bills my member co-sponsors"

Government Affairs

"Daily briefing on any regulatory actions from the EPA, FTC, or SEC that could affect our industry"

"Weekly briefing on all bills mentioning 'artificial intelligence' with sponsor and cosponsor analysis"

Advocacy Organizations

"Daily briefing tracking Medicare and Medicaid legislation, including committee markups and floor votes"

"Weekly summary of campaign finance activity for members on the Judiciary Committee"

Journalists & Researchers

"Daily briefing on new lobbying registrations related to AI, tech platforms, or data privacy"

"Weekly briefing on the most-covered policy stories and which members are driving media attention"

Tips for Effective Briefings

1. Be specific about scope. "AI regulation in the Senate Commerce Committee" is better than "AI news."
2. Combine data sources. "Bills, hearings, and lobbying" gives you a complete picture vs. tracking each separately.
3. Start daily, adjust later. You can always switch to weekly if the volume is too high.
4. Use multiple briefings. Set up separate briefings for different topics rather than one catch-all.
5. Refine over time. If a briefing is too broad or too narrow, update the query conversationally.