# Source Map

Use when planning searches or verifying a claim.

## Source Categories

| Category | Use For | Caution |
|---|---|---|
| Primary project docs | Launch details, product mechanics, stated roadmap | Interested-party framing |
| Protocol docs | Contract behavior, API flows, standards, implementation details | May omit market adoption |
| Market dashboards | TVL, holders, volume, active addresses, transfer activity | Definitions vary by provider |
| Regulator sources | Legal taxonomy, investor warnings, compliance framing | Jurisdiction-specific, not personalized advice |
| Independent reporting | Incidents, contradictions, external context | May be paywalled or time-lagged |
| Community signal | User pain, sentiment, adoption anecdotes | Noisy and easy to overfit |
| Supplied files | User-specific context and constraints | May be incomplete or stale |

## Search Plan Template

For each sub-question, write:

- Claim to check:
- Primary source:
- Corroborating source:
- Search query:
- Expected failure mode:
- Confidence threshold:

## Highest-Stakes Claim

The highest-stakes claim usually concerns:

- Whether demand is real
- Whether liquidity is deep enough
- Whether the token gives the rights implied
- Whether a reported number is comparable across competitors
- Whether a launch is live rather than announced
- Whether a regulatory or jurisdictional restriction changes the conclusion

Triangulate that claim before drafting the thesis.