What exactly is an item?

An item is a single tracked entity on a page — a product, a job posting, a tender, a policy, a plan. BriefPanel gives each one a stable identity, so a later check recognizes the same item instead of comparing raw page text.

BriefPanel turns a public page into a monitoring source. It identifies the relevant items and, when they have their own pages, tracks each one inside the same source while preserving every item's identity and history.

Add the source page URL, describe the signals that matter, and set the cadence. BriefPanel checks the source and, when applicable, the items' own pages, recording what was created, modified, or removed.

What types of sources can I monitor?

You can start with any public page that matters to the business, including catalogs, job boards, news portals, pricing, policies, announcements, and technical documentation.

How much does it cost?

BriefPanel uses a credit-based system. You get free credits to start and can buy 1,000 credits for R$50.00—choose how many packs you want at checkout.

Is there a free trial?

Yes! Sign up and verify your email to get 20 free checks.

Website change monitoring for teams

Turn any web page into trackable data

Paste a URL and say what matters. BriefPanel recognizes the items and their fields, re-reads them on your schedule, and records every change as a structured event — not a screenshot.

20 free checks after email verification · no subscription · R$0.050 per page read

See how it works

Identity by item
Recognize the same product, job, or story on every check.
Changes with context
See the type, importance, and available evidence for each change.
You define the signal
Set a prompt and cadence that match each business decision.

How it works

The same four steps you take in the app

From a URL to a monitored source in a few minutes. Each step shows you what BriefPanel understood before asking for anything.

1/4
Link and intent
Choose a source
Paste the page that lists what matters and describe, in your own words, what you want to track.
2/4
Records and fields in seconds
Recognize the structure
BriefPanel reads the page and proposes the records and fields it will track. You confirm or correct them.
3/4
Cadence and alerts
Set up watching
Pick the cadence and the changes worth an alert: new items, removals, price moves, rewritten details.
4/4
Keep it and get alerts
Save access
Confirm your email to keep the source, get alerts, and read its history in the app or through the API.

A record per item, re-found on every check — not a diff of a page.

What you point it at

Any public page with a list of things that change

Pick a category to see the item, the fields worth watching, and who acts on the change.

Item

A product

Catalog and category pages, with each product followed on its own page.

Fields watched

price
stock
promo
variant
shipping

Who acts

Pricing & category ops

Decision

Reprice, chase a supplier, or rebalance the assortment the day it moves.

Information, not noise

See which item changed, in which field, and with what impact.

Page diff

The page changed.

118118 <p class="requirements__title">Critical suppliers</p>
119−<section data-node="rq-9f31" class="content col-md-8 u-stack-lg">
120−<span data-field="compliance_deadline" class="text-sm token-muted">Sep 30, 2026</span>
119+<main data-node="rq-a82c" class="content grid-col-9 u-flow-md">
120+<strong data-field="compliance_deadline" class="text-sm token-alert">Aug 15, 2026</strong>
121+<span class="tag tag--warning u-hidden@print">Updated</span>

BriefPanel

Structured event

Regulatory deadline moved up by 46 days.

Fictional example

Critical suppliers

MODIFIEDCRITICAL IMPACT

Deadline

Sep 30Aug 15

Risk of non-compliance.

Fictional example. Not legal advice.

Continuous history

Follow a policy as a story, not disconnected snapshots

Regulatory content changes in stages. The timeline connects every update to the same item and keeps the context needed to assess impact and next steps.

See when the proposal or policy status changes.
Compare changes to scope and relevant language.
Identify dates, obligations, and deadlines that require action.

Regulatory status over time

May 21, 2024NEW
Final adoption recorded
Regulatory statusNot trackedAdopted
Jul 12, 2024MODIFIED
Text published in the Official Journal
Regulatory statusAdoptedPublished
Aug 1, 2024MODIFIED
Regulation entered into force
Regulatory statusPublishedIn force

Editorial reconstruction based on fictional facts.

For technical teams

Structured changes for systems, automations, and agents

Query item-level history through the REST API or MCP. No reprocessing HTML, screenshots, or page diffs.

A data contract ready to integrate

The same typed feed serves custom integrations and AI agents.

Paginated item-level feed
Read changes across every source by cursor, time, and importance.
Before and after by attribute
Price and custom fields arrive with their type, previous value, and current value.
REST and MCP on the same model
Your system queries the API; agents use get_source_changes without losing context.

View API documentation Connect via MCP

RESTGET /v1/updates?importance=material

200 OK

{
  "data": [
    {
      "sourceName": "Acme Cloud (fictional)",
      "entryTitle": "Scale plan",
      "kind": "plan",
      "updateType": "modified",
      "importance": "material",
      "field": "price",
      "valueChange": {
        "type": "number",
        "previous": 49,
        "current": 59,
        "unit": "USD"
      },
      "priceDelta": 10
    },
    {
      "entryTitle": "Payments API",
      "kind": "documentation",
      "updateType": "modified",
      "importance": "critical",
      "field": "authentication",
      "valueChange": {
        "type": "string",
        "previous": "API key",
        "current": "OAuth 2.0"
      }
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "nextCursor": null,
    "hasMore": false
  }
}

The same feed is available through MCP

get_source_changes

Fictional example; the fields and envelope match the public API contract.

Anatomy of a change event

entryTitle: The resolved item — not the page. History attaches here.
updateType: new, modified, or removed. A removal is a signal too.
importance: critical, material, or minor, so you can filter noise server-side.
field: The named attribute that moved, derived from your monitoring prompt.
valueChange: Typed previous and current values, with unit where it applies.

Delivery

Six surfaces, one contract

Push to people, push to systems, or pull on demand. Agents read the same model through MCP.

Email
A digest per source, grouped by item and importance, plus instant alerts for the changes you chose.
Best for: Analysts and reviewers
Push
A notification on your phone or browser when a material change lands.
Best for: People on the move
Slack
A message per material change, in the channel that owns the source.
Best for: Teams that act the same day
Discord
The same message, posted through a channel webhook.
Best for: Communities and small teams
REST API
A cursor-paginated feed, filterable by time and importance.
Best for: Warehouses and automations
MCP
get_source_changes returns the same model to an agent.
Best for: Agentic workflows

Usage-based pricing

Pay for monitored volume. No monthly subscription.

One page read consumes 1 credit. Model your operation's monthly volume.

1 credit = 1 page read. A source whose items have their own pages reads up to pages per check.

Set cadence per source and focus volume where freshness is critical.

Top up credits on demand.

Start with free checks after verifying your email. Self-service purchase, with no contract or recurring plan.

Configure volume

Monitored sources

Frequency per source

Pages read per check

1 when the source's items have no pages of their own, up to 1 when they do.

This estimate uses a 30-day month. Actual usage depends on configured cadences, checks that run, and how many item pages each check follows.

Operational projection

Monthly volume and cost

Checks150

Page reads300

Projected cost—/mo

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