Persate user guide

Persate is a public-affairs intelligence platform for monitoring the Polish parliament. This guide explains how to operate every section of the application, end to end.

Guides

Getting started

How access to Persate works, from an invitation to the first session, and how to set up two-step verification.

Using Persate

The sidebar, header, global search, messages and settings shared across the platform.

Cockpit

The start screen: ranked developments from alerts, project stages and consultation positions in one view.

Advisor

Research across legislation, votes, recordings, Media, stakeholders and the organization's documents, with answers linked to their sources.

Tracker

Monitor legislation, people, institutions and topics with alerts, and review every match in one place.

Repository

Upload and share files, find and preview them, and organize them with Smart Folders.

Editor

Write articles with Advisor edits, fact and language checks, numbered sources and document history.

Legislation

Government drafts and their legislative journey, parliamentary questions, published acts and institution publications.

Recordings

Recordings of Sejm proceedings with transcripts, speakers, the official stenogram and analysis status.

Votes

Sejm and Senate votes, presidential decisions and Constitutional Tribunal cases.

Stakeholders

Institutions, parties and people: organization pages, person profiles, Sejm committees and connections.

Media

Public posts on X by tracked stakeholders, grouped into events, stories and topics.

Labs

Research tools built on a reviewed data release and assigned to selected organizations.

AI apps (MCP)

Connect ChatGPT, Claude and other MCP clients to Persate with a Persate account.

Account and settings

Personal settings, notifications, security, connected AI apps and the Sources catalogue.

Administration

For administrators: organization settings, members, access groups, usage and processing permissions.

Each documentation page provides a "View source on GitHub" link. Corrections and suggestions are welcome via pull request or issue.