Open-source tooling for FOIA request tracking, multi-jurisdiction comparison, response quality analysis, and publication of reusable civic datasets. Built to make public records work faster, more systematic, and more transparent.
What PRIS does
Track FOIA and public records requests across multiple jurisdictions from a single dashboard. Status, deadlines, follow-ups, and correspondence history in one place.
Compare response patterns across cities, counties, and state agencies. Identify which jurisdictions respond reliably, which stall, and what predicts success.
Analyze response quality: completeness, timeliness, redaction patterns, and fee structures. Surface systemic issues in how agencies handle public records law.
Publish cleaned, structured, and documented datasets from public records responses. Make every FOIA win a reusable civic asset rather than a one-off document dump.
Why it matters
But the current workflow is fragmented: spreadsheets for tracking, email for correspondence, PDFs for responses, and no systematic way to compare across jurisdictions or publish findings in reusable form. PRIS turns this ad-hoc process into an intelligence pipeline.
Who this serves
Roadmap
Recruiting 3–5 organizations to run PRIS against real FOIA workflows. Pilot partners shape the feature set, data model, and publishing pipeline. Commitments are lightweight — we just need real records to work with and honest feedback.
Build deployable request tracking with jurisdiction profiles, deadline management, correspondence threading, and status dashboards. Ship as self-hosted open-source stack.
Add structured response review: completeness scoring, redaction pattern detection, fee analysis, and automated comparison across jurisdictions by topic or agency type.
One-click publishing pipeline from FOIA response → cleaned dataset → public repository with documentation, license, and citation metadata. Make every request a durable public good.
Get involved
Tell us about your work with public records and we'll follow up. No sales pitch — just a conversation about whether PRIS fits your workflow.
We'll review your note and follow up within a few business days. If you'd prefer to email directly, reach us at info@civicoslabs.com.
Labs and Institute
CivicOS Labs, LLC is the commercial execution arm for products, publications, prototypes, and implementation work. CivicOS Institute is the nonprofit research and public-benefit organization. Labs work supports the broader CivicOS mission while keeping commercial activity distinct from nonprofit governance. Read the governance structure.
Questions?
We're happy to talk through the pilot over email. Write to us and we'll help you figure out if PRIS is right for your work.