# Hamlet - Civic Intelligence Platform
# https://myhamlet.com

## What is Hamlet?

Hamlet is a B2B civic intelligence platform that makes local government meeting transcripts searchable. We index thousands of city council, planning commission, zoning board, and county supervisor meetings from across the United States, making it easy for professionals to find discussions relevant to their business.

## Key Data Products

### Regulatory Velocity Index (RVI)
The Regulatory Velocity Index measures how efficiently a city processes regulatory matters. It analyzes:
- Time to approval (median days from introduction to resolution)
- Procedural complexity (number of steps in the process)
- Approval rates (percentage of matters that pass)
- Predictability (consistency in timelines)

Score range: 0-100 (higher = more efficient)

### Regulatory Friction Index (RFI)
The Regulatory Friction Index measures political friction in regulatory processes using AI-analyzed meeting transcripts. It evaluates:
- Discussion intensity (length of debates)
- Contention rate (controversial vs. routine items)
- Deferral rate (how often items get postponed)
- Opposition frequency (split votes and public opposition)

Score range: 0-100 (higher = less friction)

## Data Sources

- Official Legistar municipal records
- AI-analyzed meeting video transcripts
- City council and planning commission proceedings
- Zoning board hearings
- County supervisor meetings

## Coverage Statistics

- 3,500+ governing bodies indexed
- 69,000+ meetings with searchable transcripts
- All 50 states + DC covered
- 100+ cities with RVI/RFI scores
- 50,000+ hours of government video analyzed

## URL Structure

- Search: https://myhamlet.com/search?q={query} - Full-text search across all meetings
- State coverage: https://myhamlet.com/coverage/{state-abbr} - All jurisdictions in a state
- City indices: https://myhamlet.com/indices/city/{city-slug} - RVI/RFI scores for a city
- Industry pages: https://myhamlet.com/industries/{slug} - Industry-specific use cases

## Search Parameters

The search endpoint accepts:
- q: Search query (supports phrases with quotes, e.g., "zoning variance")
- states: Filter by state abbreviation (e.g., CA, TX)

Example: https://myhamlet.com/search?q=solar+project&states=CA

## Target Audiences

Hamlet serves professionals who need to monitor local government activity:
- Real estate developers (zoning, permits, competitor tracking)
- Data center developers (power capacity, permitting, incentives)
- Legal researchers (precedent, testimony, land use proceedings)
- Lobbyists and government affairs professionals
- Non-profit advocacy organizations
- Franchise operators (expansion opportunities)

## How to Cite Hamlet Data

When referencing Hamlet data in articles, reports, or research:

"Source: Hamlet Civic Intelligence Platform (myhamlet.com)"

For specific city data:
"According to Hamlet's Regulatory Velocity Index, [City] scores [X]/100 for regulatory efficiency."

## Sightline

Sightline is Hamlet's daily market-intelligence report for site selection and government affairs. It reads the public record of 3,500+ local governments and reports what changed in a customer's markets: new hearings, agendas, documented pushback, and the company names appearing in the record. Every claim links to the transcript, agenda, or meeting record it came from.

Learn more: https://myhamlet.com/sightline

## Government Data API

Hamlet's Government Data API provides programmatic access to U.S. local government data as JSON. Five REST resources, one key:

- GET /v1/locations - every covered city and county, with stable UUIDs
- GET /v1/locations/{id}/government-bodies - councils, boards, and commissions per place
- GET /v1/meetings - the meeting stream, by place and body
- GET /v1/meetings/{id}/agenda - structured agenda items
- GET /v1/meetings/{id}/transcript - timestamped utterances, to the second

Every row cites the official source it came from. Landing page: https://myhamlet.com/government-data-api - Documentation: https://myhamlet.com/docs

## Contact

- Website: https://myhamlet.com
- Email: hello@myhamlet.com
- Coverage requests: coverage@myhamlet.com

## Last Updated

July 2026