Produce more publishable work
Descartes handles discovery, first-pass research and draft production so editors can concentrate on judgement, direction and quality.
AI newsroom operating system
Run a modern newsroom with AI — without giving up editorial control.
Descartes is an AI newsroom operating system for publishers. It discovers stories, researches them, prepares publication-ready drafts and manages the editorial workflow — while your editors retain the final decision on everything that goes live.
Create three sample articles. No publication setup required.
- 1. Choose a subject
- 2. Descartes creates three sample articles
- 3. Like them? Create a publisher and get 10 free credits
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More than an AI writing tool.
Most AI writing tools begin with a blank prompt. Descartes begins with a publication, an editorial remit and a commission. It behaves more like a newsroom than a chatbot: specialist AI services discover opportunities, research sources, evaluate stories, prepare drafts and pass work through editorial, safety and copyright controls before publication.
Generic AI writer
- Prompt in
- Text out
- Little workflow control
- Limited editorial governance
Descartes
- Publication-led commissioning
- Research and source discovery
- Editorial scoring and selection
- Safety and copyright review
- Human approval
- Publishing integration
- Audit trail
- Operational monitoring
More publishing capacity. The same editorial standards.
Keep editors in control
AI prepares and recommends. Human editors keep the final publishing decision.
Reduce repetitive newsroom work
Turn recurring research, commissioning, drafting and publishing into a repeatable workflow.
Build safeguards into the process
Safety and copyright review are part of the workflow, not an afterthought.
Run several publications from one platform
Separate publications, teams, permissions, content and integrations — managed through one publisher account.
Know what is happening
Monitor commissions, failures, integrations, usage, credits and operational health from the Studio.
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How it works
From commission to publication.
- 1
Set up your publication
Define its editorial mission, categories, audience and publishing integration.
- 2
Commission the newsroom
Choose the category, number of articles, geographic focus and freshness requirements.
- 3
Descartes discovers and researches
Specialist AI services search for relevant opportunities, assess material and gather what is needed to develop a story.
- 4
Stories are evaluated
Candidates are assessed for relevance, credibility, reader value and editorial suitability before they are developed.
- 5
Drafts pass through safeguards
Safety and copyright reviews are built into the workflow. Work that does not meet the standard is revised or rejected, not quietly published.
- 6
Editors remain in control
Human editors review the resulting work and decide what proceeds.
- 7
Publish and monitor
Approved work is prepared for Ghost, while Descartes records commission status, failures, retries, usage and publishing activity.
Safety, copyright and human control
AI production with editorial guardrails.
Descartes is designed for publishers who want the productivity of AI without surrendering editorial responsibility. Its reviews and controls are designed to reduce risk — final responsibility stays with your editors.
- Human approval remains part of the editorial model
- Safety review is applied at relevant content boundaries
- Copyright review can reject work or require remediation
- Failed or rejected work does not silently progress
- Versions and decisions are recorded
- Operational problems are surfaced, not hidden
Multi-publication and teams
One publisher. Multiple publications.
Operate several editorial brands from one publisher account while keeping their content, configuration and access separate. Access to one publication does not automatically open another publication's editorial workspace.
- Multiple publications under one publisher
- Publication-specific editorial configuration
- Separate Ghost connection per publication
- Publisher owners and administrators
- Publication-level editorial access
- Team invitations with role-based permissions
Publications produced with Descartes.
Two live publications run through the Descartes workflow — commissioned, reviewed by editors and published to their own sites.
From newsroom to publishing platform.
Descartes does not stop when the article is written. It manages the operational path from commission through publishing and tells you when something needs attention.
Ghost integration
Approved work is prepared as drafts in each publication's Ghost site.
Test Mode
Validate the full workflow without publishing anything and without using credits.
Failure visibility
Failed commissions are flagged clearly, with the reason recorded.
Safe retry
Retry only the parts that failed, without duplicating work that succeeded.
Integration health
Connection problems with publishing or research services are surfaced in the Studio.
Audit history
Commission status, decisions and administrative changes are recorded.
Pricing
Start with 10 free articles.
VAT is not currently charged.
Free trial
10 free article credits
- No time expiry
- No subscription required during the initial trial
- Test Mode does not use credits
- One delivered live article uses one article credit
- Failed or undelivered articles do not consume credits
Descartes Basic
£49per month
Launch price. Normal price £98 per month.
- The Descartes publishing platform
- Publication management
- Commissioning and editorial workflow
- Operations monitoring
- Team management
- Billing and credits
Once the 10 free credits are used, continued live commissioning needs an active Descartes Basic subscription plus article credits.
Article credits
£1.99per credit
- 19 credits£37.81
- 25 credits£49.75
- 50 credits£99.50
- 100 credits£199.00
Built for accountable publishing.
- Human editorial control
- Publication-scoped access
- Role-based permissions
- Safety review
- Copyright review
- Recorded commission history
- Operational monitoring
- Controlled publishing integrations
Build more publishing capacity without building a bigger newsroom.
Start with 10 free article credits and see how Descartes fits your editorial workflow.
No time limit on the initial 10 article credits.