Guide · Cross-trade
What field intelligence means in skilled trades
A practical definition of field intelligence and how it differs from generic search, documents, and unreviewed advice.
A working definition
Field intelligence is practical knowledge connected to the work, its source, and the context needed to use it responsibly. It includes the sequence, judgment, exceptions, and lessons that experienced people apply but that ordinary documentation may not capture.
Torch Labs develops infrastructure for capturing and organizing that knowledge. Jack is the field-mentor interface that helps a crew retrieve relevant material and see where the supporting information came from.
What makes it useful
A useful field-intelligence record is specific enough to retrieve, traceable enough to review, and bounded enough that a worker can recognize when another authority controls the decision.
- Clear trade, task, and site context
- Source and ownership information
- Review status and known limitations
- Links to related procedures or references
- A route for corrections and updates
What it does not replace
Field intelligence does not replace current codes, engineered documents, manufacturer instructions, approved site procedures, qualified supervision, safety programs, or professional judgment. Those authorities continue to govern the work.
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