Guide
Documentation & resources
Practical guides, legal resources, and tool documentation. Free. No paywall. No login required.
The Parents Guide
Understanding the System
How CPS investigations work, what triggers them, and what your rights are from the first contact.
The First 72 Hours
Critical steps to take immediately. What to document, who to contact, what not to say.
Evidence Collection
Building your evidence file. What courts accept, how to preserve metadata, chain of custody basics.
Reasonable Efforts
What agencies are legally required to do — and how to audit whether they actually did it.
Court Preparation
How hearings work. What to expect. How to organize your evidence for maximum impact.
Using AI Tools
How to use NORA-powered tools to analyze documents, build timelines, and stress-test your arguments.
The Parents Guide is being expanded from the original ParentsGuideCPS research. Additional chapters covering housing, employment, and police accountability are in development.
Technical Documentation
NORA Framework Spec
Complete technical white paper for the Nested Orchestration for Research Agents architecture.
API Reference
Endpoints, authentication, rate limits, and integration guides for partner organizations.
Contributor Guide
How to set up a development environment, coding standards, PR process, and testing requirements.
Deployment Guide
Self-hosted, hybrid, and cloud deployment topologies for running NORA infrastructure.