6-K Filing Signal Schema

Source: autobound-6k bucket

Last validated: 2026-01-08

signal_type: 6k bucket: autobound-6k association: company description: Current event signals from foreign private issuers (international 8-K equivalent) refresh: monthly coverage: 12,500 companies

All 42 subtypes (validated against GCS)

subtypes:

Strategic

• acquisitionAnnounced
• acquisitionCompleted
• divestiture
• jointVenture
• partnershipAnnouncement
• productLaunch
• spinoff

Technology

• aiInvestment
• automationInvestment
• cloudInvestment
• cybersecurityInvestment
• dataInvestment
• digitalTransformation
• legacyModernization

Operations

• costReduction
• restructuring
• supplyChainDisruption

Financial

• capexIncrease
• debtRefinancing
• earningsRelease
• marginPressure
• restructuringCharge

Market

• competitorNamed
• internationalGrowth
• marketExpansion

Leadership (rich C-suite coverage)

• boardChange
• ceoChange
• cfoChange
• chroChange
• cioChange
• cmoChange
• cooChange
• croChange
• ctoChange
• founderDeparture
• generalCounselChange
• successionAnnouncement

Workforce

• layoffs

Risk

• auditIssue
• cybersecurityIncident
• litigationMaterial
• regulatoryInvestigation

Signal categories

categories:

• technology
• operations
• financial
• market
• strategic
• leadership
• workforce
• risk

All 37 fields (validated against GCS)

fields:

Core fields

• path: signal_id type: string (UUID) description: Unique identifier for this signal
• path: batch_id type: string description: Processing batch identifier
• path: signal_type type: string description: Always "6k"
• path: signal_subtype type: string description: Specific signal type (see subtypes list)
• path: signal_category type: string description: Category grouping
• path: detected_at type: string (ISO 8601) description: When signal was extracted
• path: association type: string description: Always "company"

Company object

• path: company.name type: string description: Company name
• path: company.domain type: string description: Company website domain
• path: company.ticker type: string description: Stock ticker symbol
• path: company.linkedin_url type: string (nullable) description: LinkedIn company URL
• path: company.industries type: array[string] description: Industry classifications
• path: company.country type: string description: Country code (e.g., "BR", "DE", "JP")
• path: company.employee_count_low type: integer description: Employee count (low estimate)
• path: company.employee_count_high type: integer description: Employee count (high estimate)
• path: company.description type: string description: Company description

Data object

• path: data.summary type: string description: Brief summary of the signal
• path: data.detail type: string description: Detailed explanation of the finding
• path: data.relevance type: float (0.0-1.0) description: Relevance score
• path: data.confidence type: string description: "Confidence level: high, medium, low"
• path: data.sentiment type: string description: "Sentiment: positive, negative, neutral"
• path: data.excerpts type: string description: Direct quote from the filing
• path: data.source_url type: string (URL) description: Link to SEC filing
• path: data.filing_date type: string description: Date of the filing
• path: data.technologies_mentioned type: array[string] description: Technologies referenced
• path: data.competitors_mentioned type: array[string] description: Named competitors
• path: data.vendors_mentioned type: array[string] description: Named vendors/partners
• path: data.regions_mentioned type: array[string] description: Geographic regions mentioned
• path: data.person_name type: string (nullable) description: Name of person (for leadership changes)
• path: data.person_title type: string (nullable) description: Title of person
• path: data.person_mention_type type: string (nullable) description: Type of mention (appointed, departed, etc.)
• path: data.filing_year type: integer description: Year of the filing
• path: data.sales_relevance type: string description: Sales opportunity context

Metrics object

• path: metrics.dollar_millions type: float (nullable) description: Dollar amount mentioned (in millions)
• path: metrics.dollar_context type: string (nullable) description: Context for the dollar amount
• path: metrics.pct type: float (nullable) description: Percentage mentioned
• path: metrics.pct_context type: string (nullable) description: Context for the percentage