Scale Donovan

Enables public sector teams to build, customize, evaluate, and deploy specialized AI agents

Scale AI’s Donovan is an advanced AI tool designed specifically for U.S. government employees and military service members. It aims to enhance decision-making, uncover insights, and speed up conventional workflows to ensure mission success.

Donovan acts as an AI Digital Staff Officer for the defense and intelligence sectors by ingesting, synthesizing, and making sense of vast amounts of structured and unstructured data. The tool enables users to interact with and query data using simple natural language, facilitating a more intuitive and efficient analysis process. This encompasses the ability to ask unlimited queries, upload documents for analysis, and utilize pre-loaded open-source national security and government data sets — all within a secure deployment environment.

Beyond data ingestion and analysis, Donovan’s capabilities extend to summarizing information, translating uploaded documents, generating reports using a templated format, and optimizing prompt engineering practices. The tool is designed to be embedded into current workflows, thereby augmenting the analytical capabilities of analysts, operators, and decision-makers without replacing existing systems.

With partnerships across leading large language model providers, Scale Donovan is poised to deliver cutting-edge, mission-ready AI capabilities to U.S. Government networks and use cases.

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What are the key features? ✨

Agent Factory: no-code builder for creating and customizing AI agents with data connections, knowledge bases, model selection, instructions, and tool integrations
Test & Evaluate: module to compare model outputs and performance metrics focused on reliability, security, and DoD standards
Agent Arsenal: library of pre-built, vetted AI agents and applications designed for speed, accountability, and operational scale
Prebuilt Data Connectors: integrations for real-time intelligence sources like GDELT plus secure document handling via upload, cloud, or API
Model Agnostic Deployment: flexible hosting on classified, air-gapped, or GovCloud environments with traceable reasoning and fine-tuned models like Defense Llama

Who is it for? 🤔

This tool helps defense operators, intelligence analysts, mission planners, and other public sector professionals who process large volumes of structured and unstructured data in secure, high-stakes environments. It fits teams that need quick, reliable insights without extensive coding or long development timelines, especially those aligned with DoD priorities and classified workflows.

Examples of what you can use it for 💡

defense and intelligence operators: query vast unstructured datasets in natural language to gain synthesized, actionable insights rapidly
mission planners: create custom AI agents to analyze adversary information and accelerate operational planning cycles
analysts in classified settings: interact securely with sensitive documents and produce detailed reports without coding skills
government teams seeking AI tailoring: test, evaluate, and deploy mission-specific models aligned with DoD ethics and readiness
warfighters needing support: leverage role-specific AI for tasks like geospatial analysis or cyber evaluation in operational contexts

Pros & Cons ⚖️

Secure on classified networks
No-code agent building
Model choice flexibility
Clear reasoning traces

Restricted to verified gov users
Setup needed for optimal use

FAQs 💬

What is Scale Donovan?

Scale Donovan is a secure platform enabling defense and intelligence teams to build, customize, evaluate, and deploy specialized AI agents for mission workflows using no-code tools and compliant environments.

Who can use Donovan?

Primarily verified U.S. government employees, military personnel, and public sector organizations, with trials for eligible users.

Does it work on classified networks?

Yes, it supports classified, air-gapped, and unclassified GovCloud setups meeting DISA IL4 and FedRAMP High standards.

Is coding required?

No, Agent Factory offers a no-code interface for building and customizing agents.

What models are supported?

Model agnostic, including leading commercial models and fine-tuned ones like Defense Llama for defense tasks.

How secure is data handling?

Secure via local/cloud/API uploads, compliant environments, and built-in guardrails for classified use.

Can it connect to existing tools?

Yes, agents integrate with current systems and include prebuilt connectors like GDELT.

What is Agent Arsenal?

A library of discoverable, pre-built AI agents vetted for DoD ethics and operational readiness.

Does it show agent reasoning?

Yes, traceable reasoning details every step and resource used for transparency.

How does it differ from general AI tools?

It targets public sector missions with DoD-aligned security, speed, and customization rather than broad commercial applications.

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