Features built for causal network observability

MANTIS turns browser request traffic into a structured view of what fired, why it fired, who is behind it, and where privacy audit risk may need review.

Capture the browser session as it happens

Live network request capture, request details, headers, payload context, and a basic timeline give analysts a working view of page behavior without relying on flat screenshots.

Network request capture

Observe browser requests during page load and user interaction.

Request details

Inspect request metadata, domain context, headers, and classification evidence.

MANTIS request inspector with metadata, consent context and risk indicators using example fixture data
Request detail — metadata, consent context and risk indicators (fixture screenshot)

Reconstruct the initiator chain

MANTIS maps browser activity as a causal request flow, connecting requests back to scripts, initiators, tag behavior, and available stack traces.

Causal initiator tracking

Trace requests to the browser action, script, or prior request that initiated them.

Tree visualization

Read request behavior as a structured tree instead of a flat chronological log.

Tools view

Group activity by tool, vendor and purpose, review identification evidence, and drill into each tool’s requests.

Stack traces

Use available stack trace context to support deeper technical investigation.

Concept diagram with observed and inferred request relationships
Upstream/Downstream relationships — observed and inferred connections (concept illustration)
Concept diagram grouping known and unknown vendors and their requests
Vendor relationships — grouped evidence and uncertainty (concept illustration)

Classify vendors, products, and risk context

Structured enrichment helps analysts move from raw domains to vendor intelligence, product classification, legal category signals, and risk review cues.

Vendor and product identification

Map requests to known vendors and products where classification is available.

Legal category and risk classification

Surface privacy-relevant categories that support review, not legal certification.

Unknown pattern enrichment

Use scrubbed request signatures to classify unknown or ambiguous patterns.

Separate pre-consent activity from later behavior

Timeline and consent signal analysis help reviewers compare what happened before consent, after consent, and after specific interactions.

Timeline

Place request activity in sequence for page loads and interaction-driven events.

Consent signal detection

Inspect browser and CMP-related consent state where signals can be observed.

Pre-consent activity detection

Identify requests that may require closer review because they fired before consent.

Concept timeline showing network activity, lifecycle, dataLayer and consent updates
Timeline — network density, lifecycle events, consent signals, and interactions in sequence (concept illustration)
MANTIS consent event inspector showing observed denied states from example fixture data
Consent event (fixture screenshot)
MANTIS dataLayer purchase inspector showing a changed example product field
dataLayer event (fixture screenshot)

Move from review to documented evidence

Professional — Investigate includes 20 new audits per day, automatic enrichment without a daily cap, standard governance and notes, private definitions, JSON export/re-import and exports. Expert — Audit adds unlimited audits and manual AI enrichment, comparison, Word reports, personal templates and custom governance. Implemented local workflows are available across beta accounts, with daily limits on new audits for Explorer and Professional; manual AI requires Expert or Enterprise; managed assessments have no count quota. Open Help → Documentation in the MANTIS extension for the detailed feature guide. Explorer — Discover is $0 forever and includes 5 new audits per day. All plans include the full recorded timeline. An account is required for all tiers. Enterprise — Govern uses a custom contract and includes an OpenID Connect SSO pilot. Review workflow, team sharing and role-based access are planned. Crawling is not committed. See Pricing for daily audit allowances and capture safety limits.

JSON export/re-import

Save the current audit to a JSON file and load it into a separate capture tab.

Exports and reporting

Export request, tool and cookie data, capture snapshots, and Word privacy-assessment reports.

Governance workflows

Standardize team review with workspaces, approval workflow, audit trail, and templates.

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