{
  "schema_version": "2.0",
  "editor": "Hlido Editor",
  "editorial_method": "public-surface-tier-2+editorial-narrative-v2+claude-native",
  "methodology_version": "2026.05",
  "methodology_url": "https://hlido.eu/methodology/",
  "run_at": "2026-09-14T17:33:19.760Z",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "staleness_after": "2026-12-13",
  "review_age_days_at_publish": 0,
  "next_review_due_at": "2026-12-13",
  "signature_pending": true,
  "source": "session-editorial-enrich-v2-claude-native",
  "slug": "theloqua",
  "name": "Loqua",
  "agent_url": "https://theloqua.ai",
  "category": "Voice",
  "run_id": "run-theloqua-cf",
  "score": 72,
  "tier": "STEADY",
  "laddoo_score": 72,
  "hlido_opinion": {
    "headline": "Polished AI dictation for Mac and Windows — clear promise, thin verifiable surface.",
    "body": "Loqua turns speech into cleaned-up text anywhere a cursor blinks: a global shortcut, real-time filler-word removal, spoken-structure-to-formatting, plus a screenshot-answers mode. The pitch is concrete (220 wpm vs a 45 wpm keyboard, \"save 3 hours per day\") and the app-compatibility wall is long and specific. But the public surface gives an evaluator little to verify: our capture recorded one screenshot and no interactive elements the engine could exercise, the throughput and time-saved numbers are marketing figures with no method behind them, and the trial requires a download. The 14-day free trial is genuinely low-friction and the cross-app promise (terminal, Slack, IDE) matches how people actually work. Medium confidence: the claims are plausible and the presentation is professional, but almost everything measurable sits behind the installer.",
    "voice": "measured",
    "as_of": "2026-09-14",
    "editor_signature_pending": true
  },
  "tier_rationale": "STEADY (72) because the product promise is clear, the trial is accessible and the use-case is real — but the public surface is thin on verifiable evidence (one capture, no exercisable interactions, headline numbers stated without method), which holds both craft and grit at the band’s lower half until behaviour can be tested.",
  "what_it_does_well": [
    "Concrete, specific promise: global-shortcut dictation into any app, with real-time cleanup (captured)",
    "14-day free trial with a direct download — low-friction evaluation (captured)",
    "Names the exact apps it targets rather than claiming \"everywhere\" abstractly (captured)"
  ],
  "what_it_fails_at": [
    "Headline numbers (220 wpm, \"3 hours per day\") carry no stated method (captured)",
    "Public surface exposed nothing interactive for engine verification — 1 screenshot, 0 interactions (engine measurement)"
  ],
  "best_for": [
    "Writers, developers and support staff who talk faster than they type",
    "Mac/Windows users wanting dictation that lands directly in terminals, IDEs and chat apps"
  ],
  "not_recommended_for": [
    "Buyers needing verified accuracy/throughput data before rollout",
    "Linux users — not offered (captured platform list)"
  ],
  "red_flags": [],
  "compared_to": [],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://theloqua.ai"
  ],
  "agent_relevance": {
    "has_api": false,
    "has_cli": false,
    "has_mcp": false,
    "has_webhook": false,
    "has_sdk": false,
    "behavioral_testable": false,
    "agent_integration_path": "Desktop app with a global shortcut; no public API or agent-addressable surface found on the marketing site."
  },
  "checklist": [
    {
      "id": "homepage_loads",
      "pass": true,
      "required": true,
      "evidence": "1 screenshot captured, no blockers",
      "tested_at": "2026-09-14T17:33:19.760Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "primary_value_prop",
      "pass": true,
      "required": true,
      "evidence": "\"Turn speech into polished text… without leaving what you’re doing\"",
      "tested_at": "2026-09-14T17:33:19.760Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "trial_accessible",
      "pass": true,
      "required": false,
      "evidence": "14-day free trial via direct download",
      "tested_at": "2026-09-14T17:33:19.760Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "claims_method_stated",
      "pass": false,
      "required": false,
      "evidence": "220wpm / 3h-per-day figures stated without method",
      "tested_at": "2026-09-14T17:33:19.760Z"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Loqua — AI voice dictation for Mac/Windows: global shortcut into any app, real-time cleanup, screenshot answers. Clear promise and accessible trial; headline numbers unverified and little exercisable public surface. Tier-2 review; medium confidence."
}