Your data joins the conversation

If your organization has Sidekick Build, you're already eligible, and you can start bringing your data into Sidekick whenever you're ready.

If you're not sure whether your subscription includes Sidekick Build, or you'd like to add it, reach out to your Customer Success Manager.

Your dataset should connect to a clear geography, such as county, city, ZIP code, census tract, or service area. Common examples include program results, evaluation files, survey responses, service counts, or state datasets.

Your data do not need to be perfect. This beta is about learning what data you want to use alongside our data, what Sidekick can help with today, and where the product roadmap needs to go next. 

Do not include personally identifiable information or protected health information in your submission.

Your data are handled with the same security and privacy standards that apply to all mySidewalk products. Your organization owns your data, and they are never used to train AI models. We share your data only with the service providers that host and power Sidekick, such as our cloud and AI providers, and none of them use your data for training.

The data you submit are used only to support your team's analysis. Once our team prepares them, they live in a Project in your organization's account, protected by the same encryption and access controls as everything else in mySidewalk.

During the beta, we may ask for your feedback on how the feature is working, and we'll use what we learn to improve it.

Please don't include personally identifiable information (PII) or protected health information (PHI) in your submission.

Pick a dataset, submit one file, and our team prepares your data and adds them to a Project in your account. You'll get an email when they're ready. See How it works above for each step, or watch the short how-to video to see how to find and submit your file.

Your data live in the Project our team adds them to. Open that Project, attach your dataset to your message in Sidekick, and use them with Ask or Build. During the beta, your data aren't added to your layer library or dashboards, but the charts, maps, and reports you create with them in Sidekick can be saved and shared like any other Sidekick work.

A person on our team prepares every file, so timing depends on the file and what it needs. We'll email you as soon as your data are ready, and we'll reach out sooner if we have questions.

We'll email you to explain what needs to change. Update the file and submit it again the same way. If your data aren't a fit for the beta, we'll explain why, and your Customer Success Manager can help you think through other options.

No. During the beta, your dataset reflects the file you submitted. If you have a new version or spot an error, reach out to your Customer Success Manager.

There's no additional cost. If your organization has Sidekick Build, the open beta is included in your current subscription. If you have questions about your current subscription or beta access, reach out to your Customer Success Manager, who can walk you through the details.

The open beta began in October and will run for a couple of months. During that time, we're building a self-serve way to bring your data into Sidekick, shaped by what we learn from your feedback. We'll share more as it gets closer.

The open beta works best when you have a near-term need, like an upcoming grant application, board report, scorecard, impact update, or public-facing deliverable, and a dataset connected to a clear geography such as county, city, ZIP code, census tract, or service area.

It also helps to have a team member who can submit the file, ask questions and build with the data in Sidekick, and share feedback with us along the way.

Sidekick is built specifically for civic teams who need to combine their own organizational data with trusted community context. Unlike generic AI tools, Sidekick understands which civic data sources to trust, how geography changes the meaning of data, and when a number needs a caveat. Business intelligence tools can store and chart your data, but they are not designed to understand community conditions or help you tell the story behind the numbers. Sidekick supports the full workflow from question to outcome, with traceable sources and human review at the center.