# World Monitor

**Real-time global intelligence dashboard** — AI-powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and infrastructure tracking in a unified situational awareness interface.

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  <a href="https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/documentation"><strong>Documentation</strong></a> &nbsp;·&nbsp;
  <a href="https://github.com/koala73/worldmonitor/releases/latest"><strong>Releases</strong></a> &nbsp;·&nbsp;
  <a href="https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/contributing"><strong>Contributing</strong></a>
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![World Monitor Dashboard](docs/images/worldmonitor-7-mar-2026.jpg)

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## What It Does

- **500+ curated news feeds** across 15 categories, AI-synthesized into briefs
- **Dual map engine** — 3D globe (globe.gl) and WebGL flat map (deck.gl) with 45 data layers
- **Cross-stream correlation** — military, economic, disaster, and escalation signal convergence
- **Country Intelligence Index** — composite risk scoring across 12 signal categories
- **Finance radar** — 92 stock exchanges, commodities, crypto, and 7-signal market composite
- **Local AI** — run everything with Ollama, no API keys required
- **5 site variants** from a single codebase (world, tech, finance, commodity, happy)
- **Native desktop app** (Tauri 2) for macOS, Windows, and Linux
- **21 languages** with native-language feeds and RTL support

For the full feature list, architecture, data sources, and algorithms, see the **[documentation](https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/documentation)**.

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## Quick Start

```bash
git clone https://github.com/koala73/worldmonitor.git
cd worldmonitor
npm install
npm run dev
```

Open [localhost:5173](http://localhost:5173). No environment variables required for basic operation.

For variant-specific development:

```bash
npm run dev:tech       # tech.worldmonitor.app
npm run dev:finance    # finance.worldmonitor.app
npm run dev:commodity  # commodity.worldmonitor.app
npm run dev:happy      # happy.worldmonitor.app
```

See the **[self-hosting guide](https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/getting-started)** for deployment options (Vercel, Docker, static).

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## Tech Stack

| Category | Technologies |
|----------|-------------|
| **Frontend** | Vanilla TypeScript, Vite, globe.gl + Three.js, deck.gl + MapLibre GL |
| **Desktop** | Tauri 2 (Rust) with Node.js sidecar |
| **AI/ML** | Ollama / Groq / OpenRouter, Transformers.js (browser-side) |
| **API Contracts** | Protocol Buffers (92 protos, 22 services), sebuf HTTP annotations |
| **Deployment** | Vercel Edge Functions (60+), Railway relay, Tauri, PWA |
| **Caching** | Redis (Upstash), 3-tier cache, CDN, service worker |

Full stack details in the **[architecture docs](https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/architecture)**.

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## Data Sources

WorldMonitor aggregates 65+ external data sources across geopolitics, finance, energy, climate, aviation, cyber, military, infrastructure, and news intelligence. See the full [data sources catalog](https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/data-sources) for providers, feed tiers, and collection methods.

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## Contributing

Contributions welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.

```bash
npm run typecheck        # Type checking
npm run build:full       # Production build
```

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## License

**AGPL-3.0** for non-commercial use. **Commercial license** required for any commercial use.

| Use Case | Allowed? |
|----------|----------|
| Personal / research / educational | Yes |
| Self-hosted (non-commercial) | Yes, with attribution |
| Fork and modify (non-commercial) | Yes, share source under AGPL-3.0 |
| Commercial use / SaaS / rebranding | Requires commercial license |

See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for full terms. For commercial licensing, contact the maintainer.

Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Elie Habib. All rights reserved.

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## Author

**Elie Habib** — [GitHub](https://github.com/koala73)

## Contributors

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## Security Acknowledgments

We thank the following researchers for responsibly disclosing security issues:

- **Cody Richard** — Disclosed three security findings covering IPC command exposure, renderer-to-sidecar trust boundary analysis, and fetch patch credential injection architecture (2026)

See our [Security Policy](./SECURITY.md) for responsible disclosure guidelines.

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  <a href="https://finance.worldmonitor.app">finance.worldmonitor.app</a> &nbsp;·&nbsp;
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