* fix(brief): unblock whyMatters analyst endpoint + add DIGEST_ONLY_USER filter Three changes, all operational for PR #3248's brief-why-matters feature. 1. middleware.ts PUBLIC_API_PATHS allowlist Railway logs post-#3248 merge showed every cron call to /api/internal/brief-why-matters returning 403 — middleware's "short UA" guard (~L183) rejects Node undici's default UA before the endpoint's own Bearer-auth runs. The feature never executed in prod; three-layer fallback silently shipped legacy Gemini output. Same class as /api/seed-contract-probe (2026-04-15). Endpoint still carries its own subtle-crypto HMAC auth, so bypassing the UA gate is safe. 2. Explicit UA on callAnalystWhyMatters fetch Defense-in-depth. Explicit 'worldmonitor-digest-notifications/1.0' keeps the endpoint reachable if PUBLIC_API_PATHS is ever refactored, and makes cron traffic distinguishable from ops curl in logs. 3. DIGEST_ONLY_USER=user_xxx filter Operator single-user test flag. Set on Railway to run compose + send for one user on the next tick (then unset) — validates new features end-to-end without fanning out. Empty/unset = normal fan-out. Applied right after rule fetch so both compose and dispatch paths respect it. Regression tests: 15 new cases in tests/middleware-bot-gate.test.mts pin every PUBLIC_API_PATHS entry against 3 triggers (empty/short/curl UA) plus a negative sibling-path suite so a future prefix-match refactor can't silently unblock /api/internal/. Tests: 6043 pass. typecheck + typecheck:api clean. biome: pre-existing main() complexity warning bumped 74→78 by the filter block (unchanged in character from pre-PR). * test(middleware): expand sibling-path negatives to cover all 3 trigger UAs Greptile flagged: `SIBLING_PATHS` was only tested with `EMPTY_UA`. Under the current middleware chain this is sufficient (sibling paths hit the short-UA OR BOT_UA 403 regardless), but it doesn't pin *which* guard fires. A future refactor that moves `PUBLIC_API_PATHS.has(path)` later in the chain could let a curl or undici UA pass on a sibling path without this suite failing. Fix: iterate the 3 sibling paths against all 3 trigger UAs (empty, short/undici, curl). Every combination must still 403 regardless of which guard catches it. 6 new test cases. Tests: 35 pass in the middleware-bot-gate suite (was 29).
World Monitor
Real-time global intelligence dashboard — AI-powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and infrastructure tracking in a unified situational awareness interface.
Documentation · Releases · Contributing
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.
Quick Start
git clone https://github.com/koala73/worldmonitor.git
cd worldmonitor
npm install
npm run dev
Open localhost:5173. No environment variables required for basic operation.
For variant-specific development:
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 for deployment options (Vercel, Docker, static).
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.
Flight Data
Flight data provided gracefully by Wingbits, the most advanced ADS-B flight data solution.
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 for providers, feed tiers, and collection methods.
Contributing
Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
npm run typecheck # Type checking
npm run build:full # Production build
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 for full terms. For commercial licensing, contact the maintainer.
Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Elie Habib. All rights reserved.
Author
Elie Habib — GitHub
Contributors
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 for responsible disclosure guidelines.
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