Changelog
Every update to Flarient, from the beginning. See what's new, improved, and changed.
- v1.1.7
YouTube Shorts pipeline — four daily videos and channel connection
- YouTube channel connected via OAuth for automated Shorts uploads.
- Video pipeline rebuilt for YouTube Shorts only — four videos per day at 02:00, 08:00, 14:00 and 20:00 UTC.
- Four daily Shorts from different sources: current space weather, space weather RSS, fact-check RSS and blog RSS.
- Shorts-optimised scripts at roughly 140 words for under 60 seconds of narration.
- CTR-focused titles and descriptions with source links and affiliate links where relevant.
- GitHub API 403 error fixed by adding a User-Agent header to all requests.
- YouTube Connect page removed now that the channel is connected.
- v1.1.6
AI and LLM readability — provenance model, public JSON API and llms.txt
- llms.txt published at flarient.com/llms.txt — a curated map of Flarient resources for ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity to discover and cite.
- robots.txt updated to explicitly allow OAI-SearchBot, Google-Extended, GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot for AI search and discovery.
- Standard data provenance model — every scientific observation now carries its source organisation, dataset, URL, observation timestamp, confidence level and status.
- Public cache-first JSON endpoint serving normalised space weather data with full provenance at zero LLM cost per request.
- Deterministic AI-readable summary on the homepage — a concise factual text summary of current space weather rendered from live data without any AI generation.
- Glossary published as a Schema.org DefinedTermSet — all 94 space weather terms with definitions and categories embedded as JSON-LD, making the glossary a machine-readable knowledge graph for AI citation.
- Chart-as-text descriptions added to key dashboard charts (Kp index, X-ray flux, Dst) — every chart now has a visually-hidden plain-text summary of its data series, trend and current value for screen readers and AI systems.
- Public JSON endpoint uses 60-second CDN caching and returns graceful error payloads instead of stack traces when upstream sources are unavailable.
- Canonical answer pages — definitive, evidence-backed answers to the eight most common space weather questions (Kp index, aurora, geomagnetic storms, solar flares, CMEs, Dst index, space weather, aurora visibility) with FAQPage and Article JSON-LD schema, source provenance per claim, and an index hub at /answers.
- Automated AI-readability test suite at /ai-readability-test — 15 automated checks across discovery (llms.txt, robots.txt), machine-readable data (public JSON endpoint, provenance), structured data (Dataset, DefinedTermSet, FAQPage, ItemList JSON-LD), AI-citable content (canonical answers, chart-as-text, AI-readable summary), and provenance modules, with a live pass/fail score.
- v1.1.5
Contextual intelligence, reliability UX and Space Weather Timeline
- Space Weather Timeline — horizontally navigable past ← now → future view of flares, CMEs, Kp, aurora windows and NEO flybys.
- ContextualMetric system — every metric now shows value, status, typical range, trend and related context instead of bare numbers.
- NEO contextual intelligence — lunar distance scale, size, speed, PHA designation and de-sensationalising context on every asteroid card.
- Observatory annotation engine — SDO and coronagraph imagery now show factual active-region and CME annotations linked to live events.
- Glossary tooltips exposed inline across all dashboard cards — tap any term (Bz, Kp, Dst, CME) for a definition without leaving the page.
- Unified failure-state UX — unavailable feeds show last-verified value, age and source instead of error codes or blank data.
- D-RAP card corrected — HF absorption now attributes GOES X-ray and proton flux, not Kp, per NOAA's model.
- Search expanded to index fact checks, glossary, briefings and changelog alongside posts, users, forums, articles and events.
- Global time preference (UTC / local / both) with hover-for-ISO on every timestamp.
- Semantic structured data (Schema.org Article, NewsArticle, Event, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList) expanded across all content types.
- v1.1.4
Aurora forecasting accuracy overhaul
- Unified aurora probability algorithm now uses magnetic latitude, OVATION power, solar wind and moon phase for hyper-realistic viewing scores.
- Aurora World Map longitude fix — NOAA OVATION data now renders correctly across both hemispheres instead of clipping the Americas off the edge.
- Aurora Go Score and Terminal impact panels now factor in real-time OVATION aurora probability rather than Kp alone.
- Aurora Forecast page now shows the live Aurora World Map at the top for instant global context.
- Aurora badge embed corrected to show OVATION probability as a percentage instead of gigawatts.
- Aurora Badges and Aurora Station GitHub repos updated with magnetic latitude algorithm and longitude normalisation.
- v1.1.3
Daily Space Podcast, Flarient Constellation & open-source GitHub projects
- Daily Space Podcast by Flarient — AI-generated space weather show hosted by Ollie, published daily at 07:00 UTC with weekly Sunday roundups and breaking specials for significant events.
- Podcast distributed via RSS to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube Music — hosted on GitHub Releases at zero cost.
- Flarient Constellation — GitHub-native space weather distribution network fetching NOAA and NASA data directly at zero cost.
- Flarient Event Ledger — public, versioned record of significant space weather events using Git history as a transparency layer.
- Open-source Space Calendar with auto-updating ICS subscription for meteor showers, eclipses and astronomical events.
- Flarient Aurora Badges — personalised aurora chance badges for cities worldwide, updated hourly and embeddable anywhere.
- Aurora Station — forkable personal aurora monitoring station with free alerts and a live dashboard.
- Space Weather Action — reusable GitHub Action for CI/CD space weather checks, gating deployments on geomagnetic storms and solar flares.
- Space Weather Forecast Benchmark — open benchmark comparing Human vs AI forecasting accuracy with a live leaderboard.
- Flarient Notebooks — reproducible Jupyter notebooks for space weather research using Flarient data and public NOAA/NASA APIs.
- YouTube channel added to the footer social links alongside Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Discord, Instagram and Telegram.
- Open-source transparency section on the Methodology page linking to the Event Ledger, Forecast Benchmark and Research Notebooks.
- Self-hosted alternatives section on the Widgets page linking to Aurora Station and Aurora Badges.
- Open-source infrastructure section on the About page linking to Flarient Constellation, Aurora Station and Space Weather Action.
- Developer integrations section on the API Docs page linking to Space Weather Action and Flarient Constellation.
- Reproduce the analysis section on the Research Wing page linking to Flarient Notebooks.
- Open-source benchmark link on the Human vs AI page connecting the comparison to its transparent methodology.
- v1.1.2
Fact Checker, Space Events section & Press Room citation capsules
- Fact Checker — AI-powered misinformation debunking with verdict stickers and full articles.
- Fact Checker claim submission, verdict labels (true, false, misleading, partly true, unverifiable) and source citations.
- Dedicated /space-events section with search, category filters, sorting, and event detail pages.
- In-depth event articles with background story, scientific explanation, cycle information, and viewing tips.
- Featured images and 'Explore More' cross-links on every space event detail page.
- Event-specific citation capsule on the Press Room with selectable event type for ready-made expert quotes.
- Breadcrumb navigation, countdown timer, and Add-to-Calendar button on space event pages.
- Previous/Next event navigation between space event detail pages.
- URL-persisted filters and 'Today' quick-filter on the Space Events index.
- Space Events added to the main navigation alongside the Space Calendar.
- RSS feeds for space events and fact checker articles.
- FlarientEvent records included in the search index.
- Space Events section added to the human-readable sitemap page.
- Event page comments section for community discussion.
- Internal auto-linker connects blog, fact-check, and archive content to relevant space event pages.
- Related Events and 'Mentioned in Articles' sections on event detail pages.
- More planetary events: Jupiter at opposition, Mars at opposition, Venus greatest elongations.
- Noctilucent cloud season, comet events, and ISS bright pass seasons added as astronomical events.
- Event titles use explicit dates instead of relative language like 'tonight' or 'tomorrow'.
- Forecast divergence events excluded from the Space Events section — they have their own pages.
- Press Room rearranged by importance with citation capsules moved up.
- Citation capsule text updated to 'Space intelligence and forecasting platform'.
- Astronomical event detection window increased to 90 days for full-season coverage.
- Space event sitemap entries include lastmod dates and news publication dates.
- Event schema with expires meta tag for past events past their 7-day SEO window.
- v1.1.1
Space Decision Intelligence — Impact Engine, widget overhaul and WordPress plugin
- Flarient Impact Engine translating raw space-weather data into asset-specific decision intelligence scores.
- Flarient Now executive summary card on the Terminal — solar, Earth, next event and your location at a glance.
- What Changed card showing diffs in space-weather conditions since your last visit.
- Sun → Earth Event Chain timeline tracing solar events from eruption through to ground-level impact.
- CME Arrival Uncertainty with 50% and 90% confidence ranges and a confidence meter.
- GNSS Trust Score (0–100) with per-application assessments for drone, RTK, agriculture, surveying and timing.
- Aurora Go Score (Go/Maybe/Marginal/No-Go) with moon phase, darkness and solar wind coupling factors.
- HF Route Intelligence with interactive band selector (80m–10m) and recommended band indicator inside radio asset cards.
- Orbital Weather scores for satellite assets — drag, radiation and GNSS with 24h/72h outlooks.
- Infrastructure Risk score for power grids, pipelines and railways with GIC exposure assessment.
- Radiation Environment assessment with context-specific exposure for aviation, polar routes and spaceflight.
- Asteroid Concern Score on the Near-Earth Objects page and individual asteroid detail pages.
- Why Explainer — every score includes expandable positive and negative contributing factors.
- Event Chain Card also available on the Geomagnetic Storm Tracker page.
- WordPress plugin enabling anyone to embed Flarient widgets on their WordPress site with a visual admin page.
- Widget embeds page overhauled with 27+ widgets, live previews, theme and size controls, and iframe, JavaScript and WordPress shortcode formats.
- All embeddable widgets now include (Live) and (Forecast) provenance labels with timestamps.
- Embed dark theme scoping ensures widget previews render correctly regardless of global site theme.
- ImpactPanel scores now include plain-English 'what this means' explanations for non-experts.
- Audience-specific widget landing pages for astronomy clubs, ham radio operators, educators and news sites.
- v1.1.0
My Flarient Terminal — personal space weather monitoring
- Personal Terminal translating live space weather into per-asset risk and opportunity status.
- 27 asset types covering locations, aurora trips, HF radio, drones, satellites, power grids, and more.
- Interactive map with click-to-add location and inline naming popover.
- Full-screen asset detail view with trend sparklines, status timeline, and community notes.
- 7-day probabilistic per-asset forecast modal.
- Searchable cross-asset Alert History log with category filtering.
- Per-asset ICS calendar export for aurora windows and CME arrivals.
- Smart alert batching with escalation, all-clear, and pre-event categorisation.
- Custom webhook delivery for Premium users.
- Historical data export (JSON & CSV) for Premium users.
- Public shareable terminal pages with custom URL slugs.
- Drag-to-reorder assets with category grouping.
- Quiet hours scheduling for non-critical alert suppression.
- Asset monitoring streaks with 👁️ tracking indicator.
- Live status colours update in real time from green (normal) to amber (watch) to red (critical).
- Premium tier includes unlimited monitored assets and custom thresholds.
- v1.0.9
Space Intelligence & Forecasting repositioning
- Homepage repositioned as 'Space Intelligence & Forecasting' with live Right Now status layer.
- Humans vs AI forecasting comparison module permanently on the homepage.
- Onboarding questionnaire captures user interests for new sign-ups.
- Aurora Trip Planner callout surfaced on the homepage.
- 'What does this mean?' Impact Decoder links on all major live data cards.
- DATA / AI / CROWD / FLARIENT provenance taxonomy with colour-coded badges.
- Provenance tags on Kp, Flare, Dst, Aurora, and Solar Wind cards.
- Global navigation compressed to five primary categories.
- UAP content separated into 'Beyond Space Weather' with distinct visual banner.
- Markets renamed to 'Forecast Markets' across the platform.
- Registration page rewritten with benefit-driven messaging.
- Per-page SEO metadata updated for homepage, About, UAP, and Human vs AI.
- Onboarding and auth pages excluded from search engine indexing.
- v1.0.8
Marketing machine, platform-specific social, and page improvements
- Social pipeline now posts to Telegram and Discord alongside Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
- Each platform gets its own tone of voice via a single LLM call returning platform-specific copy.
- Instagram A/B testing alternates image sources to track engagement.
- Instagram images now post permanently with media processing status checks before publish.
- Social Update workflow runs 8x daily with 15-minute staggers across all 5 platforms.
- Status page shows last incident banner and 30/90-day uptime percentages.
- Enterprise page adds use case examples and inline demo request form.
- Methodology page adds data source attribution table and last-updated date.
- Pricing FAQ expanded with billing, payment methods, and plan switching questions.
- Blog images use consistent 16:9 aspect ratios to fix stretching and cropping.
- About page founder bio streamlined with clean interview link section.
- v1.0.7
Space debris, alert precision & translation coverage
- Space Debris Tracker with top 100 tracked objects from CelesTrak.
- Space debris tracking merged into the Space Programs page.
- Premium custom alert thresholds for flare class, asteroid distance, and solar wind speed.
- Alert system respects each user's individual preferences.
- Ionosphere TEC map replaced with clean SVG visualisation.
- Translation coverage expanded to all pages (13 languages).
- SEO-friendly slug URLs for press briefings with NewsArticle JSON-LD.
- Apple Sign-In button follows Apple HIG styling.
- Glossary expanded with new categories and auto-linking component.
- Automated fact-checking blocks press briefings with source discrepancies.
- Automated SEO rank drop detection via Search Console.
- Forecast explanation engine generates plain-English reasoning.
- HubSpot CRM sync for journalist contacts.
- v1.0.6
Autonomous Newsroom Network
- Multi-channel publishing across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Discord, and Telegram.
- Telegram channel for real-time storm, flare, and aurora alerts.
- AI-generated Signal Cards for every published event.
- Press briefing pages with expert quotes and factuality breakdown.
- Journalist preference centre for topic-targeted press releases.
- Expert quote generation in three lengths (30, 75, 150 words).
- Factuality layer separating observed data from forecast.
- Daily Data of the Day with shareable visual cards.
- Weekly leaderboard and user milestone achievement cards.
- Daily AI briefing draws from 20+ source perspectives.
- Ionosphere monitor uses higher-contrast ESRI dark basemap.
- v1.0.5
Ionosphere, satellites & launch tracking
- Ionosphere Monitor with real-time global TEC map from NOAA GloTEC.
- Satellite Tracker with live ISS, Tiangong, and Hubble positions.
- Launch Schedule from Launch Library 2 with countdown timers.
- SatNOGS community telemetry integrated into Signal Network.
- TecCard shows observed NOAA data with OBSERVED badge.
- Interactive TEC grid map with 576 colour-coded grid points.
- CelesTrak integration with 8-second timeouts and ISS fallback.
- Launch Library 2 migrated to stable 2.3.0 endpoint.
- Data Source Health card shows only monitored feeds.
- British English across legal, FAQ, and changelog pages.
- v1.0.4
Unified prediction engine & AI analyst
- AI analyst predictions for every new forecast market at creation.
- Inline forecast modules on all observational pages.
- Post-forecast breakdown comparing your prediction to consensus.
- Three-line consensus display (Crowd, AI, Official).
- Leaderboard redesign with podium, tabs, and responsive rank card.
- Consensus engine with reputation-weighted expert consensus.
- Evergreen baseline markets ensure the Exchange always has questions.
- v1.0.3
Cosmetics, avatar frames & profile customisation
- Equippable animated avatar frames across the site.
- My Cosmetics section to browse, equip, and unequip items.
- Original option to revert any cosmetic slot to default.
- Instant equip updates across all avatars site-wide.
- Customise profile link and Orbit Shop quick-link card.
- Profile photo sync updates all existing posts instantly.
- Unified CosmeticAvatar component for consistent rendering.
- v1.0.2
Forecasting intelligence network
- Forecast Exchange with LMSR-powered prediction markets.
- PIQ points for expressing conviction (free, non-transferable).
- Orbit Credits for cosmetics and AI-generated gifts.
- Reputation system with Brier scoring and Flarient Rating tiers.
- Event Passport with calibration curves and rare-event badges.
- Prediction Duels for head-to-head forecasting challenges.
- Daily Forecast Set with curated questions.
- Research Wing with AI Review Panel and automated moderation.
- AI Bot Agents directory with scoped API credentials.
- Divergence Radar for human vs AI disagreement detection.
- Enterprise API for consensus intelligence and risk scores.
- Mission Exposure Twin for spacecraft risk timelines.
- Forecast Proof with cryptographic timestamp integrity.
- Consensus Intelligence embeddable widget.
- Methodology page documenting LMSR, scoring, and rating formulas.
- Daily digest email runs at 00:30 UTC with live-data fallback.
- Search includes forums, blog, and all content with date filters.
- Append-only PIQ and Orbit Credit ledgers with idempotency keys.
- v1.0.1
Community, messaging & profiles
- Direct messaging with real-time chat and conversation list.
- Auto-translate button on every received message.
- Chat privacy controls with minimum points or verified status.
- Profile photo upload with emoji avatar fallback.
- User reporting for spam, harassment, or inappropriate content.
- Follow/follower system with follower counts on profiles.
- Pinned posts on user profiles.
- Username/@handle system with profile URL and taggable handle.
- @mention tagging in posts and messages.
- Centralised profile privacy controls.
- A/B testing infrastructure for messaging feature.
- v1.0.0
Flarient launched
- Live space weather dashboard with Kp, solar wind, and magnetic field data.
- Aurora oval map with real-time Kp-driven visibility estimation.
- Daily AI-generated space weather briefing.
- Solar Observatory with GOES SUVI imagery and NASA DONKI feed.
- Storm page with geomagnetic storm tracking and G-scale reference.
- Aurora forecast with location-based hourly timeline.
- Near-Earth Objects page with NASA JPL CNEOS data.
- Daily archive with SEO-optimised articles.
- Storm Replay, Storm Compare, and Compare Two Days tools.
- Aurora Trip Planner with moon phase and cloud cover.
- Space Calendar for meteor showers, eclipses, and events.
- ISS live tracker with real-time orbital position.
- Blog with AI-assisted articles across space weather categories.
- Glossary of space weather terminology with search and quiz.
- Leaderboard with daily, weekly, and all-time points.
- Crews for coordinating aurora chases with GO/WAIT/ABORT polls.
- Signal Network community aurora observation map.
- Signal Observations for reporting aurora sightings with photos.
- Event Passport for personal space weather event history.
- Forecast League for predicting geomagnetic storms.
- Impact Decoder for personalised space weather impact analysis.
- Personalised Signals with aurora, solar, and radio thresholds.
- Telegram bot with Kp alerts, aurora windows, and daily digest.
- Discord webhook for free community alerts.
- Facebook Messenger storm alert bot.
- AI Agents for Solar Activity, Aurora Viewing, and Asteroid Tracking.
- Flarient Premium subscription with unlimited alerts and AI agents.
- Embeddable widgets for any website.
- Public API with documentation and rate limits.
- Weekly email digest of space weather highlights.
- Photo competition with community voting.
- Gallery of aurora and space weather photos.
- AuroraCam live aurora webcam gallery.
- UAP Records verified sighting database.
- Space Programs page with launch calendar and ISS crew tracking.
- Preparedness guide for space weather impacts.
- FAQ page with structured data for search rich snippets.
- Dashboard customiser to reorder and hide section groups.
- Multi-language support (13 languages with AI auto-translation).
- Light theme, high-contrast mode, and lite mode for low-bandwidth.
- Privacy Center with data export, deletion, and preference controls.
- Backend data aggregation pipeline with automated API fallbacks.
Flarient launched on 10 August 2026. This page is updated with every release.