Frequently Asked Questions

World Monitor is a real-time global intelligence dashboard that provides AI-powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and infrastructure tracking in a unified situational awareness interface. It combines 500+ curated news feeds across 15 categories, dual map engines, financial tracking, and local AI capabilities into a single application.

World Monitor aggregates 500+ curated news feeds across 15 categories using AI algorithms that synthesize information into briefs. The system processes data from 65+ external providers and APIs, including geopolitical, financial, energy, climate, aviation, cyber, military, infrastructure, and news intelligence sources. The AI component can run locally using Ollama without requiring API keys.

World Monitor offers 6 different site variants built from a single codebase:

• World - General global intelligence dashboard
• Tech - Technology-focused news and analysis
• Finance - Financial markets and economic data
• Commodity - Commodity tracking and analysis
• Happy - Positive news and wellbeing content
• Energy - Energy sector monitoring and analysis

All variants share the same core infrastructure but display different content sets and visualizations optimized for their specific domains.

Yes, World Monitor offers a native desktop application built with Tauri 2 for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The desktop app provides a full-featured experience with offline capabilities and enhanced performance. You can download it from our website for your specific platform:

• Windows (.exe)
• macOS Apple Silicon
• macOS Intel
• Linux (.AppImage)

The desktop app uses a single binary that allows switching between different variants in-app.

The Country Instability Index (CII) is a server-authoritative stress scoring system that provides quantitative assessments of political, economic, and social stability for 31 Tier-1 countries. CII v8 uses multiple data sources including news sentiment analysis, economic indicators, geopolitical events, and social media trends to calculate risk scores. Higher scores indicate greater instability and potential for conflict or disruption.

Flight data is provided by Wingbits, an advanced ADS-B flight data solution. World Monitor integrates this data to provide real-time flight tracking, including commercial flights, cargo planes, and private aircraft. The system displays flight paths, status updates, and can be queried through the command interface using commands like `fly LON DXB` to get flight information between specific airports.

For the web application, World Monitor runs on all modern browsers with JavaScript enabled. For the desktop application:

• Windows: Windows 10 or later
• macOS: macOS 10.14 or later (Intel and Apple Silicon)
• Linux: Ubuntu 18.04 or later, 64-bit systems

The desktop app requires approximately 1GB of disk space and 4GB of RAM for optimal performance. For local AI processing, additional system resources may be needed depending on the model size.

We welcome contributions! You can contribute in several ways:

• Report bugs or suggest features through our GitHub issues
• Submit code changes by forking the repository and creating pull requests
• Help translate the interface to more languages
• Contribute to documentation and user guides
• Support the project through Ko-fi or other sponsorship options

See our contribution guidelines for detailed instructions on how to get started.

World Monitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0 for the source code. This means:

• Personal, research, and educational use is permitted under AGPL-3.0
• Self-hosted instances are allowed under AGPL-3.0
• Forking and modifying is permitted, with source sharing requirements
• Commercial use and SaaS are permitted under AGPL-3.0 when you comply with AGPL obligations
• Private-source proprietary use or official branding requires separate commercial licensing

We offer alternative commercial licensing options for teams that need non-AGPL terms. Contact us for more information about commercial licensing options.

World Monitor can be self-hosted using several methods:

• Vercel: Deploy as a Vercel Edge Function
• Docker: Use our Docker containers for easy deployment
• Static hosting: Generate static files for simple hosting
• Railway: Deploy using Railway's platform

Our self-hosting guide provides detailed instructions for each deployment method, including environment setup and configuration requirements.

Comprehensive documentation is available at docs.worldmonitor.app. The documentation includes:

• Complete feature documentation and explanations
• Technical architecture and system design
• Data sources and collection methods
• API reference and usage examples
• Deployment and configuration guides
• Contributing guidelines and development workflows
• Troubleshooting and FAQ sections

We also maintain a separate data sources catalog that lists all 65+ external providers and APIs integrated into the platform.