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vera-rubin-bridge

v0.4.1

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WebRTC bridge for Vera Rubin Observatory Explorer telescope control and local AI analysis

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Readme

vera-rubin-bridge

WebRTC bridge for the Vera Rubin Observatory Explorer. It connects telescope control or local AI analysis to the web app with a pairing code. Works over any network; no port forwarding required.

Prerequisites

Node.js v17 or later is required.

  • macOS: brew install node (install Homebrew first if needed)
  • Windows / Linux: download from nodejs.org

Telescope quick start

npx vera-rubin-bridge@latest

A 10-character pairing code is displayed in the terminal. Enter it in the web app under Observe → Telescope Control → WebRTC Bridge.

Local AI quick start

Run this on the computer where Codex, Claude Code, or Gemini CLI is installed:

npx vera-rubin-bridge@latest --agent

A 10-character pairing code is displayed in the terminal. Enter it in the Vera app under Analyze → AI Analysis. Keep the terminal open while analysis is running.

Choose Codex, Claude, or Gemini in the Vera AI Analysis card before pairing. The terminal command does not need a provider flag for normal use.

Options

| Flag | Default | Description | |------|---------|-------------| | --port <n> | 32323 | ASCOM Alpaca port | | --stellarium <port> | — | Use Stellarium Remote Control instead of ASCOM | | --agent | — | Run local AI analysis bridge instead of telescope bridge | | --provider <codex\|claude\|gemini> | app choice | Optional fallback when the browser does not send a provider choice | | --model <name> | — | Optional model name passed to the local AI CLI | | --web-search | — | Advertise web search capability for local analysis |

Examples:

npx vera-rubin-bridge@latest --port 11111
npx vera-rubin-bridge@latest --stellarium 8090
npx vera-rubin-bridge@latest --agent
npx vera-rubin-bridge@latest --agent --model <model-name>

Supported backends

  • ASCOM Alpaca (default) — NINA, Sequence Generator Pro, any ASCOM-compatible software
  • Stellarium Remote Control — desktop planetarium with Remote Control plugin enabled
  • INDI via indi-alpaca bridge — StellarMate, Astroberry, Raspberry Pi setups

ASIair Pro/Plus: Does not support direct connection — use the Export Target → ASIair CSV export in the web app instead, then import in the ZWO ASIair app under Plan → Import.