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# Aurora

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## Profile

- Name: Aurora
- Slug: `aurora`
- Smol Launch page: [https://smollaunch.com/products/aurora](https://smollaunch.com/products/aurora)
- Markdown page: [https://smollaunch.com/products/aurora.md](https://smollaunch.com/products/aurora.md)
- Website: [https://fantasystudio.fantasy-labai.workers.dev/aurora/](https://fantasystudio.fantasy-labai.workers.dev/aurora/)
- Logo: [https://hel1.your-objectstorage.com/smollaunch-prod/erhpxcfma0z4zijatafadn3k06r8](https://hel1.your-objectstorage.com/smollaunch-prod/erhpxcfma0z4zijatafadn3k06r8)
- Tagline: Glass-box quantitative AI that runs locally.
- Maker: [Brandon Grutkowski](https://smollaunch.com/users/brandon_grutkowski)
- Pricing: Free
- Verification: Not currently badge-verified
- Profile data last updated: 2026-09-28T16:39:13Z

## Categories

- [AI & ML](https://smollaunch.com/categories/ai-ml)
- [SaaS & Tools](https://smollaunch.com/categories/saas-tools)
- [Analytics](https://smollaunch.com/categories/analytics)

## About

> Aurora is glass-box quantitative intelligence — local, open, and cited. It's the verification layer for serious quantitative work: for humans analyzing hard data, and for AI systems that can't afford to hallucinate.
> 
> Every AI today invents numbers on quantitative claims — bigger models and RAG don't fix it. Aurora is the structurally different fix: it computes and verifies instead of predicting. Drop in a dataset (CSV, Parquet, JSON, XLSX) and it runs 24+ research-grade methods — Isolation Forest, robust z-score, Granger causality, HMM regimes, SINDy physics discovery, Gaussian processes, persistent homology, and more. Every finding is a structured object with a method, severity, threshold, and a citation linking to the exact knowledge-bank entry behind it — real sources like Newton, Granger, NIST, and NOAA. No invented numbers, no invented papers. A live "0 fabricated" chip is the contractual signal that every claim traces to a computation.
> 
> Cloud LLMs guess. Aurora computes.
> 
> Aurora has two faces sharing one engine. Copilot is the local studio for analysts, quants, scientists, and engineers — six analytical lenses, a spacetime system graph, and phase-space projection for exploring findings visually. Cortex is the verification layer AI builders call so their agents stop hallucinating math — via a Python SDK, an MCP server (works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and custom agents), and Decision Contracts that fire webhooks or actions when findings match a condition. Every layer produces a portable, signable .aurora.json bundle with SHA-256 integrity and optional Ed25519 signing, so any result can be verified on another machine and audited for tampering.
> 
> Core principles: glass-box at every layer, local-first always (your data never leaves your machine — no telemetry, no phone-home), an honesty rule that renders uncertain findings as uncertain and discloses any skipped or sampled methods, and fully open source under Apache 2.0 — inspectable, forkable, free to use commercially.
> 
> A typical run finishes in about 14 seconds on consumer hardware, fully local after the initial knowledge-bank download. Built in the open by one person, with an honest changelog of what's solid and what's still rough.
> 
> GitHub: github.com/FantasyLab-ai/aurora · Site: fantasylab.ai

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is Aurora?

Glass-box quantitative AI that runs locally.

### Is Aurora free?

Yes — Aurora is free to use.

### Who made Aurora?

Aurora was built by Brandon Grutkowski. Glass-box quantitative AI that runs locally.

### What category does Aurora belong to?

Aurora is a AI & ML tool, listed and launched on Smol Launch.

### When did Aurora launch?

Aurora launched on Smol Launch the week of September 28, 2026. It has received 1 community vote so far.

## Public Activity

- Public launches: 1
- Community votes across public launches: 1
- Comments across public launches: 0
- Reviews: 0

## Launch History

| Launch period | Period status | Result | Votes | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Week of Sep 28, 2026](https://smollaunch.com/launches/2026-week-40) | Active | — | 4 | 0 |

## Reviews

No public reviews yet.

## Screenshots

![Aurora screenshot 1](https://hel1.your-objectstorage.com/smollaunch-prod/chjfb9yfj2fr8zrnzd1wnrd8rrw2)
![Aurora screenshot 2](https://hel1.your-objectstorage.com/smollaunch-prod/27g3gflzaswqhvbpfrn7rnspj6k5)
![Aurora screenshot 3](https://hel1.your-objectstorage.com/smollaunch-prod/3zkde2rk0ttkmzuzfsyzdbzzxkw9)
![Aurora screenshot 4](https://hel1.your-objectstorage.com/smollaunch-prod/na6ju6rnewemlp1y2dvije2kauol)

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