An overview of the Hydra platform and how to navigate it.
Getting Started
Hydra is a real-time military intelligence and OSINT tracking platform. It aggregates data from ten live sources — military aircraft transponders, naval vessel AIS, missile alerts, cyber threat feeds, social media OSINT, prediction markets, and more — and renders it all on an interactive 3D globe.
This guide walks through every feature of the site so you know exactly what you're looking at and how to use it.
Signing In
Hydra uses wallet-based authentication via Privy. There are no passwords or email signups — your Web3 wallet is your account.
- Click Sign In in the top-right corner
- Connect your wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, WalletConnect, etc.)
- Approve the signature request — this proves wallet ownership without spending gas
Once connected, your wallet address appears in the top-right user menu. Your display name defaults to a truncated wallet address, but you can set a custom callsign in Settings.
Main Navigation
The top navigation bar has five primary tabs:
| Tab | What It Does |
|---|---|
| TERMINAL | The main view — interactive 3D globe with all live data |
| FLOW | Network graph for correlating signals and market data |
| FEED | Full-page scrollable intelligence feed |
| TRACKER | Sortable data tables for aircraft, vessels, and satellites |
| ALERTS | Active signal monitoring and notification setup |
You also have access to Settings (gear icon) and Platform (for API keys and stream management) from the user menu.
First Things to Do
- Explore the Globe — drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, click any marker for details
- Toggle layers on — open Layer Controls (bottom-right) to enable aircraft, vessels, cyber arcs, and more
- Check the Feed — the right-side panel on the Terminal page shows live intelligence signals
- Set up notifications — go to the Alerts tab to configure Discord or Telegram alerts
- Run the tutorial — click the ? button in the top-right on the Terminal page for an interactive guided walkthrough
Data Sources
Hydra ingests from these sources in real time:
| Source | Data |
|---|---|
| ADS-B Exchange | Military & government aircraft positions |
| AIS Stream | Global vessel positions and status |
| Pikud HaOref | Israeli missile and rocket alerts |
| Polymarket | Geopolitical prediction market prices |
| X / Twitter | Social media OSINT posts |
| Telegram | Channel messages from OSINT sources |
| OTX AlienVault | Live cyber threat pulses and IOCs |
| AWC + OpenAIP | Airspace restrictions, SIGMETs, NOTAMs |
| USGS | Global earthquakes (magnitude 2.5+) |
| CelesTrak | Satellite orbital positions |
Signal Severity Levels
Across the platform, signals are tagged with a severity level that determines their color and priority:
| Severity | Color | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL | Red | Mass-casualty or strategic-level event |
| HIGH | Orange | Active event underway |
| MEDIUM | Yellow | Unusual pattern worth monitoring |
| LOW | Blue | Notable but routine activity |
| INFO | Gray | Informational, no immediate concern |
These severity levels are used throughout the feed, alerts, notification filters, and globe overlays.