Real-time anomaly detection for context data streams.
⚪ Concept · Monitoring & Response cluster · Part of Vela Tools
CENTAURUS is an idea — a concept-stage Vela Tool that hasn't started development yet. This repository exists to gather demand signals, use cases, and feedback from the community before any code is written.
If this tool would solve a problem you have, vote and share your use case at velacontext.com/vela-tools. Tools with the most demand get built next.
A sensor reading 250°C when it should be 25°C is a problem. So is a stuck value, a missing data point, a feed that's "live" but actually frozen. Detecting these anomalies usually means either dumb thresholds (which miss the subtle ones) or a custom ML pipeline (which most teams don't have).
CENTAURUS would be the anomaly detection layer for NGSI-LD streams: pre-trained baseline models, configurable rules, drift detection, and real-time alerts. Works with the data your platform already has — no separate ML infrastructure required.
- Pre-trained baselines — Anomaly detection without your own ML pipeline.
- Drift detection — Catch slow-burn problems thresholds miss.
- Real-time alerts — Feed events to AQUILA for orchestrated response.
Platform operators, data quality engineers, predictive maintenance teams.
⚪ Concept stage. No development yet.
This repository serves as the official home for the concept — README, license placeholder, and issue tracking are live. Source code, documentation, and releases follow only after demand justifies development.
To prioritize this tool above others in the Vela Tools roadmap, vote on the product page or share your use case.
→ Vote and share use case: velacontext.com/vela-tools → Email: info@velacontext.com — subject "CENTAURUS Use Case"
If built, CENTAURUS would integrate with the rest of the Vela suite as follows:
| For this | Use this |
|---|---|
| Anomaly detection on streams | CENTAURUS |
| Time-series for historical baselines | HOROLOGIUM |
| Event governance and escalation | AQUILA |
| Real-time context API | a Context Broker (protected by LIBRA) |
| Bulk re-ingestion when sensor batches drift | CORVUS |
When (and if) CENTAURUS is built, it will follow the same open-core model as other Vela Tools:
| Edition | What it is | Where |
|---|---|---|
| FOSS | Free, self-hosted, EUPL v1.2 | This repository (post-development) |
| Pro | Commercial license — advanced features, priority support, SLA | velacontext.com |
| Hub | Fully managed as part of Vela Context Data Hub | velacontext.com |
Final feature splits between FOSS and Pro will be announced ahead of development start.
In the concept stage, the most valuable contribution is demand signal:
- Vote for this tool at velacontext.com/vela-tools
- Share your use case — what would you build with CENTAURUS?
- Suggest improvements to the concept — open a feature request
When development begins, see CONTRIBUTING.md for the full code contribution process. All contributions will require a Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) sign-off (git commit -s).
- Issues: GitHub Issues — for concept feedback and use case discussions
- Discussions: GitHub Discussions
- Newsletter: velacontext.com/newsletter — get notified when development begins
- General contact: info@velacontext.com
- Security: security@velacontext.com (see SECURITY.md)
When built, CENTAURUS FOSS edition will be licensed under the European Union Public Licence v1.2 (EUPL-1.2) — an OSI-approved, EU-developed open-source license available in 23 EU languages.
CENTAURUS is part of Vela Tools — open-core infrastructure for the NGSI-LD ecosystem, built by SenLab d.o.o. in Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮.
Learn more at velacontext.com.