Complete Reference Guide

Orbyfy™ Earthflow 🌍

Cirra AI — Complete Capabilities

Everything Cirra can do — 23+ AI tools, 5+ channels, 70+ data sources, 9+ expert knowledge domains.

The definitive reference for every Cirra AI capability — parameters, outputs, examples, and thresholds.

23+

AI Tools

AI Channels

70+

Data Sources

Knowledge Domains

Channels

Talk to Cirra Anywhere

All channels have full feature parity. Cirra lives everywhere. Convenient communication channels.

Web

Earthflow platform with maps & charts

LIVE

Slack

Direct & channel messaging

LIVE

Microsoft Teams

Enterprise collaboration

LIVE

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LIVE

Signal

Secure mobile messaging

LIVE

The Toolkit

23 Agent Tools

Every tool Cirra uses — click any card to expand full parameters, outputs, data sources, and example prompts.

Site Intelligence & Resolution

🔍 Assess site Assessment

Comprehensive 6-domain site assessment with red flags, cost implications, and foundation recommendations.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Name of the solar site

Output

overallRating composite viability • redFlags[] ranked by severity • recommendations[] actionable mitigations • costImplications dollar impact • 6 domain assessments: geotechnical (bearing capacity, drainage, foundation type), topography (slope, aspect, tracker suitability), erosion (RUSLE, soil loss tons/acre/yr), hazards (hail, flood, seismic PGA), vegetation (tree cover %, clearing cost), infrastructure (transmission distance, gen-tie estimate)

Data Sources

Firestore 600+ fields DecisionSupportEngine

Example Prompts

Assess Kayenta Solar Farm
What are the risks at Solar Star?
Is Topaz buildable?
Evaluate this site for development
Run a full due diligence on Desert Sunlight
What are the geotechnical concerns at this location?

✅ Check data completeness Assessment

Validate data coverage across all 12 analysis modules (7 critical). Returns per-module status, field counts, and completeness percentage.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Name of the solar site

12 Modules Checked (7 Critical)

Critical: SSURGO Soil, GEE Satellite, Precipitation, Flood Risk, Seismic Hazard, RUSLE Erosion, KPI Synthesis
Optional: Atlas14/NREL, Wind Analysis, SMAP Moisture, MODIS ET, Hail Analysis

Completeness Thresholds

≥80%: Proceed with assessment • 50–79%: Warn, offer full analysis • <50%: Strongly recommend run_site_analysis first

Example Prompts

How complete is the data for Kayenta?
Do we have enough data to assess Solar Star?
What modules are missing?
Is the data complete enough for a bankability assessment?
Which critical modules need to be run?

🛰️ Run site analysis Assessment

Trigger full 12-module physics-based analysis pipeline. Generates 600+ fields and writes to Firestore. Takes 2–5 minutes.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Name for the site
latitude	number	Yes	Latitude (24–49 N for CONUS)
longitude	number	Yes	Longitude (-125 to -66 W)

12 Analysis Modules

SSURGO Soil (USDA) GEE Satellite Precipitation (PRISM+GridMET) Flood Risk (FEMA+GEE) Seismic (USGS) Wind (GridMET+ASCE7) SMAP Moisture (NASA) MODIS ET (NASA) Hail (NOAA SPC) Atlas14/NREL RUSLE Erosion KPI Synthesis

Output

field_count (600+) • modules_completed • kpi_count • duration_seconds • success_rate

Example Prompts

Analyze a new site at 34.8N, 118.4W called Solar Star
Run a full analysis for Kayenta
Add this location to the portfolio and analyze it
Analyze coordinates 35.37N, 120.06W as Topaz Solar
Rerun the analysis for Kayenta with updated data

📂 Get site data Assessment

Retrieve raw Firestore data across 15 categories — soil, topography, climate, flood, seismic, wind, vegetation, erosion, KPI, solar resource, and more.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Name of the solar site
fields	string[]	No	Specific field names
category	string	No	Data category filter (see below)

15 Data Categories

soil topography climate flood seismic wind vegetation erosion kpi solar_resource soil_moisture evapotranspiration hail satellite site_info all

Example Prompts

What's the bearing capacity at Kayenta?
Show me all soil data for Solar Star
Give me the raw KPI data
What's the slope and elevation?
Show me the flood risk data for Kayenta
What are the seismic parameters?

📍 Resolve site Resolution

Look up a site by name with Levenshtein fuzzy matching. Returns up to 3 matches with coordinates, viability, completeness, and satellite map preview.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Full or partial site name

Output

found boolean • match_count • sites[] with lat/lng, state, viability, bankability grade, risk cost, completeness %, satellite map preview • confidence match level

Example Prompts

Find Solar Star
Look up Kayenta
Which site matches 'Topaz'?
Do we have a site called Copper Mountain?
Show me the satellite preview for Kayenta

🌐 Geocode location Resolution

Convert any location description into geographic coordinates via Mapbox Geocoding v5. Up to 3 candidates with CONUS bounds filtering.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
location	string	Yes	City, address, or landmark

Output

candidates[] lat/lng, place name, state, relevance score • conus_candidates count within CONUS (24–49N, -125 to -66W)

Example Prompts

Geocode near Bakersfield CA
Where is Kayenta, Arizona?
I want to analyze a site near Phoenix
Geocode 123 Main St, Phoenix AZ
Find the coordinates for Mojave Desert area

☀️ Get solar resource Assessment

Solar irradiance and performance data from NREL Solar Resource API and PVWatts v8. GHI, DNI, DHI, capacity factor, energy yield, and 25-year degradation-adjusted production.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Name of the solar site

Output

GHI Global Horizontal Irradiance (annual + monthly) • DNI Direct Normal Irradiance • DHI Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance • capacityFactor PVWatts-based • energyYield kWh/kWp/year • performanceRatio • peakSunHours • 25yr_production degradation-adjusted • resourceClassification Excellent/Good/Moderate/Fair/Poor

Data Sources

NREL Solar Resource API PVWatts v8

Example Prompts

What's the solar resource at Kayenta?
How much energy will Solar Star produce?
What's the GHI and DNI for this site?
What's the capacity factor at Topaz?
Is the solar resource excellent or just good here?
How many peak sun hours does this location get?

🔥 Assess fire risk Assessment

Comprehensive surface wildfire and peat/subsurface smoldering fire analysis. KBDI drought index, fuel load, spread rates, and mitigation strategies with cost estimates.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	No	Solar site name
latitude	number	No	Latitude (if no site_name)
longitude	number	No	Longitude (if no site_name)

Output

Surface Fire — risk score, fuel load, spread rate estimate
Peat Fire — peat classification (Fibric/Hemic/Sapric), organic matter %, estimated depth, subsurface moisture, moisture deficit score, KBDI, smoldering ignition risk, spread rate (cm/hr), burn depth, days to extinguish, detection difficulty
Combined — overall fire risk score and level
Mitigation — strategies, monitoring requirements, cost/acre, insurance surcharge %, construction delay days, seasonal restrictions

Data Sources

Cloud Run Analytics SSURGO Soil Data KBDI Drought Index

Example Prompts

What's the fire risk at Kayenta?
Is there peat fire danger at this site?
Assess wildfire risk for Solar Star
What fire mitigation measures are needed?
Is the soil combustible at this location?

Detection & Monitoring

📡 Detect solar infrastructure Detection

Multi-source solar panel and infrastructure detection on satellite imagery. Coordinate mode uses 3 Earthflow sources; image mode accepts user-uploaded photos for Gemini segmentation.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	No	Solar site name (looks up coords)
latitude	number	No	Latitude (if no site_name)
longitude	number	No	Longitude (if no site_name)
source	string	No	extents / high-res / low-res / all
image_url	string	No	URL for Image Mode
segment_classes	string[]	No	Classes to detect

3 Detection Sources

Extents — Microsoft U-Net, 4.7m res, Sentinel-2 tile, solar farm boundaries
High-Res — Gemini 2.5 Flash + Mapbox, ~1m res, panels/substations/inverters
Low-Res — Gemini 2.5 Flash + Sentinel-2, 10m res, ~6.4km area coverage

Example Prompts

Detect solar panels at Solar Star
Find all infrastructure at 34.8N, 118.4W
Segment this satellite image for solar panels
Map the solar farm boundaries at Topaz
Show me an annotated image of the detection results
Run all three detection sources on this site

🏗️ Monitor construction progress Detection

Detect construction changes between two dates using Sentinel-2 NDVI change analysis. Shows vegetation clearing, panel installation, and road construction.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	No	Solar site name
baseline_date	string	Yes	Baseline date (YYYY-MM-DD)
current_date	string	Yes	Comparison date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Output

baseline • current NDVI statistics • changes vegetation loss %, construction indicators • progress construction assessment

Example Prompts

What's changed at Solar Star since January 2024?
Show construction progress from 2024-01 to 2025-12
Compare before and after for Kayenta
Has vegetation been cleared at this site since last year?
Track construction activity from March to December 2025

🗺️ Run grid analysis Detection

Cell-by-cell spatial suitability analysis. Divides site into a grid (25, 100, or 625 cells) to identify optimal panel placement zones.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Name of the solar site
grid_size	number	No	5 (25 cells), 10 (100, default), 25 (625)

Output

cellCount • averageDataQuality • results[] per-cell viability, cost, risk factors • analysisId

Example Prompts

Run a grid analysis for Kayenta
Where should we place panels at Solar Star?
Show me a heatmap of site suitability
Analyze the spatial variation across the site
Use a 25x25 grid for more detail

Vegetation & Compliance

🌿 Analyze vegetation Vegetation

NDVI, EVI, SAVI, NDWI vegetation indices with health scoring. Full RUSLE erosion breakdown, clearing costs, and optional 12-month temporal trends.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	No	Solar site name
latitude	number	No	Latitude
longitude	number	No	Longitude
include_temporal	boolean	No	Include 12-month NDVI trend

RUSLE Erosion Output

R-factor (rainfall erosivity) • K-factor (soil erodibility) • LS-factor (slope/length) • C-factor (cover — construction & operational) • P-factor (support practice) • Construction & operational soil loss (tons/acre/yr) • BMP improvement potential

Example Prompts

How healthy is the vegetation at Kayenta?
What's the erosion risk?
Show me the 12-month vegetation trend
What's the NDVI for Solar Star?
Give me the full RUSLE breakdown
What vegetation clearing will be needed?

🌱 Classify vegetation types Vegetation

Gemini 2.5 Flash visual analysis + Sentinel-2 spectral red-edge classification. C3/C4 grass ID, species list, and invasive risk.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	No	Solar site name
latitude	number	No	Latitude
longitude	number	No	Longitude

Spectral Analysis

Red Edge Position (REP) — chlorophyll indicator • MTCI (MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index) • C3 cool-season vs C4 warm-season grass via red-edge • Land cover distribution: tree, shrub, grass, bare soil, cultivated, wetland • Invasive species risk rating

Data Sources

Gemini Visual AI Sentinel-2 Red Edge B5/B6/B7

Example Prompts

What vegetation is growing at Kayenta?
What grass types are at Solar Star?
Is there invasive species risk?
Identify the vegetation species
Is there C3 or C4 grass at this location?

📋 Get vegetation compliance Compliance

Permits with expiration tracking, defined zones (clearing, protection, buffer, restoration), seeding plans with species and costs, NDVI monitoring trends.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Solar site name
category	string	No	all / permits / zones / seeding_plans / monitoring

4 Categories

permits[] active permits, expiration flags • zones[] by type with acreage • seeding_plans[] species, seed rates, cost estimates • monitoring NDVI trend (increasing/stable/decreasing), 12-month snapshots

Example Prompts

Are permits current for Kayenta?
What vegetation zones are defined?
Show me the seeding plan
What's the NDVI monitoring trend?
Are any permits about to expire?

Financial & Predictive

💵 Calculate development cost Financial

EPC-grade 8-category itemized cost model. All costs data-driven from site conditions. Returns total, $/acre, $/MW, $/watt.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Solar site name
cost_assumptions	object	No	Override defaults (module_cost_per_mw, inverter_cost_per_mw, tracker_cost_per_mw, itc_rate, etc.)

8 Cost Categories

1. Equipment (PV, inverters, trackers) • 2. Balance of System (foundation, grading, roads, fencing) • 3. Site Preparation (clearing, erosion control) • 4. Interconnection (gen-tie at $1M/km) • 5. Labor (prevailing wage, weather buffer) • 6. Soft Costs (engineering 4%, permitting, legal) • 7. Developer/Contractor (OH&P, contingency) • 8. Financing (construction interest, ITC -30%)

Key Data Drivers

SSURGO_Bearing_Capacity_ksf → foundation type • GEE_SRTM_Slope_Degrees → grading cost • KPI_Nearest_Transmission_Distance_km → gen-tie • GEE_Hansen_Tree_Cover_Percent → clearing cost • Enhanced_Seismic_Design_Category → seismic uplift

Example Prompts

How much would it cost to develop Kayenta?
Give me an EPC cost breakdown for Solar Star
What if module prices drop to $250K/MW?
What are the top cost drivers?
Compare development costs for Kayenta vs Solar Star
What if we use helical piles instead of driven?

🔮 Get predictive insights Financial

5 analysis modes — comprehensive, financial forecast, sensitivity, risk evolution, portfolio optimization. NPV, IRR, LCOE, DSCR, cash flows.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_names	string[]	No	Sites to analyze
prediction_type	string	No	comprehensive / financial_forecast / sensitivity_analysis / risk_evolution / portfolio_optimization
time_horizon	number	No	Years (default 5, max 25)
investment_budget	number	No	Budget in USD
market_assumptions	object	No	energy_price_kwh, discount_rate, degradation_rate, itc_rate, etc.

Key Metrics

NPV 25-year DCF • IRR bisection method • LCOE $/MWh with ITC • DSCR ≥1.4 bankable, 1.2–1.4 adequate, <1.2 concerning • Cost/Watt capex / capacity

Example Prompts

What's the NPV and IRR for Kayenta?
Run a sensitivity analysis on energy prices
How should I allocate a $50M budget across the portfolio?
What if I use a 10% discount rate instead?
Give me the LCOE for the top 5 sites
What are the long-term risk trends?

📝 Evaluate EPC bid Financial

Comprehensive 20-category EPC Bid Evaluation Matrix with weighted composite score (0–100), traffic-light ratings, ~75 subcategory metrics, red flags, cost impact, and Go/No-Go recommendation.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Solar site name
project_size_mw	number	No	Expected project size in MW (overrides Firestore capacity if provided)

20 Evaluation Categories

Geotechnical & Soil • Seismic & Structural • Grid Interconnection • Environmental & Permitting • Financial Viability & Insurance • Solar Resource & Energy Yield • Topography & Terrain • Erosion & Stormwater • Hydrology & Flood Risk • Natural Hazards • Climate & Weather • Vegetation & Land Cover • Construction Feasibility • Operations & Maintenance • Precipitation & Drainage • Soil Moisture & Groundwater • Evapotranspiration & Water Balance • Site Access & Logistics • Regulatory & Compliance • Risk Aggregation & Decision Support

Output

compositeScore (0–100) weighted EPC Bid Readiness • Per-category scores with traffic-light ratings (Favorable/Acceptable/Marginal/Unfavorable) • redFlags[] • costImpact per category • recommendation Go/No-Go/Conditional • topRiskDrivers[] • topCostDrivers[] • Total development cost range (low/mid/high $/MW)

Example Prompts

Evaluate the EPC bid for Kayenta
Run an EPC assessment for Solar Star
Is this site ready for procurement?
What's the bid readiness score for Topaz?
EPC bid evaluation for a 200MW project at Desert Sunlight
What are the top cost drivers for an EPC bid?

Weather & Construction

⛅ Get weather Weather

3 cross-referenced weather sources with confidence scoring. Current conditions, 48-hour hourly, and 7-day daily forecasts.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	No	Solar site name
latitude	number	No	Latitude
longitude	number	No	Longitude

Data Sources

Tomorrow.io NOAA NWS OpenWeather

Output

current temp, humidity, wind, UV, precip, visibility, cloud cover • hourly[] 48-hour • daily[] 7-day with cross-source confidence

Example Prompts

What's the weather at Kayenta?
Will it rain at Solar Star this week?
Current conditions at 34.8N, 118.4W
Is there a storm coming to Solar Star?
What's the UV index at Kayenta right now?

🌧️ Get construction forecast Construction

7-day construction risk forecast with activity-specific safety scoring for 6 activities. Daily risk scores 0–100 with optimal work windows.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	No	Solar site name
activity	string	No	all / general_construction / crane_operations / panel_installation / electrical_work / concrete_work / earthwork

6 Activities & Thresholds

General Construction: max 30mph, 20–100F • Crane Ops: max 15mph, min vis 0.5mi • Panel Install: max 20mph, 20–95F • Electrical: max 30mph, max 85% humidity • Concrete: max 20mph, 40–90F • Earthwork: max 25mph, 32–100F

Risk Scoring

0–20: Optimal • 21–45: Caution • 46–70: High Risk • 71–100: No Work

Example Prompts

Can we pour concrete at Kayenta this week?
When is it safe to do crane operations?
Optimal work windows for panel installation?
What's the construction forecast for Solar Star?
Best days for earthwork this week?

Reporting & Portfolio

📊 Generate report Reports

Professional inline markdown reports. 6 types from executive summary to full combined report.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Solar site name
report_type	string	Yes	See types below

6 Report Types

executive_summary ~200 words • geotechnical ~400 words • risk_assessment ~400 words • construction_readiness ~400 words • bid_support ~400 words • full ~1,500 words

Example Prompts

Generate an executive summary for Kayenta
Construction readiness report for Solar Star
Give me a risk assessment report
Bid support report for Topaz
Generate the full combined report

📄 Generate PDF report Reports

Branded PDF with Orbyfy cover page and satellite imagery. Uploads to Firebase Storage with 7-day signed download URL.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_name	string	Yes	Solar site name
report_type	string	No	full (default) / executive / geotechnical / environmental

4 PDF Types

full 20–30 pages, all 12 modules • executive 3–4 pages, summary + KPIs • geotechnical 8–10 pages • environmental 8–10 pages

Output

downloadUrl signed URL (7-day) • pageCount • fieldCount • fileSize

Example Prompts

Generate a PDF report for Kayenta
I need a downloadable executive summary
Send me the full geotechnical report as PDF
Environmental PDF report for Solar Star
Download the full 30-page report

🔎 Search portfolio Portfolio

Search and filter the 1,200+ site solar portfolio by state, viability, risk cost, and custom sorting.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
state	string	No	US state filter
min_viability	number	No	Minimum viability (0–100)
max_risk_cost	number	No	Maximum risk cost ($)
sort_by	string	No	Field to sort by
limit	number	No	Max results (default 10)

Example Prompts

Show me the top 10 sites in California
Find sites with viability above 80
Which sites have the lowest risk cost?
List all sites in Texas sorted by bankability
Show me sites with risk cost under $50K/MW

⚖️ Compare sites Portfolio

Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 sites across 12 metrics with winner identification per metric.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Req	Description
site_names	string[]	Yes	2–5 site names to compare

12 Comparison Metrics

Viability Score • Total Risk Cost • Bankability Grade • Construction Complexity • Bearing Capacity (ksf) • Slope (degrees) • Flood Risk • Seismic Risk (PGA) • Erosion Rate • Tree Cover (%) • Transmission Distance (km) • Elevation (m)

Example Prompts

Compare Solar Star vs Topaz vs Desert Sunlight
Which is better: Topaz or Desert Sunlight?
Compare Kayenta and Solar Star
Compare the top 3 California sites
Which has better bearing capacity: Topaz or Desert Sunlight?

Workflows

8 Intelligent Workflow Chains

Cirra automatically chains tools together based on your intent. Say the trigger phrase and Cirra handles the rest.

Full Due Diligence

Complete assessment with data quality check, evaluation, cost estimation, and report generation.

resolve_site → check_data_completeness → [run_site_analysis] → assess_site → calculate_development_cost → generate_report(full)

Trigger: "Full due diligence", "Complete assessment"

Buildability Assessment

Quick buildability check with viability score, top 3 risks, estimated cost, and go/no-go recommendation.

resolve_site → check_data_completeness → assess_site → calculate_development_cost → synthesis

Trigger: "Is this site buildable?", "Should we develop this?"

Site Comparison

Side-by-side multi-site evaluation with winner recommendation.

resolve_site (each) → assess_site (each) → compare_sites

Trigger: "Compare these sites", "Which site is better?"

Environmental Risk

Deep environmental analysis — erosion, flood, seismic, vegetation, habitat, compliance.

resolve_site → check_data_completeness → assess_site → analyze_vegetation → get_vegetation_compliance

Trigger: "What's the environmental risk?", "Environmental assessment"

Construction Readiness

7-day forecast, optimal work windows, weather constraints, BMP status, permits.

resolve_site → assess_site → get_construction_forecast(all) → generate_report(construction_readiness)

Trigger: "Construction readiness", "When can we break ground?"

Vegetation Compliance

Permit status, zone summary, NDVI health, erosion risk, and recommendations.

resolve_site → get_vegetation_compliance(all) → analyze_vegetation

Trigger: "Environmental compliance", "Vegetation compliance status"

Analyze a New Site

Add and analyze a brand new location not yet in the portfolio. 2–5 minute physics pipeline.

geocode_location → confirm → run_site_analysis → assess_site → calculate_development_cost

Trigger: "Analyze a new site", "Add [location] to portfolio"

Report Generation

Generate branded PDF with automatic data completeness check. Runs analysis if needed.

resolve_site → check_data_completeness → [run_site_analysis if <80%] → generate_pdf_report → download URL

Trigger: "Generate a report", "I need a PDF"

Knowledge

9 Expert Domains

Deep domain expertise across engineering, regulatory, and financial disciplines.

🏗️

Erosion Engineering

RUSLE methodology, soil loss calculations, sediment transport, BMP effectiveness. T-values, R/K/LS/C/P factors, construction vs operational erosion rates, regional data.

🌊

Flood Risk

FEMA flood zones (A/AE/AH/AO/V/X), base flood elevation, floodplain analysis, NFIP insurance requirements, TWI analysis, solar-specific mitigation strategies.

🔴

Seismic Hazard

ASCE 7-22 compliance, NEHRP site classification, PGA thresholds, spectral acceleration, tracker structural requirements, foundation depth by SDC.

⛏️

Geotechnical

Bearing capacity by soil type, foundation types (driven pile, helical, surface), soil classification, shrink-swell potential, corrosion, drainage properties.

🌿

Vegetation & Habitat

NDVI interpretation, habitat assessment, ESA Section 7 compliance, wetland delineation (3-parameter approach), clearing methods, habitat buffers, invasive species.

☀️

Solar Engineering

Hail resistance (IEC 61215), tracker wind stow, panel degradation by climate, temperature coefficients, DC/AC ratio optimization, module testing standards.

📜

Regulatory

NEPA (CE/EA/EIS), ESA, Section 106 (NHPA), CWA §404, IRA tax credits (up to 70% stackable), state environmental review for 15+ states.

💰

Financial

LCOE modeling, IRR analysis, tax credits (IRA), insurance multipliers, bankability grades (AAA–C), cost benchmarks ($0.85–$1.30/W), interconnection costing.

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Industry Benchmarks

70% project failure rate, development timelines by state, 2,600 GW interconnection queue, land lease rates, O&M costs, cost overrun statistics.

Data

Unmatched Data Coverage

70+ authoritative data sources powering every analysis.

98.7%

Satellite Coverage

Government APIs

1,200+

Sites Analyzed

1,000+

Fields Per Site

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Satellite Imagery

Sentinel-2, Landsat, MODIS, SRTM, SMAP, Dynamic World

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Government APIs

USDA SSURGO, NOAA, NASA, FEMA NFIP, USGS Seismic, NREL TMY

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Weather

3 cross-referenced sources with confidence scoring

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Financial

Market data, PPA rates, insurance benchmarks, IRA credits

🗺️

Geospatial

Mapbox, Google Earth Engine, OpenStreetMap

📊

Analytics

Physics-informed neural networks trained on 5,000+ operational solar farms

Risk Intelligence

Automatic Red Flags

Cirra automatically flags these critical risk thresholds in every assessment.

🔴 FEMA Flood Zone A/AE/V Requires flood mitigation engineering

🔴 Erosion > 5 tons/acre/yr Requires BMP plan

🔴 PGA > 0.4g Requires enhanced structural engineering

🔴 Slope > 15% Significant grading costs

🔴 Tree Cover > 40% Major clearing costs

🔴 Bearing < 1,500 psf Foundation engineering concerns

🔴 Transmission > 10 miles Interconnection cost risk

VIABILITY SCORING

80-100

Excellent

60-79

Good

40-59

Marginal

<40

Not Recommended

BANKABILITY GRADES

AAA / AA

Readily financeable

A / BBB

Standard conditions

BB / B

Enhanced due diligence

Not bankable

RESPONSE FORMAT

FINDINGS — What the data shows (specific numbers and units)

RISK FLAGS — Material concerns ranked: Critical / Moderate / Low

RECOMMENDATIONS — Specific, actionable mitigation steps

NEXT STEPS — Tools to run next or decisions needed

Costs in $/MW and $/acre • Erosion in tons/acre/year • Seismic in PGA (g) + ASCE 7 category • All values include data source

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