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+![ChittyOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/ChittyOS-service-6366F1?style=flat-square)
+![Tier](https://img.shields.io/badge/tier-3%20operational-3730A3?style=flat-square)
+
+# ChittyMonitor
+
+> Application monitoring and tracking dashboard for the ChittyOS ecosystem.
+
+ChittyMonitor provides real-time monitoring of connected applications across platforms (Replit, GitHub, Vercel), tracking status, performance metrics, workflow pipelines, and activity events. It features a React frontend with live-refreshing metrics, an Express.js backend, and Neon PostgreSQL for storing app registrations, heartbeats, package operations, and CI/CD workflow runs. Integrates with ChittyID for authentication, ChittyFlow for pipeline tracking, and ChittyIntel for AI-powered anomaly detection.
+
+**Domain**: `monitor.chitty.cc`
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   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "bufferutil": "^4.0.8"
-  }
+  },
+  "description": "ChittyOS application monitoring and health dashboard"
 }