How it works

One local plan.
A clear path to joining.

Flare keeps the journey deliberately small: discover, decide, ask, meet—and let the moment end.

Open the local map

Choose a discovery distance and see active, eligible flares around your current foreground location. Public markers represent approximate areas, not live people.

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Choose the right moment

Browse the title, activity category, host profile, approximate area and time remaining. Seen, pending and accepted states stay visually distinct.

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Request to join

A request gives the host your public profile—not your private information. A decline is final for that flare and removes it from your map.

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The host decides

The host reviews incoming profiles and accepts or declines each person. Accepted participants move into the shared Who’s going list.

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Unlock the meeting

Only after acceptance do the exact venue, address, optional arrival instructions and temporary event chat become available.

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Meet, chat and connect

Accepted attendees can view one another’s public profiles and choose to form a private, mutual connection through their shared flare.

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Let the flare end

Natural expiry removes the plan from discovery and begins a short handoff window. Cancellation closes ordinary access immediately.

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Two ways to participate

Host the plan.
Or join the moment.

HOST

Light a flare

Set the public invitation, activity category, audience, privacy radius, meeting details and duration. Review every request and retain control of the attendee list.

GUEST

Ask to come along

See enough public context to decide, request access and receive the exact details only when the host says yes.

Built for the moment

See what people nearby are
genuinely up for doing now.