Crisis-to-action translator
Turn a confusing air-quality alert into a clear action plan for your child.
Maria's 8-year-old son Diego has asthma. The air looks normal, the school note says “limit outdoor activity,” and the sensor in his room reads clean. But today's risk may be ozone, which the sensor cannot measure.
ClearSkies combines a PMS5003 particle sensor and an SHT31 temperature and humidity sensor in Diego's room, outdoor PM2.5 and ozone, Diego's asthma profile, and official guidance into one plain-language checklist. A deterministic rule engine decides the safety tier, the AI only explains it, with citations.
What ClearSkies actually does
The alert Maria gets
⚠ AIR QUALITY ALERT, CODE ORANGE
“Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.”
School note: “limit outdoor activity.”
Bedroom sensor: 8 µg/m³, Good.
Three sources, no answer. Can Diego play soccer? Window open tonight? Maria has to guess, and the clean sensor makes “he's fine” feel reassuring.
What ClearSkies says
Act · Tier 2Ozone is high even though Diego's room looks clean. Don't treat the clean sensor as full reassurance, limit his hard outdoor play today.
- Move hard outdoor play to early morning, when ozone is lower. , NJDEP
- Don’t rely on the room sensor, it cannot measure ozone. , EPA
- Follow Diego’s clinician-issued asthma action plan for any symptoms or medication decisions. , CDC
Every step cites an official source · the rule engine sets the tier · the AI only rephrases
Why a search or a sensor alone isn't enough
AirNow alone
A regional AQI number. It can't see Diego's room, or whether the decision is soccer practice versus sleeping with the window open.
PMS5003 sensor alone
The PMS5003 measures fine particles only. It is blind to ozone, on an ozone day it can read green while the outdoor air is risky for an asthmatic child.
ClearSkies
Fuses the indoor sensor, AirNow PM2.5 and ozone, the asthma profile, and official guidance into one cited next step, and admits what it cannot see.