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description: Radar Researcher can now link to Radar pages, reports, and Cloudflare Blog posts, explain URL Scanner reports, and open shared sessions in fullscreen.
title: Radar Researcher adds richer sources and URL Scanner explanations
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-08-26-radar-researcher-improvements/og.png?v=f3afe259930bdefe
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August 26, 2026

## Radar Researcher adds richer sources and URL Scanner explanations

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[**Cloudflare Radar**](https://developers.cloudflare.com/radar/) expands the [Radar Researcher ↗︎](https://radar.cloudflare.com/?prompt=) beta with richer sources and new ways to investigate Internet data.

#### Connected insights

Radar Researcher responses can now link to relevant Radar pages, reports, and Cloudflare Blog posts.

![Radar Researcher response linking to the IP Address Information and Network Quality Test pages](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=798,height=668,format=webp/_astro/radar-researcher-page-links.D74GzYoL.png)

#### URL Scanner report explanations

Select **Explain with AI** on a [URL Scanner report ↗︎](https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan) to have Radar Researcher explain its findings and answer follow-up questions about the scanned site.

![Radar Researcher explaining findings from an example.com URL Scanner report](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=696,height=1250,format=webp/_astro/radar-researcher-url-scanner-explanation.BBCehcJx.png)

#### Improved shared sessions

Shared conversations now open in fullscreen, while the share URL remains available until you close the panel or start a new conversation.

Open [Radar Researcher ↗︎](https://radar.cloudflare.com/?prompt=) to explore these improvements.

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