A 10% gradient is a number. A 200-meter wall of volcanic mud at 18% is a tactical crisis. Most routing engines smooth out the pain, averaging the incline over miles. BikeScout doesn't smooth. It amplifies.
Today we announce the deployment of the High-Fidelity Altimetry Engine. By bypassing standard payload constraints and moving to a localized caching system, BikeScout can now render pixel-perfect vertical profiles that highlight anaerobic trap zones.
The Problem: The "Average" Trap
Standard GPX viewers often hide the "Wall". They tell you a climb is 6% average, but they miss the 15% ramp hidden behind the forest curve. For a cyclist, this lack of data leads to poor pacing, incorrect gear ratios, and total energy depletion.
The Solution: High-Resolution Sparklines
The updated get_elevation_profile_image tool now generates tactical sparklines with chromatic scaling:
- Green: Efficiency Zones (<3%)
- Yellow: Power Thresholds (4-9%)
- Red: The "Wall" (>10%)
By saving these reports directly to the user's home directory (~/.bikescout/altimetry/), we maintain total visual fidelity without compromising the performance of the MCP server.
Tactical Export: Waypoint Injection
Knowledge is useless without execution. Our Wall-Sense logic now injects tactical waypoints directly into your GPX file. When your GPS screams "WALL: 14%", it's not guessing, it's reading the precise elevation delta calculated by BikeScout's latest decimation algorithm.
Gear for the Vertical
The mud_risk_score and climb_intensity now work in synergy. If the TAEL algorithm detects Shadow-Locked mud on a Red Zone Wall, BikeScout will advise a significant drop in tire pressure or a route bypass. This isn't just navigation; it's survival intelligence.