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@loama loama commented Aug 10, 2026

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What

  • Rewrites titles and descriptions for PatchTST, Temporal Fusion Transformer, Informer, iTransformer, and KAN model references.
  • Adds search metadata to the NeuralForecast cross validation capability and tutorial notebooks.

Why

These pages already receive meaningful search visibility, but terse titles do not clearly communicate forecasting intent, Python applicability, or the practical value of each reference.

How

Each title names the model and forecasting task. Each description states the implementation value without making performance claims.

Testing

  • Parsed every changed notebook with jq.
  • Converted both changed notebooks through jupyter nbconvert to validate notebook structure.
  • Ran git diff --check.

Checklist

  • Existing page routes remain unchanged.
  • Metadata matches current model behavior.
  • No benchmark or superiority claims added.

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Minor comments for you @marcopeix. (Also, the changes are still not deployed to nixtlaverse.nixtla.io)

---
description: >-
Informer: Efficient Transformer with ProbSparse attention for long-sequence time series forecasting. Reduces O(L^2) complexity for scalable predictions.
Build long horizon forecasts with Informer in NeuralForecast. Learn ProbSparse attention, architecture, parameters, and a complete Python workflow.

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@marcopeix, I don't think this description is accurate (no complete worklow) and it looses some of the important details.

---
description: >-
iTransformer: Inverted Transformer architecture for multivariate time series forecasting with attention on time points and feed-forward on series dimensions.
Build multivariate forecasts with iTransformer in NeuralForecast. Learn its inverted attention architecture, parameters, and Python workflow.

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@marcopeix, Ibidem

Comment thread docs/models.kan.html.md
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description: >-
KAN: Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks for time series forecasting. MLP alternative using learnable activation functions for improved non-linear pattern modeling.
Build time series forecasts with Kolmogorov Arnold Networks in NeuralForecast. Compare KAN with MLP models and run a complete Python example.

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Maybe I missed something but I did not see any complete python example or comparison with MLP models.

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description: >-
PatchTST: Efficient Transformer model for multivariate forecasting using patched time series and channel-independence for scalable long-term predictions.
Build long horizon forecasts with PatchTST in NeuralForecast. Learn how temporal patches and channel independence work, then run a complete Python example.

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IMO the original description is correct.

Comment thread docs/models.tft.html.md
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description: >-
TFT: Temporal Fusion Transformer with interpretable multi-horizon forecasting. LSTM encoder, multi-head attention, variable selection for complex time series.
Build interpretable forecasts with Temporal Fusion Transformer in NeuralForecast using static, historic, and future variables in Python.

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Some important info is lost on this new description

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