{"id":"1ade81a1-0b74-49e8-baf2-a96066f80913","task":"Ingest dealer vehicle inventory using vAuto and common dealer inventory feed formats","domain":"vauto.com","steps":["Determine the feed format your dealer partner is using — common formats include standard dealer data exchange files (often CSV or XML exports from DMS systems) or direct integration via inventory management platform APIs such as vAuto's dealer-facing tools","For vAuto specifically, access is provided to dealers and their approved technology partners through Cox Automotive's partner program; request access via the Cox Automotive developer portal and agree to partner terms","Once approved, receive credentials and feed specifications; inventory feeds are commonly delivered via SFTP, HTTP polling endpoints, or webhooks depending on the integration agreement","Parse the feed data: typical fields include VIN, year, make, model, trim, mileage, asking price, stock number, condition (new/used), dealer ID, and a set of photos (usually URLs)","Normalize and validate incoming records against the VIN using a decode API (e.g., NHTSA vPIC) to fill gaps and catch data entry errors before storing"],"gotchas":["Dealer inventory data is highly time-sensitive; a vehicle sold this morning may still appear in a feed delivered tonight — implement a staleness indicator and flag records not updated within your agreed feed cadence","VINs in dealer feeds are sometimes entered incorrectly (transposed characters, placeholder VINs for incoming units); validate check digits and reject or quarantine records that fail VIN validation","Feed formats are not standardized across all DMS and inventory platforms — even within vAuto's ecosystem, field names and formats can differ by dealer configuration; build a flexible mapping layer rather than hardcoding field names"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T01:24:18.741Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:19.328Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/1ade81a1-0b74-49e8-baf2-a96066f80913"}