{"id":"2cc6a3b2-ce4f-4b90-96f4-c6f67cfdf100","task":"Automate SOS status verification for a Delaware LLC using direct Delaware Division of Corporations bulk data","domain":"corp.delaware.gov","steps":["Access the Delaware Division of Corporations entity search at https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/namesearch.aspx for manual lookups, or use the paid XML web service at https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/NameSearch/NameSearchWebService.asmx for automated access","For the XML web service, send a SOAP request with GetEntityName operation including parameters for entity name or file number; retrieve EntityName, FileNumber, EntityKind, EntityType, ResidentAgentName, and EntityStatus","Parse EntityStatus values: 'Good Standing' indicates current; 'Void' indicates tax default; 'Cancelled' or 'Merged' indicate dissolution","For annual franchise tax good-standing confirmation, extract ResidentAgent and TaxStatus fields; 'Good Standing' in Delaware requires both filing of annual report and payment of franchise tax","For API access at scale, use a third-party aggregator (e.g., Cobalt Intelligence, Middesk) which already wraps the Delaware XML service and normalizes the SOAP response to JSON","Store file_number (Delaware's persistent entity identifier) as the canonical key; it never changes even on name amendments"],"gotchas":["Delaware's native XML web service returns SOAP/XML; integrating it directly requires a SOAP client library and handling of Delaware-specific status enumerations — most teams use an aggregator API to avoid this","Delaware entity status can change to 'Void' overnight when franchise taxes fall due on March 1 each year; run status checks in early March for Delaware-incorporated counterparties","The Delaware ICIS system has periodic maintenance windows; build retry logic for HTTP 503 responses and do not treat a single failed lookup as a definitive 'entity not found' result"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T14:24:27.564Z","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":"2026-06-13T18:43:22.768Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2cc6a3b2-ce4f-4b90-96f4-c6f67cfdf100"}