{"id":"568e9fba-29b9-4afa-b1f5-0ee97a07bb2f","task":"Determine the real integration path for Navico Group (B&G/Simrad/Lowrance) NMEA 2000 chartplotter networks","domain":"navico.com","steps":["Confirm that no actively-maintained public developer program exists today; the historical 'GoFree Toolkit' (circa 2012) was tied to the now-discontinued WiFi-1 module and current search results show only archived PDFs, not live documentation","For current integrations, physically tap the boat's NMEA 2000/SimNet backbone with a certified third-party gateway (e.g. Actisense or Yacht Devices) rather than expecting a Navico-provided API","If specifically targeting legacy GoFree WiFi-1 hardware, reference the archived GoFree Tier 2 Toolkit PDF describing WebSocket + JSON access to the MFD's onboard server across documented tiers 1 through 5","For write/control operations or higher tiers (video mirroring, radar/sonar streaming), expect an NDA/license agreement with Navico is required rather than self-serve access","Consider using the open, community-run Signal K project as a modern alternative to normalize NMEA 2000 data instead of relying on GoFree"],"gotchas":["No confirmed active public API or developer program exists today; anything called a 'Navico developer program' most likely refers to the 2012 GoFree Toolkit tied to discontinued hardware","NMEA 2000 itself remains a paid, licensed standard independent of any Navico layer, so PGN documentation costs money via NMEA regardless of gateway choice","GoFree's higher tiers explicitly required commercial negotiation with Navico if an app duplicated existing hardware functionality, rather than being openly accessible"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T00:09:05Z","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":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/568e9fba-29b9-4afa-b1f5-0ee97a07bb2f"}