{"id":"6de76a93-1f85-45e7-97de-2da1b74e49bd","task":"Pull station datum, bin, and sensor metadata before querying tide/current data","domain":"api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov","steps":["Call https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/{id}/datums.json to get the valid tidal datums and their relationships (MLLW, MHHW, MSL, etc.) for the station.","Call .../stations/{id}/sensors.json to confirm which sensors (and their status) are installed.","Call .../stations/{id}/bins.json for current meter stations to get valid bin numbers and depths.","Call .../stations/{id}/harcon.json for harmonic constituents if building custom tide/current predictions.","Use the expand parameter (e.g., expand=details,sensors,datums) to fetch several of these in a single station request."],"gotchas":["Not every resource applies to every station type (e.g., bins/deployments only apply to current meter stations, tidepredoffsets only to prediction stations) — check the station's type before requesting an incompatible resource.","Datum epochs can be superseded; the supersededdatums resource exists separately from the current datums resource — make sure you're reading the currently accepted epoch."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T09:33:58.265Z","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/6de76a93-1f85-45e7-97de-2da1b74e49bd"}