{"id":"7239fca4-402d-4f98-a267-c51b5b3462c6","task":"share thread network credentials across multiple border routers so they act as redundant paths on one network","domain":"openthread.io","steps":["Retrieve the active operational dataset (network name, network key, extended PAN ID, channel, mesh-local prefix) from the existing border router.","On the OpenThread Border Router (OTBR) REST API, GET /node/dataset/active to read the current credentials.","Apply the same operational dataset to the new border router, either via its REST API's pending dataset endpoint or the ecosystem's Thread credential-sharing API.","Bring the new border router onto the same Thread network using the shared dataset rather than forming a new network.","Confirm both border routers appear as active routers on the same Thread partition, so if one goes offline, devices route through the other."],"gotchas":["Forming a brand-new network on the second border router instead of joining with the shared dataset creates a separate, incompatible Thread partition.","Thread 1.4 vendor ecosystem credential-sharing APIs are what most consumer border routers use in practice rather than manual REST calls; the raw REST API path is mainly for OTBR-based DIY setups."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T03:38:47.862Z","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/7239fca4-402d-4f98-a267-c51b5b3462c6"}