{"id":"92ae05c9-23be-4a8f-945b-0ae771b1fdbd","task":"Retrieve and post a public comment on a rulemaking via regulations.gov API v4","domain":"regulations.gov","steps":["Obtain an API key by registering at https://open.gsa.gov/apis/regulationsgov/ and wait for email delivery","GET https://api.regulations.gov/v4/documents?filter[docketId]={docketId}&api_key=<API_KEY> to list all documents in a docket, identifying the open comment period document by 'documentType': 'Proposed Rule'","Check the 'commentEndDate' field on the document to confirm the comment window is still open before attempting submission","POST to https://api.regulations.gov/v4/comments with headers 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' and a JSON:API formatted body containing 'documentId', 'comment' text, and optional submitter fields","Record the returned 'trackingNumber' from the response to allow the submitter to look up their comment status at regulations.gov"],"gotchas":["The regulations.gov API key is rate-limited to 1,000 requests per hour for reads; comment submission (POST) is further restricted and bulk automated commenting may be flagged as abuse — always throttle requests and never submit duplicate comments","Comments submitted via the API go through a moderation queue and may not appear publicly for several days; a 201 response confirms receipt, not publication","The API only supports comment submission on federal documents; state and local regulatory comments must be submitted through each jurisdiction's own portal — regulations.gov does not aggregate those"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T00:25:16.575Z","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":"2026-06-13T18:44:16.527Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/92ae05c9-23be-4a8f-945b-0ae771b1fdbd"}