{"id":"98c10b7c-a74f-4d01-bf14-08d9ad19f4d2","task":"Pull historical gridded weather data from the dClimate REST API to evaluate a parametric weather insurance payout trigger","domain":"api.dclimate.net","steps":["Identify the relevant dataset for the insured peril (e.g., temperature, rainfall, wind) from the public dClimate data catalogue.","Call `apiv4/grid-history/<dataset_name>/<latitude>_<longitude>` to retrieve a historical time series of gridded values for the location tied to the insured risk.","For area-based rather than single-point triggers, use `apiv4/geo_temporal_query/<dataset_name>` with `output_format` set to `array` or `netcdf` to pull data across a region.","Compare the retrieved observed values against the policy's pre-agreed trigger threshold (e.g., rainfall below a set amount over a set period) to determine whether a parametric payout condition has been met.","Since the data-consumer REST API tier is free, budget separately for any paid, higher-assurance datasets or forecast products in the dClimate marketplace if the program needs them."],"gotchas":["dClimate is a decentralized, blockchain-anchored data network (Polygon/IPFS, with Chainlink-oracle-validated \"skill scores\"), not a conventional single-vendor SLA API — factor its provenance/governance model into any audit-trail requirement for a regulated payout decision.","The free REST API is for data consumption only; it is not itself an insurance quote/bind/claims API — actual policy issuance and payout execution (e.g., by Arbol, which is built on dClimate) is a separate system that merely consumes this data feed."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T18:42:26.286Z","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":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/98c10b7c-a74f-4d01-bf14-08d9ad19f4d2"}