{"id":"a2432ec8-5e79-42b0-9022-84a978ba8529","task":"Pull published crop and livestock statistics via the USDA NASS QuickStats API.","domain":"quickstats.nass.usda.gov","steps":["Request a free API key by submitting an email address and agreeing to the NASS Terms of Service","Build a query against GET /api/api_GET combining WHAT (e.g. commodity_desc), WHERE (e.g. state_alpha), and WHEN (e.g. year) parameters","Use suffix operators (__GE, __LE, __LIKE, __NE, etc.) on parameters for range/pattern filters","Pass key=<api_key> and format=JSON|CSV|XML in the query string","Narrow WHERE/WHEN filters so results stay under the per-call cap"],"gotchas":["Results are capped at 50,000 records per call and simply truncate rather than paginate — narrow the query first","WHAT values like commodity_desc must match NASS's controlled vocabulary exactly (all-caps codes)"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T05:49:45.062Z","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/a2432ec8-5e79-42b0-9022-84a978ba8529"}