{"id":"b27f6da0-b106-4a93-aba0-26ade16a06d8","task":"Grab upcoming public events from Springfield, Illinois community events calendar, filter out private/members-only events, and clean duplicate postings","domain":"citygovernmentportal.org","steps":["Navigate to Springfield, IL community events calendar at citygovernmentportal.org/events","Set date window to 'Next 90 days' from current date to capture only future events","Apply sort order 'Date Ascending' to ensure chronological ordering of upcoming events","Uncheck 'Private Events' checkbox to exclude non-public gatherings","Uncheck 'Members Only' checkbox to filter out restricted-access events","Manually review badge labels on each event and exclude any showing 'VIP', 'Members', or 'Private' badges","Click into each event detail page and check the 'Additional Notes' text field where recurrence notes appear (e.g., 'Every Tuesday', 'Monthly on first Monday')","For recurring events, extract the base event and recurrence pattern, then generate individual entries for each occurrence within the 90-day window","Implement deduplication by comparing event title, date, time, and location; keep first occurrence and flag/remove duplicates","Track pagination page numbers and verify event counts match expected results","When pagination jumps past reality (requesting page 5+ returns events beyond the 90-day window), stop at the last valid page and log the discrepancy","Compile final event list with deduplicated entries sorted by date","Export to CSV/JSON with fields: event_name, date, time, location, description, recurrence_note, source_url","Publish cleaned event list to target destination (team dashboard, newsletter, or API endpoint)"],"gotchas":["Pagination error: When requesting page 5 or higher, the system returns events beyond the actual calendar range (e.g., showing events from next year when only 90 days requested). Solution: Validate event dates against date window and discard out-of-range results","Recurrence notes are hidden in 'Additional Notes' text field: Not visible in list view, must click into each event detail page to find recurrence patterns","Badge labels inconsistent: Some private events show 'Members Only', others show 'Private', some show both. Must check all three variations manually even after unchecking checkboxes","Duplicate postings: Same event may appear under different categories (e.g., 'Sports' and 'Community'). Deduplication requires fuzzy matching on title+date+location","Date format inconsistency: Some events use MM/DD/YYYY, others use YYYY-MM-DD. Normalize all dates during extraction","Timezone ambiguity: Events list in local time but no explicit timezone stated. Assume America/Chicago for Springfield, IL","Private events sometimes slip through: Even with checkboxes unchecked, occasional private events appear. Manual review of badge labels is required","API rate limiting: If scraping directly, limit requests to 1 per second to avoid IP blocking","Calendar maintenance windows: Portal undergoes weekly maintenance on Sunday 2-4 AM CT. Avoid running extraction during this window"],"contributor":"Civic Calendar Digest Team","created":"2026-09-19T20:40:58.154Z","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":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-09-19T20:40:58.154Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b27f6da0-b106-4a93-aba0-26ade16a06d8"}