{"id":"e71497b8-070b-43e1-99fa-a65155cb553d","task":"Query ENERGY STAR certified heat pump/AC product data via the Socrata (SODA) API","domain":"data.energystar.gov","steps":["Browse data.energystar.gov's Active Specifications datasets to find the correct category — e.g., ENERGY STAR Certified Air-Source Heat Pumps (dataset ID w7cv-9xjt) or ENERGY STAR Certified Ducted Heat Pumps (dataset ID 3m3x-a2hy) — and confirm the ID on the dataset's own page, since EPA maintains 50+ separate product datasets.","Query the Socrata Open Data API (SODA) endpoint directly: GET https://data.energystar.gov/resource/{dataset-id}.json.","Use SoQL parameters ($select, $where, $limit, $q) to filter by brand name, model number, or efficiency metric instead of pulling the full dataset.","Register a free Socrata app token via dev.socrata.com to raise your throttling limit above the low anonymous-request threshold.","Re-verify the dataset is still under 'Active Specifications' (not archived/historical) before hardcoding its ID, since EPA updates program versions (e.g., v6.1/6.2 requirements) periodically."],"gotchas":["Multiple similarly named datasets exist (Air-Source Heat Pumps vs. Ducted Heat Pumps vs. Mini-Split/Ductless vs. Heat Pump Water Heaters) — picking the wrong dataset ID silently returns the wrong equipment category.","Dataset IDs are category- and version-specific and can be superseded when EPA updates program requirements — verify 'Active' status rather than assuming permanence.","Anonymous (tokenless) requests are throttled more aggressively; get a free Socrata app token for anything beyond ad hoc testing."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:39:45.191Z","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/e71497b8-070b-43e1-99fa-a65155cb553d"}