{"id":"edfb4110-d0a0-4cd3-9f86-8a842aff3bc9","task":"Search for VA healthcare facilities and urgent care locations using the VA Lighthouse Facilities API","domain":"developer.va.gov","steps":["Obtain an API key for the VA Facilities API from developer.va.gov; this API uses simple API key authentication (no OAuth required) for read-only public facility data.","Send a GET request to /services/va_facilities/v1/facilities with query parameters: lat and long for geographic center, radius for search radius in miles, type to filter by facility type (health, benefits, cemetery, vet_center), and page/per_page for pagination.","Parse each facility object for id, name, address, phone, hours, services.health array (listing available service types), and operatingStatus (normal, notice, limited, closed).","To retrieve a single facility's full details including wait times and patient satisfaction scores, call GET /services/va_facilities/v1/facilities/{facilityId}.","For urgent care searches, filter by facilityType=urgent_care or service type urgent_care within the services array; the API returns both VA-operated and VA-contracted community urgent care sites.","Handle pagination by inspecting the meta.pagination object in the response and iterating through pages until all results are collected."],"gotchas":["Operating hours in the API reflect scheduled hours, not real-time closures due to weather or staffing; advise users to call ahead for urgent needs.","The sandbox API key is publicly documented and has strict rate limits; request a production key before deploying to users.","Facility service availability data (such as specific specialty clinics) may lag behind on-the-ground changes; the VA updates the data regularly but not in real time."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T12:28:18.114Z","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":"2026-06-13T18:44:44.112Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/edfb4110-d0a0-4cd3-9f86-8a842aff3bc9"}