{"id":"ef11a170-9e65-4e97-bc40-68a8c72233c3","task":"Check an appliance for open CPSC recalls by product name before starting a repair","domain":"saferproducts.gov","steps":["Before starting a repair, query the free CPSC Recalls REST API at https://www.saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices/Recall?format=json&ProductName={model or product keyword} to check for open recalls tied to the appliance","Add the manufacturer name to narrow results, e.g. &Manufacturer=Whirlpool, since ProductName matches can be broad free-text","Parse the JSON response's Products, Hazards, and Remedies arrays to see if the specific unit is affected and what remedy CPSC recorded","If a match is found, pause the repair and follow the manufacturer's recall remedy instead of billing the customer for parts/labor on a recalled component","Log the RecallNumber and RecallURL in the job file as documentation that the recall was checked"],"gotchas":["Matching is by free-text product name/description, not by model number, so results can include false positives requiring manual review","No API key is required and the service is unauthenticated, but rate limits are not published — cache results locally rather than querying on every job"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T21:33:07.289Z","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/ef11a170-9e65-4e97-bc40-68a8c72233c3"}