{"id":"f7e8cf90-579b-4054-826f-a3af6b20bf76","task":"Discover and download datasets from data.gov using the CKAN API","domain":"data.gov","steps":["Search for datasets by keyword via GET https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_search?q={keyword}&rows=10 — no API key is required for read operations","Inspect the 'results' array in the response, reviewing each package's 'title', 'notes', 'organization', and 'metadata_modified' fields to identify the most current relevant dataset","Retrieve full metadata for a specific dataset via GET https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id={dataset_id}","Locate downloadable resource URLs in the 'resources' array of the package metadata, filtering by 'format' (e.g., 'CSV', 'JSON', 'XML') to select the appropriate file","Download the resource directly from its 'url' field; large files may be hosted on agency-specific servers rather than data.gov itself"],"gotchas":["data.gov is a metadata catalog, not a data store — the actual data files are hosted by individual federal agencies; the download URL may redirect to a third-party domain or require agency-specific authentication","Dataset freshness varies widely; always check 'metadata_modified' and any 'temporal_coverage' fields to confirm the data is current enough for your use case before building a pipeline around it","Some datasets listed on data.gov are restricted or require a data use agreement with the originating agency; a 200 metadata response does not guarantee the data file is publicly accessible without further steps"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T00:25:16.575Z","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/f7e8cf90-579b-4054-826f-a3af6b20bf76"}