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    "generated_at": "2026-06-16T19:07:41.990Z"
  },
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        "estimated_size": "large",
        "docker_fit": "worker_ok",
        "download_location": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.csv?id=GDP",
        "reason": "Public CSV works without a key; official API is available with a free key."
      },
      "terms_caveat": "Verify provider terms before production reuse."
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        "xlsx"
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      "docker_fit": "worker_ok",
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      "page_type": "portal+rest-api",
      "public_dataset_examples": [],
      "known_datasets": [
        "10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity",
        "30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average",
        "Unemployment Rate",
        "Consumer Price Index",
        "100+ Data Sets"
      ],
      "recommended_next_action": "Use the official access path with a user-provided key or account; do not run unauthenticated data probes."
    },
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      "content_probes": [
        "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/",
        "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/releases"
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        "confirmed": false,
        "parse": "csv — last non-empty row, column 0 (date)",
        "format": "YYYY-MM-DD",
        "stale_threshold_days": 120
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        "liveness": "5 minutes",
        "content": "6 hours",
        "freshness": "not enabled"
      }
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      "combined": "green",
      "data_status": "ok",
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      "recent_failure_reason": null,
      "recent_probe": {
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        "target_label": "candidate data probe",
        "http_status": 200,
        "freshness_value": null
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          "detected_at": "2026-05-30T19:00:50.215Z"
        },
        {
          "source_slug": "federal-reserve-economic-data",
          "event_type": "source_impacted",
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          "detected_at": "2026-05-30T18:00:54.025Z"
        },
        {
          "source_slug": "federal-reserve-economic-data",
          "event_type": "probe_result",
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          "detected_at": "2026-05-24T02:00:42.250Z"
        },
        {
          "source_slug": "federal-reserve-economic-data",
          "event_type": "probe_result",
          "details": "{\"liveness_http\":200,\"liveness_reason\":null,\"data_status\":\"error\",\"data_http\":400,\"data_reason\":\"HTTP 400\",\"data_via\":\"direct\",\"target_url\":\"https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series?series_id=GDP&api_key=demo&file_type=json\"}",
          "detected_at": "2026-05-24T01:00:42.148Z"
        },
        {
          "source_slug": "federal-reserve-economic-data",
          "event_type": "probe_result",
          "details": "{\"liveness_http\":200,\"liveness_reason\":null,\"data_status\":\"error\",\"data_http\":0,\"data_reason\":\"Too many subrequests by single Worker invocation. To configure this limit, refer to https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/#limits\",\"data_via\":\"direct\",\"target_url\":\"https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series?series_id=GDP&api_key=demo&file_type=json\"}",
          "detected_at": "2026-05-24T00:00:42.641Z"
        }
      ]
    },
    "llm_guidance": {
      "best_use": "Good candidate for automated data access.",
      "warnings": [
        "Portal at fred.stlouisfed.org. REST API at api.stlouisfed.org (key required). Public CSV endpoint does NOT require key — good for no-auth freshness check. 800,000+ series.",
        "Public CSV endpoint requires no API key. Returns GDP data as CSV. Column headers: DATE, GDP. Last row date = latest observation. Alternatively: api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series/observations?series_id=GDP&api_key={key}&file_type=json&sort_order=desc&limit=1",
        "Expected content: FRED"
      ],
      "suggested_prompt": "Assess Federal Reserve Economic Data for a low-cost economic data pipeline. Explain access, collection level, current health, and caveats."
    },
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      "verified_at": null,
      "data_quality": "rough",
      "evidence": {
        "source_page": "/source/federal-reserve-economic-data",
        "status_page": "/uptime",
        "plan_status": "needs-review"
      },
      "known_gaps": [
        "Source plan needs review before relying on freshness.",
        "Freshness is not confirmed."
      ]
    }
  }
}