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+ ---
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+ name: weather-model-data-fetching
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+ description: "Retrieve numerical weather prediction data from public AWS S3 and HTTP archives using GRIB2 inventories, byte ranges, Herbie, provider fallbacks, and verified caching."
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+ category: data
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+ risk: safe
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+ source: self
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+ source_type: self
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+ date_added: "2026-09-18"
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+ author: ShianMike
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+ tags: [weather, grib2, aws-s3, herbie, noaa, nwp]
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+ tools: [claude, cursor, gemini, codex]
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Weather Model Data Fetching
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+
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+ ## Overview
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+
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+ Fetch numerical weather prediction data without treating a multi-gigabyte GRIB2
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+ file as one indivisible download. Prefer an existing project adapter or Herbie;
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+ use direct object-store byte ranges only when the supported path cannot express
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+ the request.
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+
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+ This skill covers transport, inventory selection, caching, and verification. It
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+ does not interpret the forecast or decide whether a model is meteorologically
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+ appropriate.
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+
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+ ## When to Use This Skill
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+
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+ - A task needs GFS, GEFS, HRRR, RAP, NAM, IFS, or similar model output.
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+ - Data lives in a public AWS S3 bucket, NOMADS, or a public cloud mirror.
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+ - The input is GRIB2 and only selected variables or levels are needed.
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+ - A point, sounding, time series, map, or batch job needs a reliable fetch path.
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+ - A download is missing, partial, unexpectedly large, slow, or hard to resume.
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+
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+ Do not activate this skill for ordinary weather-forecast questions that do not
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+ require model files.
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+
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+ ## Define the Request First
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+
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+ Resolve these values before downloading:
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+
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+ - model and product;
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+ - initialization cycle in UTC;
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+ - forecast hour and therefore valid time (`valid = initialization + lead`);
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+ - ensemble member when applicable;
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+ - variables, vertical levels, and surface fields;
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+ - point, region, or full-grid output;
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+ - cache location and when the downloaded data may be deleted.
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+
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+ Confirm that the cycle is complete, the forecast hour exists for that cycle,
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+ and the requested location is inside the model domain. A recent `404` often
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+ means the cycle is not published yet; step back to a completed cycle instead of
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+ retrying indefinitely.
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+
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+ ## Choose the Smallest Retrieval Route
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+
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+ 1. Reuse the project's existing fetch/cache abstraction when it already handles
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+ the model.
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+ 2. Use Herbie for a supported GRIB2 model. It discovers AWS, NOMADS, Google,
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+ Azure, and other configured sources and understands their key layouts.
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+ 3. Use a provider-native point or Zarr endpoint when the task needs a tiny
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+ spatial slice from many times or members.
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+ 4. Use direct S3 or HTTPS object access when the key is known and no suitable
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+ adapter exists.
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+
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+ Do not recursively list a large public bucket to discover one run. Build the
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+ documented prefix for the model, cycle, product, forecast hour, and member, then
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+ probe that exact object and its inventory.
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+
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+ Use an explicit provider priority and record the provider that succeeded. A
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+ fallback must refer to the same model run, product, member, and forecast hour;
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+ never silently substitute a different forecast.
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+
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+ ## Subset GRIB2 by Inventory
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+
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+ GRIB2 files contain consecutive messages. A companion inventory such as
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+ `.idx`, `.grib2.idx`, or `.grb2.inv` records each message's starting byte.
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+
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+ 1. Fetch the small inventory first.
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+ 2. Inspect its actual rows before writing a regex.
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+ 3. Select exact variables, levels, and forecast-step records.
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+ 4. Set each selected message's end byte to one less than the next message's
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+ start; request the final selected message through EOF when no end is known.
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+ 5. Coalesce adjacent selected messages into one range.
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+ 6. Issue one `Range: bytes=START-END` request per range. S3 does not support
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+ multiple ranges in one `GetObject` request.
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+ 7. Require `206 Partial Content` and a matching `Content-Range`. If a server
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+ answers `200`, do not append the whole object as though it were a fragment.
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+ 8. Pin the object's length and identity (`ETag` and/or `Last-Modified`) while
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+ downloading. Discard fragments if the object changes.
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+ 9. Assemble into a temporary file, verify it with a GRIB decoder, then rename
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+ atomically into the cache.
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+
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+ A GRIB message contains one field over its grid. Message-range subsetting saves
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+ variables and levels, not geography. A point request still downloads the full
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+ grid for every selected message unless the provider offers a point, regional,
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+ Zarr, or other chunked endpoint.
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+
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+ ## Herbie Example
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+
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+ Use the current `search` argument; `searchString` is deprecated. Start from the
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+ inventory, fail on an empty match, and keep the download directory explicit.
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from pathlib import Path
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+
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+ from herbie import Herbie
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+
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+ PRESSURE_FIELDS = (
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+ r":(?:HGT|TMP|RH|SPFH|UGRD|VGRD):\d+(?:\.\d+)? mb:"
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+ )
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+
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+
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+ def fetch_hrrr_pressure_run(initialization, forecast_hour, cache_dir):
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+ cache_dir = Path(cache_dir)
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+ h = Herbie(
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+ initialization,
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+ model="hrrr",
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+ product="prs",
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+ fxx=forecast_hour,
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+ priority=["aws", "nomads", "google", "azure"],
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+ save_dir=cache_dir,
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+ verbose=False,
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+ )
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+
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+ selected = h.inventory(PRESSURE_FIELDS)
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+ if selected.empty:
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+ raise RuntimeError("inventory matched no pressure-level fields")
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+
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+ downloaded = h.download(PRESSURE_FIELDS, errors="raise")
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+ path = Path(downloaded) if downloaded is not None else None
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+ if path is None or not path.is_file() or path.stat().st_size == 0:
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+ raise RuntimeError("GRIB2 subset was not materialized")
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+
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+ return path, {
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+ "model": h.model,
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+ "product": h.product,
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+ "initialization": h.date.isoformat(),
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+ "forecast_hour": h.fxx,
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+ "valid_time": h.valid_date.isoformat(),
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+ "provider": h.grib_source,
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+ "remote_object": str(h.grib),
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+ "messages": len(selected),
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ For xarray output, call `h.xarray(search, ...)` and handle either one
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+ `xarray.Dataset` or a list of incompatible GRIB hypercubes. Merge only groups
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+ whose coordinates and dimensions are compatible, and close every dataset when
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+ finished.
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+
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+ ## Public AWS S3 Diagnostics
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+
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+ NOAA Open Data buckets allow unsigned reads. `--no-sign-request` prevents the
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+ AWS CLI from loading credentials; it does not disable TLS verification.
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ aws s3 ls --no-sign-request s3://noaa-hrrr-bdp-pds/hrrr.YYYYMMDD/conus/
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+
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+ aws s3api get-object --no-sign-request \
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+ --bucket noaa-hrrr-bdp-pds \
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+ --key "hrrr.YYYYMMDD/conus/hrrr.tHHz.wrfprsfFF.grib2" \
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+ --range "bytes=START-END" fragment.grib2
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+ ```
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+
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+ Use these commands to inspect a documented public object or reproduce one
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+ known range. For normal multi-message assembly, reuse Herbie or the project's
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+ tested downloader instead of scripting binary concatenation in shell.
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+
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+ ## Complete Sounding Contract
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+
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+ A pressure-level file alone may not contain a usable surface row. Before
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+ building a vertical profile, require:
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+
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+ - all published isobaric levels for geopotential height, temperature, a
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+ moisture variable (dew point, relative humidity, or specific humidity), and
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+ U/V wind;
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+ - surface pressure and terrain or surface height;
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+ - 2 m temperature and moisture;
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+ - 10 m U/V wind.
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+
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+ Some providers split pressure and surface fields into separate products. Fetch
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+ and join the companion product from the same run, or reject the request with a
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+ list of missing fields. Do not fabricate a ground row or silently reduce the
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+ profile to a short mandatory-level list.
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+
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+ After decoding, sort pressure monotonically, remove duplicate levels, normalize
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+ units and longitude conventions, and run the consuming project's profile QC.
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+
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+ ## Point and Batch Extraction
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+
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+ - On one-dimensional latitude/longitude grids, labeled nearest selection may be
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+ sufficient.
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+ - On projected or curvilinear grids with two-dimensional coordinates, use the
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+ project's model-aware nearest-cell routine; verify the selected latitude,
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+ longitude, and distance.
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+ - For many points from one model hour, fetch and decode once, then reuse it.
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+ - For many hours, members, or regional slices, compare the GRIB route with a
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+ chunked Zarr or provider-native endpoint before scaling up.
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+
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+ ## Reliability, Cache, and Cleanup
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+ - Cache by provider, object key, object identity, and field selection. A
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+ filename alone is not enough provenance.
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+ - Retry timeouts, `408`, `429`, and transient `5xx` responses with bounded
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+ exponential backoff and jitter; honor `Retry-After`.
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+ - Do not retry permission errors, malformed inventories, or impossible model
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+ coordinates as transient failures.
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+ - Bound concurrency. More range workers can increase throttling and make
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+ cancellation slower.
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+ - Keep partial files separate from valid cache entries and resume only when the
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+ remote object identity still matches.
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+ - For a one-shot render or export, isolate data in a request-specific temporary
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+ directory and remove it in `finally` after the derived artifact is durable.
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+ - For an interactive viewer, retain data until the final consumer closes. Never
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+ delete a shared user cache as request cleanup.
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+
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+ Measure discovery, inventory, transfer, decode, point extraction, and rendering
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+ separately. A slow end-to-end request is not evidence that GRIB decoding is the
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+ bottleneck.
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+
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+ ## Verification Checklist
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+ - The resolved initialization time, forecast hour, valid time, product, and
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+ member match the request.
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+ - The selected inventory is nonempty and contains every required field/level.
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+ - The response status, byte ranges, lengths, and object identity are consistent.
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+ - The final file is nonempty and opens with the intended GRIB decoder.
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+ - Decoded variables, units, level count, grid coordinates, and valid time are
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+ plausible and explicit.
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+ - A point result reports the actual selected grid coordinate.
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+ - Cancellation leaves no file that can be mistaken for a complete cache hit.
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+ - Cleanup preserves the requested final artifact and removes only data owned by
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+ that request.
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+
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+ ## Security & Safety Notes
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+
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+ - Fetch only public datasets or resources the user is authorized to access.
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+ - Do not put cloud credentials in code, URLs, logs, examples, or skill files.
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+ - Keep certificate verification enabled; never solve TLS errors with
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+ `--no-verify-ssl`.
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+ - Validate inventory-derived ranges against the remote object length before
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+ allocating buffers or writing files.
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+ - Bound requested cycles, members, forecast hours, concurrency, disk usage, and
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+ retries before a large batch.
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+ - Follow provider usage policies and preserve required dataset attribution.
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+
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+ ## Common Pitfalls
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+ - **No data for the newest run:** The cycle is still publishing. Use the newest
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+ completed cycle and report the fallback.
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+ - **Subset is as large as the full file:** The inventory was missing, the regex
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+ was too broad, or the server ignored `Range`.
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+ - **xarray returns a list:** The selected messages form multiple incompatible
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+ hypercubes. Process them separately or merge only compatible groups.
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+ - **Point extraction is still expensive:** GRIB message ranges are not spatial
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+ chunks. Use a point/regional service or Zarr when available.
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+ - **A cached file opens but has missing fields:** Validate the inventory contract
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+ and object identity before accepting a cache hit.
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+
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+ ## Limitations
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+ - Provider key layouts, retention windows, model schedules, and Herbie templates
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+ can change; verify them against current provider documentation.
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+ - Variable subsetting requires a usable remote inventory. Without one, download
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+ the full object or use a different provider.
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+ - This skill does not validate forecast skill, scientific suitability, or
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+ proprietary-provider credentials and quotas.
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+
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+ ## Additional Resources
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+ - [Herbie documentation](https://herbie.readthedocs.io/)
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+ - [Herbie source and model templates](https://github.com/blaylockbk/Herbie)
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+ - [NOAA fast GRIB2 downloads with inventories](https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/info.php?page=fastdownload)
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+ - [Amazon S3 `GetObject` byte ranges](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_GetObject.html)
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+ - [NOAA HRRR on the AWS Registry of Open Data](https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-hrrr-pds/)
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+ - [NOAA GFS on the AWS Registry of Open Data](https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-gfs-bdp-pds/)
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+ name: weather-observation-fetching
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+ description: "Retrieve surface and upper-air weather observations from authoritative APIs and archives with station identity, time, units, and quality flags preserved."
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+ category: data
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+ risk: safe
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+ source: self
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+ source_type: self
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+ date_added: "2026-09-19"
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+ author: ShianMike
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+ tags: [weather, observations, metar, radiosonde, noaa, quality-control]
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+ tools: [claude, cursor, gemini, codex]
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Weather Observation Fetching
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+
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+ ## Overview
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+
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+ Retrieve measured surface and upper-air weather reports without losing station
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+ identity, observation time, units, raw values, or provider quality flags. Pick
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+ the source by observation type and retention need, then validate the returned
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+ records before normalization.
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+
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+ This skill covers METARs, historical surface observations, radiosondes, and
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+ station metadata. It excludes model output, radar volumes, and satellite
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+ imagery.
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+
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+ ## When to Use This Skill
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+
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+ - A task needs recent METAR observations for named stations or a small region.
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+ - Historical hourly or synoptic surface data is needed from NOAA NCEI.
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+ - A sounding workflow needs observed radiosonde profiles rather than model
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+ profiles.
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+ - Station identifiers, relocations, instruments, or metadata must be resolved.
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+ - A fetch returned duplicate, stale, unit-ambiguous, or quality-flagged values.
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+
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+ Do not use forecast products as observations, and do not substitute a nearby
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+ model grid point for a missing station report without explicit approval.
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+
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+ ## Choose the Source
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+
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+ | Need | Preferred source | Notes |
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+ | --- | --- | --- |
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+ | Recent aviation surface reports | NOAA Aviation Weather Center Data API | Query a small station/time set; use published cache files for bulk current data. |
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+ | Historical global surface reports | NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database (ISD) | Preserve USAF/WBAN identity, units, and QC fields. |
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+ | Historical or recent radiosondes | NOAA NCEI IGRA | Use the station inventory and retain level and QC metadata. |
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+ | Station history and identifier changes | NOAA NCEI station history/HOMR | Resolve moves, renames, and observing-platform changes. |
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+
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+ Prefer an existing project adapter when it already handles the provider's
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+ schema, retries, and cache. Record the exact endpoint or archive object used.
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+
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+ ## Define the Observation Request
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+ Resolve these values before fetching:
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+
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+ - observation type and variables;
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+ - station identifier system, not just the identifier string;
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+ - start and end instants in UTC, including interval inclusivity;
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+ - maximum acceptable observation age;
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+ - raw, decoded, or both output forms;
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+ - required quality flags and policy for rejected values;
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+ - output units and missing-value representation;
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+ - cache location and retention.
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+ For spatial queries, also define the search geometry, distance limit, and how a
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+ station is selected. Return the selected station and distance rather than
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+ silently using the nearest report.
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+
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+ ## Fetch Recent METARs
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+ The Aviation Weather Center exposes machine-readable METAR data under
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+ `/api/data/metar`. Send a descriptive user agent, keep the query narrow, and
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+ handle a valid `204 No Content` separately from an error.
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+
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+ ```python
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+ import json
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+ from urllib.error import HTTPError
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+ from urllib.parse import urlencode
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+ from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
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+
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+ def fetch_metars(stations, hours=2):
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+ station_ids = sorted({station.strip().upper() for station in stations})
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+ if not station_ids or any(len(station) != 4 for station in station_ids):
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+ raise ValueError("use one or more four-character ICAO station IDs")
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+ if not 1 <= hours <= 24:
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+ raise ValueError("hours must be between 1 and 24 for this narrow query")
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+
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+ query = urlencode({
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+ "ids": ",".join(station_ids),
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+ "format": "json",
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+ "hours": hours,
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+ })
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+ request = Request(
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+ f"https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?{query}",
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+ headers={"User-Agent": "weather-observation-fetching/1.0 contact@example.org"},
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+ )
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+ try:
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+ with urlopen(request, timeout=30) as response:
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+ if response.status == 204:
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+ return []
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+ records = json.load(response)
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+ except HTTPError as exc:
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+ if exc.code == 429:
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+ raise RuntimeError("AWC rate limit reached; honor Retry-After") from exc
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+ raise
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+
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+ if not isinstance(records, list):
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+ raise RuntimeError("unexpected METAR response shape")
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+ return records
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+ ```
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+
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+ Replace the example contact address with an appropriate project contact. For a
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+ large current snapshot, download the provider's compressed cache file once
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+ instead of issuing many station queries.
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+
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+ ## Fetch Historical Surface Data
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+ For ISD:
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+ 1. Resolve the station using the current station inventory and its USAF/WBAN
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+ identifiers.
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+ 2. Confirm that the station's coverage overlaps the requested time range.
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+ 3. Use bulk HTTPS files for a large historical request; avoid one network call
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+ per observation.
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+ 4. Preserve the original report and source/QC codes before converting units.
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+ 5. Treat trace values, missing sentinels, and calm or variable winds according
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+ to the data format documentation.
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+ 6. Join station metadata by both identifier and effective date when station
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+ history matters.
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+ Do not assume one station identifier always represents an unchanged location or
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+ instrument throughout its archive.
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+
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+ ## Fetch Radiosonde Profiles
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+ For IGRA:
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+ 1. Search the station inventory by identifier or location and verify the
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+ station's record period.
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+ 2. Fetch the station file covering the requested dates rather than scraping an
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+ interactive page.
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+ 3. Select by the report's UTC time and retain nominal, launch, and release times
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+ when the source supplies them.
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+ 4. Preserve pressure, height, temperature, moisture, wind, level type, and QC
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+ fields. Standard and significant levels are both scientifically relevant.
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+ 5. Sort the profile only after parsing; do not invent levels or interpolate
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+ across large gaps during acquisition.
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+ 6. Report an absent launch or incomplete profile explicitly.
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+ Many upper-air stations usually report near 00 and 12 UTC, but the archive is
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+ the authority. Do not manufacture a schedule or select a different day solely
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+ because a nominal time is missing.
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+
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+ ## Normalize Without Erasing Provenance
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+ Each normalized record should retain:
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+ - provider and dataset;
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+ - station identifier plus identifier scheme;
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+ - station latitude, longitude, elevation, and metadata effective date;
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+ - observation time in UTC and, when available, receipt or ingestion time;
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+ - raw report or raw archive row;
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+ - decoded values with explicit units;
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+ - provider quality flags and local QC decisions;
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+ - retrieval time, source URL/object, and response identity.
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+ Store original and converted values side by side when a conversion could affect
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+ rounding. Never use the HTTP `Last-Modified` timestamp as the observation time.
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+
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+ ## Quality Control and Deduplication
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+
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+ - Treat provider flags as data, not decoration. Define which flags are accepted,
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+ rejected, or retained with warnings.
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+ - Deduplicate on provider identity, station, observation time, and report type.
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+ When corrected reports exist, preserve the correction lineage.
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+ - Check physical ranges only after handling missing and trace encodings.
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+ - Verify wind direction conventions, temperature scales, pressure units, and
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+ precipitation accumulation periods before combining sources.
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+ - Keep station time, observation time, and ingestion time distinct.
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+ - Flag stale reports against the request's maximum age rather than returning
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+ them as current conditions.
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+
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+ ## Reliability and Caching
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+ - Honor provider request limits, `Retry-After`, and published bulk-download
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+ guidance.
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+ - Retry timeouts, `408`, `429`, and transient `5xx` failures with bounded
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+ backoff and jitter.
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+ - Cache immutable archive files by URL/object identity and current API responses
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+ for no longer than their update cadence permits.
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+ - Write downloads to a temporary path, validate content and expected date range,
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+ then rename atomically.
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+ - Keep partial files separate from accepted cache entries.
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+ - For one-shot processing, remove request-owned temporary observations in
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+ `finally` only after the derived artifact and provenance record are durable.
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+
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+ ## Verification Checklist
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+ - The station identifier scheme and station metadata are explicit.
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+ - All selected observations fall inside the requested UTC interval.
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+ - The report time, receipt time, and retrieval time are not conflated.
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+ - Units, missing sentinels, trace values, and QC flags are handled explicitly.
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+ - Raw reports or rows remain available for audit.
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+ - Duplicate and corrected reports follow a documented rule.
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+ - A no-data response is distinguished from provider failure.
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+ - The final result reports stale, incomplete, or rejected observations.
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+
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+ ## Security & Safety Notes
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+ - Use only public endpoints or data the user is authorized to access.
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+ - Do not place API keys, credentials, signed URLs, or private station data in
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+ examples, logs, caches, or provenance manifests.
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+ - Keep TLS certificate verification enabled.
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+ - Encode query parameters rather than concatenating untrusted station input into
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+ a URL.
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+ - Bound station count, time span, response size, retries, and parallelism.
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+ - Follow provider terms, rate limits, and attribution requirements.
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+
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+ ## Common Pitfalls
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+ - **The latest METAR is old:** The station has not reported recently. Apply the
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+ maximum-age contract and report staleness.
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+ - **A station lookup returns the wrong site:** ICAO, WMO, USAF/WBAN, and IGRA
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+ identifiers were treated as interchangeable. Preserve the identifier scheme.
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+ - **Temperatures look extreme:** Missing sentinels or units were converted as
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+ real values. Parse format metadata before unit conversion.
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+ - **A sounding has too few levels:** Only mandatory levels were retained or the
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+ launch was incomplete. Preserve significant levels and surface data.
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+ - **An archive record moved:** Station history changed. Join metadata by its
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+ effective period and record the selected version.
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+
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+ ## Limitations
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+ - Provider schemas, retention windows, station inventories, and usage limits can
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+ change; consult current official documentation.
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+ - Quality flags identify known conditions but do not guarantee that a
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+ measurement is scientifically suitable for a particular analysis.
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+ - This skill does not perform radar retrieval, satellite retrieval, model-data
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+ fetching, or forecast verification.
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+
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+ ## Additional Resources
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+
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+ - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center Data API](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/)
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+ - [NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/integrated-surface-database)
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+ - [NOAA NCEI Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/weather-balloon/integrated-global-radiosonde-archive)
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+ - [NOAA NCEI station histories](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/station-histories)
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+ ---
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+ name: wiki-yylo
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+ description: Use YYLO Ledger wiki Records as durable project knowledge. Search before
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+ creating, classify information correctly, and make revision-safe Markdown updates
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+ without editing Ledger storage directly.
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+ category: project-management
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+ risk: safe
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+ source: https://github.com/yylo-dev/yylo-skills
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+ source_repo: yylo-dev/yylo-skills
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+ source_type: community
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+ date_added: '2026-09-19'
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+ license: MIT
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+ license_source: https://github.com/yylo-dev/yylo-skills/blob/main/LICENSE
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+ compatibility: Requires the `yy` CLI with the `wiki` record group installed (controller
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+ or standalone). Revision-safe Markdown updates only; never edit Ledger storage directly.
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+ argument-hint: '[wiki question or knowledge to find/create/update]'
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+ enable-shell-directives: true
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Use YYLO wiki Records
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+
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+ Treat Ledger as the source of truth. Use `yy ledger` in a YYLO controller and
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+ `yylo-ledger` in a standalone Ledger project. Inspect `COMMAND wiki --help` before
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+ acting; if `wiki` is absent, the installed Ledger version does not expose native
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+ Record commands and must not be bypassed with direct file edits.
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+
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+ ## Choose the right record
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+
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+ Before writing, decide where the information belongs:
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+
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+ - **Wiki**: durable explanatory project or domain knowledge that future work must discover.
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+ - **Task**: scoped requested work, status, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and completion evidence.
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+ - **Workflow**: validated structured steps, not prose guidance.
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+ - **Artifact**: generated evidence, reports, receipts, logs, model output, or binary payloads.
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+ - **Source documentation**: documentation released and versioned with product code.
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+
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+ Do not put secrets, caches, session transcripts, temporary status, bulky generated
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+ evidence, or owner-only operational receipts in a wiki.
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+
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+ ## Discover before creating
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+
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+ Use bounded summary searches first. Resolve records by immutable ID whenever one
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+ is known; slugs and aliases are discovery conveniences, not replacement identity.
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ yy ledger wiki search --text "deployment policy" --projection summary --limit 20 -f json
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+ yy ledger wiki get RECORD_ID -f json
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+ yy ledger wiki get RECORD_ID --raw
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+ ```
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+
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+ Use `--scope archive|all` only when the request requires cold records. Request
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+ `full` projection only when payload bytes are necessary.
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+
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+ ## Create durable Markdown
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+
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+ Use a file or stdin for substantial or shell-sensitive content:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ yy ledger wiki create --title "Service ownership" --file ownership.md
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+ yy ledger wiki create --title "Incident notes" --file - < incident-notes.md
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+ ```
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+
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+ Choose a stable title, namespace, slug, aliases, and relations deliberately. Keep
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+ one topic per Record and link related immutable Record IDs rather than duplicating
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+ truth.
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+
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+ ## Update safely
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+
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+ 1. Read the current Record and revision.
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+ 2. Preserve its immutable ID and inspect history when intent is unclear.
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+ 3. Follow `wiki update --help` for the installed compare-and-replace controls.
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+ 4. Supply the expected revision and required preimage/digest evidence.
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+ 5. Use file transport; do not rewrite Ledger files yourself.
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+ 6. Read back the resulting revision and receipt.
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+
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+ A revision or preimage mismatch means the source changed: reread and reconcile.
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+ Never force past concurrent edits. Archive is a lifecycle transition, not delete.
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+
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+ Use `--front-matter` only for canonical front-matter interchange and `--rendered`
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+ for inert, HTML-escaped rendering. Use `history RECORD_ID` to understand revisions;
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+ do not infer history from the latest payload alone.
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+
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+ ## Project wiki boundary
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+
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+ Portable controller guidance may live under the controller wiki, while project
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+ and domain pages retain project-owned paths. Package-managed and project-owned
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+ pages can coexist. Migration, runtime replacement, exceptional merge recovery,
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+ release, deployment, and cold-archive maintenance remain authoritative runbooks,
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+ not content to summarize into an everyday global skill.
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+
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+ ## Complete request
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+
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+ $ARGUMENTS
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+
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+ ## When to Use
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+
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+ - You need durable project or domain knowledge as YYLO Ledger wiki Records (search, create, revision-safe update).
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+ - You must first decide the record belongs in the wiki rather than a task, workflow, artifact, or product docs.
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+
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+ ## Limitations
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+
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+ - Search before creating; one topic per Record, linked by immutable Record IDs.
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+ - Never store secrets, caches, session transcripts, temporary status, bulky generated evidence, or owner-only receipts in a wiki.
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+ - Updates bind to the expected revision/preimage; on mismatch reread and reconcile - never force past concurrent edits. Archive is a lifecycle transition, not deletion.
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+ - If the `wiki` group is absent, fail closed and request a Ledger upgrade.
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+
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+ ### Example
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+ ```bash
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+ yy ledger wiki search --text "deployment policy" --projection summary --limit 20 -f json
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+ yy ledger wiki get RECORD_ID -f json
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+ ```
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+ > Adapted from [yylo-dev/yylo-skills](https://github.com/yylo-dev/yylo-skills) (MIT) - v2.0.1; frontmatter, When to Use/Limitations, and safety boundaries added for upstream compliance.