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Source Research Template

Use this checklist before adding a new source registry entry. The goal is to record official-source facts without overclaiming coverage or redistribution rights.

Required Source Facts

  • Jurisdiction:
  • Agency name:
  • Agency URL:
  • Official source URL:
  • Official lookup URL:
  • Official bulk download URL or notes:
  • Documentation URL:
  • Data dictionary URL:
  • Terms or privacy URL:
  • Update frequency:
  • License types included:
  • Known exclusions:

Access And Data-Use Notes

  • Bulk download available: true, false, or unknown
  • Live lookup available: true, false, or unknown
  • JavaScript required: true, false, or unknown
  • CAPTCHA present: true, false, or unknown
  • Account required: true, false, or unknown
  • Rate-limit or operational notes:
  • Redistribution status: allowed, restricted, or unknown
  • Public-record caveats:
  • Privacy concerns, including individual home-address exposure:

Review Evidence

  • Research reviewed at:
  • Next review at:
  • Official evidence URLs and what each proves:
  • Missing terms/lookup review notes, if applicable:

Adapter Readiness

  • Terminal source outcome: production_ready, network_opt_in, local_file_adapter, blocked, or deprecated
  • Adapter maturity:
  • Coverage scope:
  • Candidate package name:
  • Fixture plan:
  • Fields likely needed for canonical mapping:
  • Verification wording caveats:
  • Blocker code, summary, and evidence URLs when blocked:

Acceptance Checklist

  • The URL is from an official agency or official open-data portal.
  • No generated public dataset is committed.
  • No network test is added to default CI.
  • No access controls are bypassed.
  • Absence from the source is described only as no matching record in that source at the checked time.
  • The source has no provisional outcome when merged for release.

Canonical source

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