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Not for operational use or flight planning."}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.001","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.001/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.001","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.001","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_jCuUmDMk6aGxsBGwKZAYH","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.001","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Decodes a raw METAR or TAF aviation weather report into structured, human-readable JSON fields including wind, clouds, visibility, altimeter, temperature, and flight category.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you decode this METAR for me and tell me the wind, visibility, cloud layers, and flight category? Here it is: METAR RPLL 080300Z 10005KT 9999 FEW018 SCT025 30/26 Q1008 NOSIG","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Pilot pre-flight weather check","prompt":"I just pulled this raw METAR for KJFK and I need to know the wind direction and speed, visibility, cloud cover, and whether it's VFR or IFR conditions — can you decode it? METAR KJFK 121551Z 27015KT 10SM FEW250 24/12 A2995 RMK AO2"},{"title":"Dispatch weather briefing automation","prompt":"We received this batch of METAR strings from our ops team and need to parse the altimeter settings, temperatures, and flight categories from each one — start with this one: METAR EGLL 121550Z 25012KT 9000 BKN020 16/10 Q1012"},{"title":"TAF forecast interpretation","prompt":"Can you parse this TAF report and tell me what the expected wind and visibility conditions are and when they change? TAF KSFO 121120Z 1212/1318 28012KT P6SM SKC FM121800 30015G25KT P6SM FEW020"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with a 'kind' field (metar or taf), a 'decoded' object containing structured fields (station, observed time, wind with speed/direction/gust/unit/calm/variable flags, visibility in meters and statute miles, clouds array with cover type and height, temperature, dewpoint, altimeter in hPa and inHg, trend, flight category, remarks, unparsed tokens), and a disclaimer noting informational-only use.","failureModes":["Malformed or empty METAR/TAF string returns a parsing error or unparsed token list","Input exceeding 2,000 characters is rejected with a validation error","Ambiguous report type with kind='auto' may misclassify edge-case inputs","Non-standard or proprietary METAR extensions may appear in the 'unparsed' array rather than decoded fields","Network or payment authorization failure returns a 402 or 5xx error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically parse and structure raw METAR or TAF strings into machine-readable fields for downstream processing, display, or alerting — especially within AI agent workflows that receive raw aviation weather text. Prefer this over general-purpose LLM parsing when you need consistent structured output (flight category, altimeter values, cloud layers) with precise field names. Note: explicitly not certified for operational flight planning or navigation decisions.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-12T18:46:08.218Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"tanod-skypeek-metar-taf-decoder-39f275cf"}