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I want sea state, congestion, and realized transits — and tell me how many legs are lit so I know how confident to be."},{"title":"Malacca Strait supply chain risk check","prompt":"Run the chokepoint passage chain for Malacca and give me the full reading — operating threshold status, anchorage backlog, and IMF PortWatch transit numbers — I'm assessing supply chain exposure."}],"resultDescription":"A structured JSON object with a 'legs' field containing keyed readings for each chain leg (sea state, anchorage congestion, realized transits), each with current value, observed_at timestamp, data age in hours, and a record hash. Also includes a cross_line_narrative (descriptive, no forecast), provenance with freshness status, an optional citation block with Ed25519 signature for zero-trust verification, grade/scope disclaimers, and a confidence indicator based on how many legs returned data in order. Returns 422 with no charge if data is unavailable.","failureModes":["422 no_charge returned when any required data source is unavailable — no billing occurs","Partial legs lit: confidence is reduced if one or more legs return no data","Stale data flagged via freshness field (fresh/recent/stale) in provenance","Unknown or unsupported chokepoint code in ?loc= parameter may return error or empty legs","Source outages at IMF PortWatch, NOAA, or Open-Meteo can degrade chain completeness"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a structured, multi-signal sequential chain for a specific maritime chokepoint combining sea state, congestion, and actual transit throughput in one call. Prefer it over general shipping news or AIS trackers when you want sourced, hash-verified observational data with explicit confidence scoring and provenance trails. Best for supply chain risk monitoring, logistics planning research, or geopolitical trade flow analysis at named chokepoints.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-14T18:48:23.820Z","isFirstParty":false}