{
  "feed": "index",
  "site": "https://www.tidesandtails.net",
  "description": "Directory of the machine-readable JSON feeds published by Tides & Tails, with pointers to the other discovery documents and the record types they carry.",
  "docs": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/ai",
  "llms": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/llms.txt",
  "llmsFull": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/llms-full.txt",
  "sitemap": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/sitemap.xml",
  "openapi": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/openapi.json",
  "mcp": {
    "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/api/mcp",
    "tools": [
      "search_charters",
      "search_bait_shops",
      "get_water"
    ]
  },
  "index": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/index.json",
  "license": "Free to read and cite with attribution to Tides & Tails (tidesandtails.net).",
  "generated": "2026-09-11T05:50:34.261Z",
  "recordTypes": [
    {
      "id": "waters",
      "name": "Waters / fisheries",
      "what": "One record per covered fishery: coordinates, NOAA tide station, target species by season, nearby towns and seasonal guidance.",
      "html": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/locations/<slug>",
      "feed": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/locations.json",
      "schemaType": "Place (BodyOfWater)",
      "count": 38
    },
    {
      "id": "species",
      "name": "Species",
      "what": "One record per species: habitat, water-temperature tolerances, light preferences and season-by-season bait and lure guidance.",
      "html": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/species/<slug>",
      "feed": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/species.json",
      "schemaType": "Taxon",
      "count": 26
    },
    {
      "id": "regulations",
      "name": "Regulations by state",
      "what": "Bag and size limits per state, verified against the official agency, with license rules and the date each entry was checked.",
      "html": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/regulations#<STATE>",
      "feed": null,
      "schemaType": "Dataset (per state)",
      "count": 5
    },
    {
      "id": "charters",
      "name": "Charters",
      "what": "Verified charter boats and guides grouped by home water: phone, website, marina, trip type and, where published, packages, rates and trust badges.",
      "html": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/charters/<water-slug>",
      "feed": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/charters.json",
      "schemaType": "LocalBusiness",
      "count": 124
    },
    {
      "id": "bait-shops",
      "name": "Bait & tackle shops",
      "what": "Verified local bait and tackle shops, shown alongside the charters for their home water: phone, address and website.",
      "html": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/charters/<water-slug> (shown alongside the charters)",
      "feed": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/bait-shops.json",
      "schemaType": "LocalBusiness",
      "count": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "lures",
      "name": "Lures & bait",
      "what": "The lure and bait database tagged by species, season, region, water clarity and light, with color and technique notes.",
      "html": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/lures",
      "feed": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/lures.json",
      "schemaType": null,
      "count": 56
    },
    {
      "id": "articles",
      "name": "Articles",
      "what": "Full-text editorial guides on boats, gear and tactics.",
      "html": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/articles/<slug>",
      "feed": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/articles.json",
      "schemaType": "Article",
      "count": 4
    }
  ],
  "count": 8,
  "items": [
    {
      "feed": "search",
      "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/search.json",
      "description": "Queryable search over charters and bait & tackle shops: ?type=charters|bait-shops|all, water, town, coast=gulf|atlantic|pacific, species, trip, badge (repeatable: verified|featured|responds-fast), maxPrice, q (free text), page, limit (max 50). Add lat, lon and radius (miles, default 75, max 300) for a “near me” search — results sort by distance and meta.nearestWaters lists the closest waters. Flat, paginated results with a link to each listing. OpenAPI description at /feed/openapi.json; plain-English docs at /ai."
    },
    {
      "feed": "openapi",
      "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/openapi.json",
      "description": "OpenAPI 3.1 description of the search endpoint and every feed listed here."
    },
    {
      "feed": "locations",
      "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/locations.json",
      "description": "All 38 covered fisheries: coordinates, NOAA tide station, target species, towns and seasonal guidance. Live tide/weather readings live on each location's HTML page, not in this feed."
    },
    {
      "feed": "species",
      "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/species.json",
      "description": "The 26-species catalog: habitat, water-temperature tolerances, light preferences and season-by-season bait and lure guidance."
    },
    {
      "feed": "lures",
      "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/lures.json",
      "description": "The 56-lure database tagged by species, season, region, water clarity and light, with color and technique notes."
    },
    {
      "feed": "charters",
      "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/charters.json",
      "description": "Charter boats and guides grouped by home water, with phone, website, marina and trip type — plus, per listing where published, trip packages with rates, boat specs, included-gear checklists and trust badges (verified / featured / responds-fast)."
    },
    {
      "feed": "bait-shops",
      "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/bait-shops.json",
      "description": "Verified local bait & tackle shops grouped by home water, with phone, address and website."
    },
    {
      "feed": "articles",
      "url": "https://www.tidesandtails.net/feed/articles.json",
      "description": "Full text of the editorial articles: boats, gear and how-to guides."
    }
  ]
}