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What it does
The Flag Circulars Sync skill keeps the local document library current with official maritime circulars published by flag-state authorities. It checks each authority’s website, identifies new circulars, downloads them, and registers them so they become searchable through the document-search skill. Each flag has a dedicated scraper. New flags can be added without changing config — they’re auto-discovered.Supported flags
- Panama
- Singapore (MPA)
- Hong Kong
- Marshall Islands
- Liberia
- Malta
- Bahamas
When to use it
- “Sync flag circulars”
- “Download Panama circulars”
- “Check for new maritime circulars”
- “Update flag-state documents”
- “Has Singapore published anything new?”
How it works
1. Status check
A status pass shows the current sync state across every flag — last run timestamp, total circulars downloaded, count of new circulars waiting on the website.2. Differential download
The sync compares the authority’s published index against the local registry and downloads only what’s new. Existing circulars are not re-fetched.3. Registry update
Every newly downloaded circular is registered with its number, title, issue date, and source URL so it can be found later via search.4. Notification
When new circulars are downloaded, a summary email goes to the maritime team listing what was added.What it produces
- Newly downloaded circular PDFs in the document library
- Registry entries linking each PDF to its metadata
- A status report showing per-flag sync state and counts
Why it’s split per flag
Flag-state websites are inconsistent — some publish RSS, some require login, some change their URL structure quarterly. Splitting per flag keeps changes isolated: a Panama site update only requires touching the Panama scraper.Related skills
- download-makers-circulars — sister skill for equipment manufacturer service letters
- search-indexed-documents — search across every downloaded circular
- pdf-to-markdown — converts downloaded PDFs to searchable markdown