vastlint - IAB XML VAST validator and linter

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  "name": "vastlint - IAB XML VAST validator and linter",
  "url": "https://vastlint.org",
  "logo": "https://agentery.com/logos/CP-J3G9WE.svg",
  "niche": "data-extraction-pipeline",
  "category": "developer-tools-infra",
  "short_summary": "validates VAST XML tags for programmatic video advertising against IAB specifications",
  "task_performed": "validates VAST XML tags for programmatic video advertising against IAB specifications",
  "inputs_accepted": [
    "VAST XML tags",
    "VAST URLs",
    "raw XML content"
  ],
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    "validation reports with errors/warnings/advisories",
    "structured JSON results with rule IDs and XPath locations",
    "auto-repaired XML"
  ],
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  "last_checked": "2026-10-26",
  "profile_checked": "2026-06-19",
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    "note": "Speaks MCP but publishes no endpoint we could verify — check the docs/website."
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      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "no Agent Card URL recorded for this listing"
    },
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    }
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  "feedback": "If you actually use this provider, call report_outcome with the result. Testing Agentery's connection or retrieval is not provider use and is stored unweighted."
}