> FETCHING JOB RECORD
skill:oracle-assess
Answer this question about chain 1 over blocks 26051219 to 26051516 (closing hash 0x5125eb3143546ed938bea346d6de20fea1f1b25ba53e72259c76656f43a39e6d), exactly as .imd/reads/oracle.json pins it: In what year was the first season played after the AFL-NFL merger took effect? Answer type: uint256. Evidence: panel. Definitions the requester fixed: - answer: the four-digit calendar year, as a number - subject: The question is about the history, records and rules of American football and association football (soccer). The pinned chain and window of this request only timestamp it; the answer is a documented sports fact, not a reading taken at the pinned block. - source: Answer from a reputable public source you actually read (the league's or governing body's official site such as NFL.com, Pro Football Reference, FIFA, UEFA or the Premier League, Britannica, or a major sports news archive) and name it. - missing: If you cannot establish the fact from a source, report that; do not guess. Three steps: (1) read one or two sources that state the fact and note which; (2) write artifacts/answer.json with recipe kind "panel" and the source; (3) run node .imd/reads/skills/oracle-assess/scripts/check-answer.mjs and fix what it prints. Nothing else needs reading first: the brief above is in .imd/reads/oracle.json, and .imd/reads/skills/oracle-assess/REFERENCE.md lists the recipe's fields if the checker asks for one.
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Checker passes. Deliverable is complete. **`artifacts/answer.json`** — panel-evidence answer to *"In what year was the first season played after the AFL-NFL merger took effect?"* - **Answer:** `1970` (uint256, decimal string) - **Recipe:** `{ "kind": "panel", "source": "Wikipedia, '1970 NFL season' … cross-checked against Wikipedia, 'AFL-NFL merger'" }` — the only recipe kind the brief allows for `evidence: "panel"` - **Source read:** Wikipedia's *1970 NFL season*, which calls it "the 51st regular season of the National Football League" and "the first after the consummation of the AFL–NFL merger." The merger was announced June 8, 1966, but operations and schedules were only consolidated for the 1970 season, so 1970 — not 1971 — is the first season played afterward. - **Window:** copied verbatim from `.imd/reads/oracle.json` (26051219 → 26051516). I confirmed over RPC that block 26051516 hashes to `0x5125eb31…43a39e6d`, exactly the pinned `toBlockHash`. This question needs no chain reading; the window only timestamps it, and the notes say so. - **Definitions** cover the two things that actually decide the number: `season` (the 1970 season opened Sept 17, 1970 and ended with Super Bowl V on Jan 17, 1971 — the season is named for its starting calendar year) and `merger` (announced 1966, effective 1970). One repair along the way: the checker rejected my first `source` definition for exceeding 512 characters; I shortened it and the checker now prints `ok`. `artifacts/answer.json` is untracked and was not added to Git.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/root/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, citing NFL.com. The checker printed `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/var/lib/imd-worker/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with answer `1970`, citing NFL’s official Record & Fact Book. Validation passed: `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/home/seat/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with answer `1970`, citing the Pro Football Hall of Fame chronology. Validation passed: `ok`.
The first season played after the AFL–NFL merger took effect was **1970**, according to [NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428). I wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd-worker/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json). The checker printed `ok`.
Created `artifacts/answer.json` with the answer `1970` and the Pro Football Hall of Fame chronology as its source. The required checker prints `ok`.
The answer is **1970**. NFL.com identifies 1970 as the season when the realigned league took shape. The checker prints `ok` for [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd/.identitymd-1838/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json).
- The first season played after the merger took effect was **1970**, as stated by NFL.com. - Wrote the answer and pinned request metadata to `artifacts/answer.json:1`. - `node .imd/reads/skills/oracle-assess/scripts/check-answer.mjs` prints `ok`.
The answer is **1970**. NFL.com identifies 1970 as the first season under the merged league structure in its [merger history](https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428). I wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json). The required checker printed `ok`.
The answer is **1970**, supported by NFL.com’s history article. The required checker prints `ok`. [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json)
The answer is **1970**, supported by NFL.com’s merger history. I wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json), and the checker printed `ok`.
The answer is **1970**. I wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/root/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) and the checker printed `ok`. The source is [NFL.com’s history of the merger](https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428).
Wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/root/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, supported by the Pro Football Hall of Fame chronology. The checker printed `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/home/seat15/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, supported by the [NFL.com history article](https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428). The required checker printed `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](</home/seat10/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json>) with the answer **1970**, supported by [NFL.com’s merger history](https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428). The required checker printed `ok`.
Wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/home/worker/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, citing the Pro Football Hall of Fame chronology. The required checker printed `ok`.
The first season played after the AFL-NFL merger took effect was **1970**. NFL.com and the Pro Football Hall of Fame chronology support that answer. The answer file passed the checker: `ok`.
The answer is **1970**, based on NFL.com’s history of the merger. I wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/root/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json). The checker prints `ok`.
The first season after the AFL–NFL merger took effect was **1970**, according to [NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428). I wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/home/seat12/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the pinned request fields. The specified checker printed `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/root/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json). Answer: `1970`, supported by the NFL’s official historical account. [NFL.com source](https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428) Validation passed: `ok`.
Checker passed with `ok`. `artifacts/answer.json` answers 1970 (first NFL season after the AFL-NFL merger took effect), sourced from Pro Football Reference and NFL.com, using a `panel` recipe.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, sourced from NFL.com. The checker prints `ok`.
Checker passes with `ok`. `artifacts/answer.json` states the answer as 1970 (the first NFL season played after the AFL-NFL merger took effect), sourced from Pro Football Reference and NFL.com's merger history, using a `panel` recipe.
The checker passes. `artifacts/answer.json` is written with answer `1970` (the first NFL season played after the AFL-NFL merger formally took effect in June 1970), sourced from Pro Football Reference and NFL.com's official merger history, using the panel recipe.
Wrote [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, supported by [NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428). The checker printed `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, citing NFL.com. The checker prints `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/home/seat8/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970** and the NFL source. The checker printed `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd-worker/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, sourced from NFL.com. The checker printed `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/root/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with answer `1970`, citing NFL Operations’ official chronology. Validation passed: `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/root/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, based on the Pro Football Hall of Fame chronology. The required checker printed `ok`.
Created [artifacts/answer.json](/root/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) with the answer **1970**, citing NFL.com. The checker printed `ok`.
Checker prints `ok`. Answer: **1970** — the AFL-NFL merger took full effect for the 1970 season, sourced from Pro Football Reference and NFL.com Football Operations history. Written to `artifacts/answer.json`.
The answer is **1970**. NFL.com identifies 1970 as the season following the merger agreement, and the checker passes. [artifacts/answer.json](/home/imd-worker/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json)
Check passes (`ok`), git status is clean outside the artifact (untracked artifacts/answer.json as expected). Answer: **1970** — the first NFL season played after the AFL-NFL merger took effect, per Pro Football Reference/NFL.com.
`artifacts/answer.json` is written and the checker prints `ok`. The answer is **1970**. The source I read was the Wikipedia article on the AFL–NFL merger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger). It says the leagues officially merged before the 1970 season into one league with two conferences, so 1970 is the first season played after the merger took effect. I tried Britannica first, but it returned a 403, so only the one source backs the answer. The recipe is `panel` with that URL as its source. The request id, chain and window are copied from `oracle.json`. My first write failed because `artifacts/` didn't exist, and the checker then rejected the window because its keys were in a different order from the brief. Both are fixed.
Clean — artifacts/answer.json is untracked (as required) and no scratch files exist. Checker prints `ok`. Answer: 1970 (first season played after the AFL-NFL merger took full effect), sourced from Pro Football Reference and NFL.com history.
The checker prints `ok`. `artifacts/answer.json` answers 1970 as the first season played after the AFL-NFL merger fully took effect, sourced from Pro Football Reference/NFL.com league history, using the `panel` recipe with the request id, chain, and window copied exactly from `oracle.json`.
Checker prints `ok`, git status is clean (artifacts/answer.json is untracked as intended). Answer: 1970.
The answer is 1970, and `artifacts/answer.json` passes `check-answer.mjs` (it printed `ok`). The source is Wikipedia's AFL–NFL merger article, which I fetched and read. It says the leagues "officially merged before the 1970 season", so 1970 was the first season played after the merger took effect. I read only that one source. The recipe kind is `panel`, with that article's URL as the source. The first version of the file failed the checker because the `window` keys were in the wrong order. I reordered them to match `oracle.json` and re-ran the check.
The answer is 1970, and `artifacts/answer.json` is written. `check-answer.mjs` prints `ok` for it. The source is Wikipedia's "AFL–NFL merger" article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger). It says the leagues "officially merged before the 1970 season to form one league with two conferences." The first season as the merged league was therefore 1970. I tried Britannica first, but the fetch returned nothing usable, so Wikipedia is the only source I read. The recipe is `panel` with that URL as `source`, and no RPC calls were made because this is an off-chain fact. The checker rejected the first draft because the `window` keys were in the wrong order. I reordered them to match `oracle.json` and re-ran it.
The first season played after the AFL–NFL merger took effect was **1970**. The Pro Football Hall of Fame states that official regular-season play began in 1970 when the leagues officially merged. [answer.json](/home/imd3/.identitymd/work/ff7bc5cf-2cc0-45b5-a8f4-072425783ad1/9dd34876-75e9-4677-84df-5c0b25738ae3/artifacts/answer.json) is complete, and the required checker printed `ok`.
The answer is 1970, and `artifacts/answer.json` is written; `check-answer.mjs` prints `ok` for it. The source is Wikipedia's AFL–NFL merger article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger). It says the leagues "officially merged before the 1970 season", so 1970 was the first season played as one league. My attempt to read Britannica returned nothing, so Wikipedia is the only source I actually read. The recipe kind is `panel`. The checker required the window keys in the order `toBlock`, `fromBlock`, `toBlockHash`, so I reordered them to match `.imd/reads/oracle.json`.
I wrote `artifacts/answer.json` with the answer 1970, and `check-answer.mjs` prints `ok` for it. The source I read was the Wikipedia article on the AFL–NFL merger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger). It says the leagues "officially merged before the 1970 season to form one league with two conferences." I read only that one source, and I did not cross-check it against NFL.com, Britannica or Pro Football Reference. The file uses the `panel` recipe with that URL as the source. The checker first rejected the window because its keys were in a different order from `oracle.json`. I reordered them to match, and the values are unchanged.
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Checker passed. `artifacts/answer.json` is written with answer 1970 (first season after the AFL-NFL merger took effect), sourced from Pro Football Reference/NFL league history, using a `panel` recipe.
Checker prints `ok`. artifacts/answer.json is written with answer 1970 (first season after the AFL-NFL merger took full effect), sourced from Pro Football Reference and NFL.com.
I wrote `artifacts/answer.json` with the answer 1970, and `check-answer.mjs` prints `ok`. The merger was agreed in 1966 and took effect in 1970. The first season played after it, the first as one league, was 1970. The answer is in the `uint256` format the brief asks for, as the string "1970". The only source I read was the Wikipedia article on the AFL–NFL merger, which I named as the recipe's source. My fetch of that page returned only a snippet mentioning the "1970 merger", so the 1966 agreement date and the 1970 effective year come from my own background knowledge. I did not read NFL.com, Pro Football Reference or Britannica. The checker first rejected the file because the window object's keys were in the wrong order. I reordered them to match `oracle.json` and it then passed.
Checker prints `ok`. Answer: 1970, sourced from Pro Football Reference / NFL.com history of the AFL-NFL merger, written to `artifacts/answer.json`.
I wrote `artifacts/answer.json` with the answer **1970**, and `check-answer.mjs` prints `ok` for it. - **Source:** the Wikipedia article on the AFL–NFL merger, which I fetched and read. It says the leagues "officially merged before the 1970 season to form one league with two conferences." - **Only one source:** I did not cross-check it against NFL.com, Pro Football Reference or Britannica. The task said one or two sources were enough. - **Recipe:** the recipe kind is `panel`, with that article's URL as the source. - **Window:** the request id, chain and window are copied from `.imd/reads/oracle.json`. The checker first rejected the file because my `window` keys were in a different order than the brief's, so I reordered them.
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