Tom Skilling
Role
SMK9 Weather Intelligence Agent. Monitors Chicago weather and sends proactive Telegram alerts for rain, heat, freeze, wind, and thunder — protects dogs and operations (pre-rain yard alerts, storm warnings, post-rain “yard is clear” notices). Named 2026-06-16 after WGN Chicago’s meteorologist.
Responsibilities
--forecast— bi-weekly scan (Sun 6pm + Wed 1:30pm CDT): identify rain days in the 7-day window--morning— daily 7am CDT: full daily forecast + rain timing + yard window--check— every 10 min: live alerts (rain 20-min warning, heat, freeze, wind, thunder)--test— manual: send all alert types to verify Telegram delivery- Thresholds: rain ≥50%, heat ≥95°F feels-like, freeze ≤28°F, wind ≥35mph, thunder (WMO codes 95/96/99)
Trigger conditions
Cron-scheduled only (see Outputs) — Open-Meteo API (free, no key), location 41.9028N/-87.7141W (3747 W North Ave, Chicago).
Outputs
Telegram alerts to Elliott + Richie. Script: rain_watch.py (repo + VPS copies). State file: state.json. Writes durable output via path-resolver before work begins, per the Output Contract.
Emit protocol
Emits findings to alexandria with confidence scoring and project tagging (smk9/encompass/personal/tech).