diff --git a/.github/workflows/vrms-data.yml b/.github/workflows/vrms-data.yml
index 72b21755cb..a53469efc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vrms-data.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vrms-data.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ jobs:
     # Use an action (`my-action`) in your repository
     - name: Save vrms_data.json
       run: curl --retry 7 --fail -o _data/external/vrms_data.json https://www.vrms.io/api/recurringevents
+    
+    - name: Filter vrms data
+      run: node github-actions/trigger-schedule/vrms-data/filter-vrms-data.js
 
     - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v6.0.1
       with:
diff --git a/github-actions/trigger-schedule/vrms-data/filter-vrms-data.js b/github-actions/trigger-schedule/vrms-data/filter-vrms-data.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a94f3c70c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github-actions/trigger-schedule/vrms-data/filter-vrms-data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+ // import modules
+ const fs = require('fs');
+
+/**
+ * Filters JSON data from VRMS to extract only relevant fields,
+ * this includes nested project details.
+ *
+ * @param {Array<Object>} data - Raw JSON array of entries
+ * @returns {Array<Object>} Filtered entries
+ */
+// debug-pwd.js
+
+console.log('Current working dir:', process.cwd());
+console.log('__dirname:', __dirname);
+
+// Get the path to the JSON file
+const dataPath = '_data/external/vrms_data.json';
+
+// Read the original data
+const rawData = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(dataPath, 'utf8'));
+
+// Filter it
+function filterJson(e) {
+  const p = e.project || {};
+  return {
+    // minimal top-level fields the site uses
+    name: e.name ?? null,            // meeting title
+    description: e.description ?? "", 
+    date: e.date ?? null,
+    startTime: e.startTime ?? null,
+    endTime: e.endTime ?? null,
+
+    // keep ONLY the project fields the UI references
+    project: {
+      name: p.name ?? null,
+      githubUrl: p.githubUrl ?? "",
+      hflaWebsiteUrl: p.hflaWebsiteUrl ?? "",
+      githubIdentifier: p.githubIdentifier ?? null,
+      projectStatus: p.projectStatus ?? null,
+      location: p.location ?? null,
+      slackUrl: p.slackUrl ?? "",          // harmless, public workspace link
+      googleDriveUrl: p.googleDriveUrl ?? ""
+    },
+
+    // DO NOT include: videoConferenceLink, meeting passcodes, owner IDs, emails, etc.
+  };
+}
+
+// Apply filter to each record
+const filteredData = rawData.map(filterJson);
+
+// Write the filtered data back to the same file
+fs.writeFileSync(dataPath, JSON.stringify(filteredData, null, 2));
+
+console.log(`Filtered data written to ${dataPath}`);