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x-agentic-access generated
VMware exposes 49 API operations that an AI agent could call, of which 22 are state-changing ‘acting’ operations. This is a recommended x-agentic-access execution contract — the scope, audience, consequence tier, short-lived token constraints, and escalation each action should carry before it is handed to an autonomous agent.
By consequence: 27 read, 19 write, and 3 safety-critical.
3 operations are classed safety-critical and should require human-in-the-loop approval at runtime.
Contracts are classified heuristically from the provider’s OpenAPI and refresh on every APIs.io network build; audience is bound per deployment. The model follows Curity’s Access Intelligence (apidays Munich 2026). Browse every provider’s agent contracts at agentic-access.apis.io.
Cloud ComputingContainer ManagementHybrid CloudInfrastructureVirtualization
Operations: 49 Acting: 22 Human-in-the-loop: 3 Method: generated
By consequence

read 27 write 19 safety-critical 3
Highest-consequence actions

The physical and safety-critical operations an agent could invoke — the ones that most warrant scoped tokens, tight TTLs, and escalation. Full per-operation contracts are in the source below.
Method	Path	Consequence	Human-in-loop
DELETE	/session	safety-critical	required
POST	/vcenter/vm/{vm}/power?action=reset	safety-critical	required
POST	/vcenter/vm/{vm}/power?action=stop	safety-critical	required
Source

Agentic Access

generated: '2026-07-15'
method: generated
source: openapi/vmware-vsphere-api-openapi.yml
description: Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts, classified heuristically from
  the OpenAPI. A governance starting point for exposing this API to AI agents — review and bind
  audience per deployment. See research/curity/agentic-governance/.
summary:
  operations: 49
  by_action_class:
    acting: 22
    connected: 27
  by_consequence:
    write: 19
    safety-critical: 3
    read: 27
  human_in_the_loop_required: 3
operations:
- path: /session
  method: post
  operationId: createSession
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /session
  method: delete
  operationId: deleteSession
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: safety-critical
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 120
      exchange: true
      purpose-required: true
      proof-of-possession: true
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: required
    audit: required
- path: /session
  method: get
  operationId: getSessionInfo
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm
  method: get
  operationId: listVMs
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm
  method: post
  operationId: createVM
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}
  method: get
  operationId: getVM
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}
  method: delete
  operationId: deleteVM
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/power
  method: get
  operationId: getVMPowerState
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/power?action=start
  method: post
  operationId: powerOnVM
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/power?action=stop
  method: post
  operationId: powerOffVM
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: safety-critical
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 120
      exchange: true
      purpose-required: true
      proof-of-possession: true
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: required
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/power?action=suspend
  method: post
  operationId: suspendVM
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/power?action=reset
  method: post
  operationId: resetVM
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: safety-critical
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 120
      exchange: true
      purpose-required: true
      proof-of-possession: true
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: required
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware
  method: get
  operationId: getVMHardware
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware
  method: patch
  operationId: updateVMHardware
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/cpu
  method: get
  operationId: getVMCpu
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/cpu
  method: patch
  operationId: updateVMCpu
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/memory
  method: get
  operationId: getVMMemory
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/memory
  method: patch
  operationId: updateVMMemory
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/disk
  method: get
  operationId: listVMDisks
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/disk
  method: post
  operationId: createVMDisk
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/ethernet
  method: get
  operationId: listVMEthernet
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/ethernet
  method: post
  operationId: createVMEthernet
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/guest/identity
  method: get
  operationId: getVMGuestIdentity
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/vm/{vm}/guest/networking
  method: get
  operationId: getVMGuestNetworking
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/host
  method: get
  operationId: listHosts
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/host/{host}
  method: get
  operationId: getHost
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/host/{host}/connect
  method: post
  operationId: connectHost
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/host/{host}/disconnect
  method: post
  operationId: disconnectHost
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/datastore
  method: get
  operationId: listDatastores
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/datastore/{datastore}
  method: get
  operationId: getDatastore
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/cluster
  method: get
  operationId: listClusters
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/cluster/{cluster}
  method: get
  operationId: getCluster
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/network
  method: get
  operationId: listNetworks
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/datacenter
  method: get
  operationId: listDatacenters
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/datacenter
  method: post
  operationId: createDatacenter
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/datacenter/{datacenter}
  method: get
  operationId: getDatacenter
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/datacenter/{datacenter}
  method: delete
  operationId: deleteDatacenter
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/folder
  method: get
  operationId: listFolders
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /vcenter/resource-pool
  method: get
  operationId: listResourcePools
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /content/library
  method: get
  operationId: listContentLibraries
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /content/library
  method: post
  operationId: createContentLibrary
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /content/library/{library_id}
  method: get
  operationId: getContentLibrary
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /content/library/{library_id}
  method: delete
  operationId: deleteContentLibrary
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /vcenter/storage/policies
  method: get
  operationId: listStoragePolicies
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /cis/tagging/category
  method: get
  operationId: listTagCategories
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /cis/tagging/category
  method: post
  operationId: createTagCategory
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /cis/tagging/tag
  method: get
  operationId: listTags
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: connected
    consequence: read
    subject: optional
    token:
      max-ttl: 3600
    audit: none
- path: /cis/tagging/tag
  method: post
  operationId: createTag
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required
- path: /cis/tagging/tag-association?action=attach
  method: post
  operationId: attachTag
  x-agentic-access:
    action-class: acting
    consequence: write
    subject: required
    audience: null
    token:
      max-ttl: 900
    escalation:
      human-in-the-loop: conditional
      triggers:
      - abnormal
      - high-value
    audit: required