Canonical · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Canonical Certificates API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/canonical-certificates-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
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Targets 9
$.info
$.paths['/1.0/certificates'].get
$.paths['/1.0/certificates'].post
$.paths['/1.0/certificates/{fingerprint}'].get
$.paths['/1.0/certificates/{fingerprint}'].put
$.paths['/1.0/certificates/{fingerprint}'].delete
$.paths['/1.0/certificates/{fingerprint}'].patch
$.paths['/1.0/certificates?recursion=1'].get
$.paths['/1.0/certificates?public'].post
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Canonical Certificates API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/canonical-certificates-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 8
- target: $.paths['/1.0/certificates'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List trusted client certificates
effect: read
questions:
- Which client certificates are trusted by this server?
- Can I get the list of trusted certificate URLs?
instructions:
- text: List the trusted client certificates.
- text: Show the fingerprints of every trusted client.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/certificates'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Trust a new client certificate
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a new trusted client by its certificate?
- Can a client be trusted using the trust password?
instructions:
- text: Add client certificate {certificate} to the trust store.
slots:
certificate: requestBody.certificate
- text: Trust the certificate {certificate} using trust password {password}.
slots:
certificate: requestBody.certificate
password: requestBody.trust-password
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/certificates/{fingerprint}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a trusted certificate
effect: read
questions:
- What details are stored for a trusted certificate?
- Can I look up a client certificate by its fingerprint?
instructions:
- text: Show the trusted certificate {fingerprint}.
slots:
fingerprint: path.fingerprint
- text: Get the details for certificate fingerprint {fingerprint}.
slots:
fingerprint: path.fingerprint
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/certificates/{fingerprint}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Replace a trusted certificate's configuration
effect: write
questions:
- How do I overwrite all settings of a trusted certificate?
- Can I fully redefine which projects a certificate is restricted to?
instructions:
- text: Replace the certificate's configuration with name {name}, restricted {restricted} and projects {projects}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
restricted: requestBody.restricted
projects: requestBody.projects
- text: Overwrite the whole trusted certificate entry {fingerprint} with type {type}.
slots:
fingerprint: path.fingerprint
type: requestBody.type
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/certificates/{fingerprint}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Remove a trusted certificate
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I revoke a client's trust on this server?
- What happens when I delete a certificate from the trust store?
instructions:
- text: Delete trusted certificate {fingerprint}.
slots:
fingerprint: path.fingerprint
- text: Revoke trust for the client with fingerprint {fingerprint}.
slots:
fingerprint: path.fingerprint
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/certificates/{fingerprint}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update some fields of a trusted certificate
effect: write
questions:
- Can I just rename a trusted certificate without changing anything else?
- Is there a partial update to restrict a certificate to certain projects?
instructions:
- text: Rename trusted certificate {fingerprint} to {name}.
slots:
fingerprint: path.fingerprint
name: requestBody.name
- text: Patch the certificate to be restricted to projects {projects}.
slots:
projects: requestBody.projects
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/certificates?recursion=1'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List trusted certificates with details
effect: read
questions:
- Can I list trusted certificates with all their fields expanded?
- Which call returns full certificate objects instead of URLs?
instructions:
- text: List all trusted certificates with full details.
- text: Show each trusted certificate's name, type and restrictions in one response.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/certificates?public'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add a certificate as an untrusted client
effect: write
questions:
- How does a client that isn't trusted yet add itself using a token?
- Can a new client register its own TLS certificate with a trust token?
instructions:
- text: Add my client certificate using trust token {trust_token}.
slots:
trust_token: requestBody.trust_token
- text: Register certificate {certificate} as {name} with token {token}.
slots:
certificate: requestBody.certificate
name: requestBody.name
token: requestBody.token
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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