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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for CarsXE Year Make Model API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/carsxe-year-make-model-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 3
- target: $.paths['/v1/ymm'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get vehicle data by year, make and model
effect: read
questions:
- Can I get specs for a car when I only know its year, make and model?
- How do I see every trim available for a given model year?
instructions:
- text: Get vehicle data for the {year} {make} {model} {trim}.
slots:
year: query.year
make: query.make
model: query.model
trim: query.trim
- text: List all trim options for the {year} {make} {model} with allTrimOptions {allTrimOptions}.
slots:
year: query.year
make: query.make
model: query.model
allTrimOptions: query.allTrimOptions
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/ymm-options'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Populate year, make, model and variant dropdowns
effect: read
questions:
- How do I fill cascading year, make and model dropdowns in my car form?
- Which model years exist for a given make and model?
- Why does asking for variants by year and make cost more than one unit?
instructions:
- text: List the models {make} offers for dropdown menus.
slots:
make: query.make
- text: Get the {dimension} dropdown options for {year} {make} {model}.
slots:
dimension: query.dimension
year: query.year
make: query.make
model: query.model
- text: List the trim choices for the {make} {model} matching {trim}.
slots:
make: query.make
model: query.model
trim: query.trim
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/obdcodesdecoder'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Explain an OBD-II trouble code
effect: read
questions:
- What does check engine code P0115 mean?
- Can I translate an OBD-II diagnostic trouble code into plain English?
instructions:
- text: Decode OBD code {code}.
slots:
code: query.code
- text: Tell me what the diagnostic trouble code {code} means.
slots:
code: query.code
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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