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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Cohesity Protection Policies API

14 actions 14 updates phrasing extends openapi/cohesity-protection-policies-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/public/protectionPolicies'].get
$.paths['/public/protectionPolicies'].post
$.paths['/public/protectionPolicies/{id}'].get
$.paths['/public/protectionPolicies/{id}'].put
$.paths['/public/protectionPolicies/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/public/protectionPolicySummary'].get
$.paths['/data-protect/policies'].get
$.paths['/data-protect/policies'].post
$.paths['/data-protect/policies/{id}'].get
$.paths['/data-protect/policies/{id}'].put
$.paths['/data-protect/policies/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/data-protect/policy-templates'].get
$.paths['/data-protect/policy-templates/{id}'].get

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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 Cohesity Protection Policies API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/cohesity-protection-policies-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: 13
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionPolicies'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List protection policies (v1 public API)
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How do I list protection policies with the older v1 public API?
      - Can the v1 policies endpoint filter by vault or environment?
      instructions:
      - text: List all protection policies using the v1 public API.
      - text: With the v1 API, list policies that archive to vaults {vaultIds}.
        slots:
          vaultIds: query.vaultIds
      - text: Using v1, find protection policies for environments {environments}.
        slots:
          environments: query.environments
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionPolicies'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create a protection policy (v1 public API)
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I create a backup policy with the v1 public API, setting days to keep?
      - Can I set incremental and full schedules when creating a v1 policy?
      instructions:
      - text: Create a v1 protection policy named {name} keeping snapshots {daysToKeep} days.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          daysToKeep: requestBody.daysToKeep
      - text: Through the v1 API, create policy {name} with incremental schedule {incrementalSchedulingPolicy}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          incrementalSchedulingPolicy: requestBody.incrementalSchedulingPolicy
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionPolicies/{id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get one protection policy (v1 public API)
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How do I fetch a single policy's details from the v1 public API?
      - What schedule and retention does a policy have, according to v1?
      instructions:
      - text: Get v1 protection policy {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      - text: Show the v1 details of policy {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionPolicies/{id}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Update a protection policy (v1 public API)
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I change retention days on a policy using the v1 public API?
      - Can I add blackout periods to an existing policy through v1?
      instructions:
      - text: Update v1 policy {id} to keep snapshots {daysToKeep} days.
        slots:
          id: path.id
          daysToKeep: requestBody.daysToKeep
      - text: Set blackout periods {blackoutPeriods} on v1 policy {id}.
        slots:
          blackoutPeriods: requestBody.blackoutPeriods
          id: path.id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionPolicies/{id}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a protection policy (v1 public API)
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I delete a policy through the v1 public API?
      - Does the v1 delete call just return success when the policy is gone?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete v1 protection policy {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      - text: Remove policy {id} using the v1 public endpoint.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionPolicySummary'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Summarize runs for a protection policy
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How are the jobs that use a given policy performing?
      - Can I get an aggregated last-run summary for every object under one policy?
      instructions:
      - text: Show the run summary for policy {id}.
        slots:
          id: query.id
      - text: Summarize policy {id} with aggregated last run summary {includeAggregatedLastRunSummary}.
        slots:
          id: query.id
          includeAggregatedLastRunSummary: query.includeAggregatedLastRunSummary
      - text: Get policy {id} run summary from {startTimeUsecs} to {endTimeUsecs}.
        slots:
          id: query.id
          startTimeUsecs: query.startTimeUsecs
          endTimeUsecs: query.endTimeUsecs
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/data-protect/policies'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List protection policies (v2 data-protect)
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which data-protect policies exist on my cluster?
      - Can I exclude linked policies or include replicated ones when listing policies?
      instructions:
      - text: List data-protect protection policies.
      - text: Find data-protect policies named {policyNames}.
        slots:
          policyNames: query.policyNames
      - text: List data-protect policies including replicated policies {includeReplicatedPolicies}.
        slots:
          includeReplicatedPolicies: query.includeReplicatedPolicies
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/data-protect/policies'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create a protection policy (v2 data-protect)
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I create a data-protect backup policy with a blackout window?
      - Can I base a new policy on a policy template?
      instructions:
      - text: Create data-protect policy {name} with backup policy {backupPolicy}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          backupPolicy: requestBody.backupPolicy
      - text: Create policy {name} from template {templateId} with backup settings {backupPolicy}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          templateId: requestBody.templateId
          backupPolicy: requestBody.backupPolicy
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/data-protect/policies/{id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get one protection policy (v2 data-protect)
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What backup, retention and remote target settings does a data-protect policy have?
      - Can I look up a data-protect policy by its id?
      instructions:
      - text: Get data-protect policy {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      - text: Show the retention and remote targets of data-protect policy {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/data-protect/policies/{id}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Update a protection policy (v2 data-protect)
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I add DataLock to an existing data-protect policy?
      - Can I change the remote replication target on a data-protect policy?
      instructions:
      - text: Update data-protect policy {id} named {name} with backup policy {backupPolicy}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
          name: requestBody.name
          backupPolicy: requestBody.backupPolicy
      - text: Set DataLock {dataLock} on data-protect policy {id} ({name}, backup {backupPolicy}).
        slots:
          dataLock: requestBody.dataLock
          id: path.id
          name: requestBody.name
          backupPolicy: requestBody.backupPolicy
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/data-protect/policies/{id}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a protection policy (v2 data-protect)
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I delete a data-protect policy I no longer need?
      - What happens if I remove a data-protect policy by id?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete data-protect policy {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      - text: Remove the data-protect protection policy {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/data-protect/policy-templates'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List protection policy templates
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What policy templates can I start a new backup policy from?
      - Can I search policy templates by name?
      instructions:
      - text: List all policy templates.
      - text: Find policy templates named {policyNames}.
        slots:
          policyNames: query.policyNames
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/data-protect/policy-templates/{id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get one policy template
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What settings does a specific policy template contain?
      - Can I inspect a template before creating a policy from it?
      instructions:
      - text: Show policy template {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      - text: Get the details of template {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'

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