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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 GitHub v3 REST Licenses API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/github-licenses-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 3
- target: $.paths['/licenses'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List commonly used open source licenses
effect: read
questions:
- Which open source licenses are most commonly used on GitHub?
- Can I list only the featured licenses to offer in a picker?
instructions:
- text: List the commonly used licenses.
- text: Show only the featured licenses, featured set to {featured}.
slots:
featured: query.featured
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/licenses/{license}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get the details of one license
effect: read
questions:
- What permissions, conditions and limitations does a specific license like MIT carry?
- Can I get the full text of one license by its key?
instructions:
- text: Get the {license} license.
slots:
license: path.license
- text: Show the full text and permissions of license {license}.
slots:
license: path.license
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/repos/{owner}/{repo}/license'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a repository's license
effect: read
questions:
- Which license does a particular repository use?
- Can I read the contents of a repo's detected license file?
instructions:
- text: Get the license for {owner}/{repo}.
slots:
owner: path.owner
repo: path.repo
- text: Show the license file contents detected in repository {owner}/{repo}.
slots:
owner: path.owner
repo: path.repo
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
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