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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for GitHub v3 REST Search API
8 actions
8 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/github-search-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for GitHub's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document GitHub publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 8
$.info
$.paths['/search/code'].get
$.paths['/search/commits'].get
$.paths['/search/issues'].get
$.paths['/search/labels'].get
$.paths['/search/repositories'].get
$.paths['/search/topics'].get
$.paths['/search/users'].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 GitHub v3 REST Search API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/github-search-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: 7
- target: $.paths['/search/code'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search for code inside files
effect: read
questions:
- How do I find where a function is defined across GitHub repositories?
- Can I search file contents for a keyword limited to one language and repo?
- Which files mention a given string in my codebase?
instructions:
- text: Search code for {q}.
slots:
q: query.q
- text: Find files whose contents match {q}, showing {per_page} results per page.
slots:
q: query.q
per_page: query.per_page
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/search/commits'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search commits on default branches
effect: read
questions:
- How can I find commits whose message mentions a bug number?
- Can I sort commit search results by author date?
instructions:
- text: Search commits matching {q}.
slots:
q: query.q
- text: Find commits matching {q}, sorted by {sort} in {order} order.
slots:
q: query.q
sort: query.sort
order: query.order
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/search/issues'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search issues and pull requests
effect: read
questions:
- How do I find open issues mentioning a keyword across repositories?
- Can I sort issue and pull request search results by number of comments or reactions?
- Which pull requests match a keyword and state?
instructions:
- text: Search issues and pull requests for {q}.
slots:
q: query.q
- text: Find issues and PRs matching {q}, sorted by {sort}.
slots:
q: query.q
sort: query.sort
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/search/labels'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search labels in a repository
effect: read
questions:
- How do I find issue labels in one repository by name or description?
- Can I sort matching labels by when they were created?
instructions:
- text: Search labels in repository {repository_id} for {q}.
slots:
repository_id: query.repository_id
q: query.q
- text: Find labels matching {q} in repo {repository_id}, sorted by {sort}.
slots:
q: query.q
repository_id: query.repository_id
sort: query.sort
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/search/repositories'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search repositories
effect: read
questions:
- What are the most-starred repositories for a given topic or language?
- Can I sort repository search results by forks or help-wanted issues?
- How do I find GitHub repos whose name or description matches a keyword?
instructions:
- text: Search repositories for {q}.
slots:
q: query.q
- text: Find repositories matching {q}, sorted by {sort} in {order} order.
slots:
q: query.q
sort: query.sort
order: query.order
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/search/topics'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search repository topics
effect: read
questions:
- Which repository topics exist that relate to a keyword?
- How do I look up topics to tag my repo with?
instructions:
- text: Search topics matching {q}.
slots:
q: query.q
- text: Show page {page} of topics that match {q}.
slots:
page: query.page
q: query.q
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/search/users'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search users
effect: read
questions:
- How do I find GitHub users by login, name or public email?
- Can I sort user search results by number of followers?
instructions:
- text: Search users matching {q}.
slots:
q: query.q
- text: Find users matching {q}, sorted by {sort}.
slots:
q: query.q
sort: query.sort
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
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