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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Method Simulate Entities API

4 actions 4 updates phrasing extends openapi/methodfi-simulate-entities-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/simulate/entities/{entity_id}/credit_scores/{crs_id}'].post
$.paths['/simulate/entities/{entity_id}/connect'].post
$.paths['/simulate/entities/{entity_id}/attributes'].post

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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 Method Simulate Entities API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/methodfi-simulate-entities-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: 3
- target: $.paths['/simulate/entities/{entity_id}/credit_scores/{crs_id}'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Simulate a credit score in sandbox
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I set a specific credit score for a test entity?
      - Is there a way to simulate a credit score result during development?
      instructions:
      - text: Simulate a score of {score} for credit score {crs} on entity {entity}.
        slots:
          score: requestBody.score
          crs: path.crs_id
          entity: path.entity_id
      - text: Set sandbox credit score {crs} of entity {entity} to {score} with status {status}.
        slots:
          crs: path.crs_id
          entity: path.entity_id
          score: requestBody.score
          status: requestBody.status
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/simulate/entities/{entity_id}/connect'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Simulate entity connect in sandbox
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Where do I test account discovery for an entity in sandbox?
      - Can I simulate the connect flow without real institutions?
      instructions:
      - text: Simulate a connect for sandbox entity {entity}.
        slots:
          entity: path.entity_id
      - text: Run a test account discovery for entity {entity}.
        slots:
          entity: path.entity_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/simulate/entities/{entity_id}/attributes'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Simulate entity attributes in sandbox
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I generate fake attribute data for a test entity?
      - How do I test attribute retrieval during development?
      instructions:
      - text: Simulate attributes for sandbox entity {entity}.
        slots:
          entity: path.entity_id
      - text: Create test attribute data for entity {entity}.
        slots:
          entity: path.entity_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'

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