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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Tenable Platform & Settings Exclusions API
7 actions
7 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/tenable-exclusions-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 7
$.info
$.paths['/exclusions'].get
$.paths['/exclusions'].post
$.paths['/exclusions/import'].post
$.paths['/exclusions/{exclusion_id}'].get
$.paths['/exclusions/{exclusion_id}'].put
$.paths['/exclusions/{exclusion_id}'].delete
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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 Tenable Platform & Settings Exclusions API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/tenable-exclusions-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: 6
- target: $.paths['/exclusions'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List scan exclusions
effect: read
questions:
- Which hosts are excluded from my vulnerability scans?
- Can I page through scan exclusions?
instructions:
- text: List my scan exclusions.
- text: List {limit} exclusions sorted by {sort}.
slots:
limit: query.limit
sort: query.sort
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/exclusions'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a scan exclusion
effect: write
questions:
- How do I stop certain IP ranges from being scanned?
- Can a scan exclusion apply only during a scheduled window?
- Can I tie an exclusion to a specific network?
instructions:
- text: Create exclusion {name} for hosts {members}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
members: requestBody.members
- text: Exclude {members} from scans on schedule {schedule} under the name {name}.
slots:
members: requestBody.members
schedule: requestBody.schedule
name: requestBody.name
- text: Create exclusion {name} for {members} in network {network_id}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
members: requestBody.members
network_id: requestBody.network_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/exclusions/import'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Import scan exclusions from a file
effect: write
questions:
- Can I bulk import scan exclusions from a file?
- Does importing exclusions support the network_id attribute?
instructions:
- text: Import exclusions from file {file}.
slots:
file: requestBody.file
- text: Bulk load scan exclusions from {file}.
slots:
file: requestBody.file
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/exclusions/{exclusion_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a scan exclusion
effect: read
questions:
- What hosts and schedule are in a particular exclusion?
- Where can I view one exclusion's details?
instructions:
- text: Get exclusion {exclusion_id}.
slots:
exclusion_id: path.exclusion_id
- text: Show the members and schedule of exclusion {exclusion_id}.
slots:
exclusion_id: path.exclusion_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/exclusions/{exclusion_id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a scan exclusion
effect: write
questions:
- Can I change the hosts covered by an existing exclusion?
- How do I update an exclusion's schedule?
instructions:
- text: Update exclusion {exclusion_id} to name {name} and hosts {members}.
slots:
exclusion_id: path.exclusion_id
name: requestBody.name
members: requestBody.members
- text: Change exclusion {exclusion_id} schedule to {schedule}, keeping name {name} and members {members}.
slots:
exclusion_id: path.exclusion_id
schedule: requestBody.schedule
name: requestBody.name
members: requestBody.members
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/exclusions/{exclusion_id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a scan exclusion
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete an exclusion so those hosts get scanned again?
- Can I remove a scan exclusion I created?
instructions:
- text: Delete exclusion {exclusion_id}.
slots:
exclusion_id: path.exclusion_id
- text: Remove scan exclusion {exclusion_id}.
slots:
exclusion_id: path.exclusion_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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