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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Tenable Platform & Settings Profiles API
8 actions
8 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/tenable-profiles-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Tenable's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Tenable publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 8
$.info
$.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}'].get
$.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}'].post
$.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}/{profile_uuid}'].get
$.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}/{profile_uuid}'].put
$.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}/{profile_uuid}'].delete
$.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}/{profile_uuid}/clone'].post
$.paths['/sensors/profiles/feed_versions'].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 Tenable Platform & Settings Profiles API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/tenable-profiles-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: 7
- target: $.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List agent or scanner profiles
effect: read
questions:
- Which agent profiles or scanner profiles do I have?
- Can I list only the profiles for scanners rather than agents?
instructions:
- text: List all {sensor_type} profiles.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
- text: Show me the profiles defined for sensor type {sensor_type}.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create an agent or scanner profile
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a new profile to pin agents to a plugin set?
- What can I put in a new scanner profile's configuration?
instructions:
- text: Create a {sensor_type} profile named {name}.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
name: requestBody.name
- text: Create {sensor_type} profile {name} described as {description} with config {config}.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
name: requestBody.name
description: requestBody.description
config: requestBody.config
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}/{profile_uuid}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a profile's details
effect: read
questions:
- What configuration does a particular agent profile have?
- Can I view one scanner profile by its UUID?
instructions:
- text: Show {sensor_type} profile {profile_uuid}.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
profile_uuid: path.profile_uuid
- text: Get the configuration of {sensor_type} profile {profile_uuid}.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
profile_uuid: path.profile_uuid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}/{profile_uuid}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a profile
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change the name or configuration of an existing profile?
- Can I update a scanner profile's description?
instructions:
- text: Rename {sensor_type} profile {profile_uuid} to {name}.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
profile_uuid: path.profile_uuid
name: requestBody.name
- text: 'Update {sensor_type} profile {profile_uuid}: name {name}, config {config}.'
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
profile_uuid: path.profile_uuid
name: requestBody.name
config: requestBody.config
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}/{profile_uuid}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a profile
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete an agent or scanner profile?
- Can I monitor whether a profile deletion request has completed?
instructions:
- text: Delete {sensor_type} profile {profile_uuid}.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
profile_uuid: path.profile_uuid
- text: Remove the profile {profile_uuid} of type {sensor_type}.
slots:
profile_uuid: path.profile_uuid
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/sensors/profiles/{sensor_type}/{profile_uuid}/clone'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Clone a profile
effect: write
questions:
- Can I make a copy of an existing profile under a new name?
- Is there a way to duplicate a scanner profile and give it a description?
instructions:
- text: Clone {sensor_type} profile {profile_uuid} as {name}.
slots:
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
profile_uuid: path.profile_uuid
name: requestBody.name
- text: Copy profile {profile_uuid} ({sensor_type}) to a new one called {name} with description {description}.
slots:
profile_uuid: path.profile_uuid
sensor_type: path.sensor_type
name: requestBody.name
description: requestBody.description
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/sensors/profiles/feed_versions'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List recent plugin sets for profiles
effect: read
questions:
- Which plugin sets were released to the feed in the last 30 days?
- What plugin set versions can I pin a profile to?
instructions:
- text: List the plugin sets available to agent and scanner profiles.
- text: Show the latest plugin feed versions from the past 30 days.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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