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overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist enrichment overlay for the Traversal Sessions API
version: 1.0.0
x-generated: '2026-07-21'
x-method: generated
x-source: >-
Enhancements layered on openapi/traversal-sessions-openapi.yaml from
docs.traversal.com. Does not mutate the original spec.
extends: ../openapi/traversal-sessions-openapi.yaml
actions:
- target: $.info
description: Tag the API with its category and link canonical developer surfaces.
update:
x-api-category: AI SRE (Site Reliability Engineering)
x-provider: Traversal AI, Inc.
x-documentation: https://docs.traversal.com/api/overview
x-changelog: https://docs.traversal.com/changelog
x-status-page: https://status.traversal.com
- target: $.info
description: Record the runtime conventions that OpenAPI does not fully express.
update:
x-conventions:
idempotency: Required idempotency_key body field on POST /v1/sessions.
pagination: Page-number (page/limit) on GET /v1/sessions.
async_model: Poll GET /v1/sessions/{session_id} until status is idle.
concurrency_limit: 15 concurrent running sessions per organization (429 with retry_after).
error_envelope: '{ "error": { "message", "retry_after" } } — not RFC 9457.'
- target: $.paths['/v1/sessions'].post
description: Flag the idempotency and concurrency semantics on session creation.
update:
x-idempotent: true
x-idempotency-field: idempotency_key
x-concurrency-limited: true
- target: $.paths['/v1/sessions/{session_id}/messages'].post
description: Note the poll-to-idle async model for follow-ups.
update:
x-async: true
x-poll: GET /v1/sessions/{session_id} until status is idle
- target: $.components.securitySchemes.bearerAuth
description: Document the API key prefix and how to obtain one.
update:
x-key-prefix: trv_ak_
x-key-provisioning: https://app.traversal.com/settings/api-keys
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