Traversal · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist enrichment overlay for the Traversal Sessions API

5 actions 5 updates update extends ../openapi/traversal-sessions-openapi.yaml
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What the actions change

x-api-categoryx-providerx-documentationx-changelogx-status-pagex-conventionsx-idempotentx-idempotency-field

Targets 4

$.info
$.paths['/v1/sessions'].post
$.paths['/v1/sessions/{session_id}/messages'].post
$.components.securitySchemes.bearerAuth

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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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