Anthropic · API Governance Rules
Anthropic API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Anthropic.
11 Rules
error 8
warn 2
info 1
Generated by API Evangelist
Written by API Evangelist tooling for Anthropic's APIs. It is a starting point, not a ruleset Anthropic publishes or enforces.
Rule Categories
info
operation
path
response
schema
servers
Rules
error
operation-has-operationid
Every operation declares an operationId (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-has-summary
Every operation has a summary (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-has-tags
Every operation is tagged (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-has-success-response
Every operation declares a 2xx response (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
warn
operation-declares-4xx
Every operation declares at least one 4xx response (measured: 93% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
path-no-trailing-slash
Paths carry no trailing slash (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*]~
error
path-params-in-braces
Path parameters use {braces}, not :colon (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*]~
error
servers-https
Servers are https (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.servers[*].url
warn
response-media-type
Responses are served as application/json (measured: 97% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*].content
info
schema-has-description
Every component schema carries a title or description (measured: 92% of this contract)
$.components.schemas[*]
error
info-has-description
The contract's info block carries a description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
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