Merge · API Governance Rules
Merge API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Merge.
41 Rules
error 15
warn 19
info 7
Rule Categories
delete
error
examples
get
info
no
openapi
operation
pagination
parameter
paths
query
remote
request
response
schema
security
servers
Rules
error
info-title-required
Info object must have a title.
$.info
warn
info-title-merge-prefix
Info title should start with "Merge".
$.info.title
error
info-description-required
Info object must have a description.
$.info
warn
info-description-min-length
Info description should be at least 50 characters.
$.info.description
error
info-version-required
Info object must have a version.
$.info
warn
info-contact-required
Info object should have contact information.
$.info
warn
openapi-version-3
OpenAPI version should be 3.x.
$
error
servers-defined
At least one server must be defined.
$
error
servers-https
Server URLs should use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
info
servers-merge-api-domain
Server URL should be on api.merge.dev.
$.servers[*].url
warn
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case.
$.paths
error
paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not have trailing slashes.
$.paths
info
paths-plural-resources
Resource paths should use plural nouns.
$.paths
error
operation-operationid-required
Every operation must have an operationId.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-operationid-camel-case
operationId should use camelCase.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-summary-merge-prefix
Operation summaries should start with "Merge".
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
error
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have at least one tag.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
parameter-description-required
Every parameter must have a description.
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
warn
parameter-snake-case
Parameter names should use snake_case.
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*].name
info
parameter-pagination-cursor
Merge APIs use cursor-based pagination with cursor parameter.
$.paths[*].get.parameters
warn
request-body-json
Request bodies should use application/json.
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
error
response-success-required
Every operation must have a success response.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
response-description-required
Every response must have a description.
$.paths[*][*].responses[*]
warn
schema-property-snake-case
Schema properties should use snake_case naming.
$.components.schemas[*].properties
warn
schema-type-defined
Schemas must define a type.
$.components.schemas[*]
info
schema-description
Top-level schemas should have descriptions.
$.components.schemas[*]
error
security-defined
Global security must be defined.
$
warn
security-bearer-auth
Merge APIs should use Bearer token authentication.
$.components.securitySchemes
warn
security-account-token-header
Merge APIs require X-Account-Token header.
$.components.securitySchemes
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body.
$.paths[*].get
warn
delete-no-request-body
DELETE operations should not have a request body.
$.paths[*].delete
info
pagination-response-format
List endpoints should return paginated responses with next/previous/results.
$.paths[*].get.responses.200.content.application/json.schema
info
remote-was-deleted-field
Merge schemas should include remote_was_deleted field for soft delete tracking.
$.components.schemas[?(@.type=='object' && !@.title.match(/Paginated|Request|Error/))]
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings.
$..description
info
examples-encouraged
Schema properties should include example values.
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]
warn
servers-expected-domain
Server URLs should be on the merge.dev domain.
$.servers[*].url
warn
query-params-casing
Query parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
warn
schema-names-casing
Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas
warn
error-schema-defined
A shared error schema (ErrorValidationProblem) should be defined for error payloads.
$.components.schemas
Spectral Ruleset
# authorship: generated by API Evangelist tooling. Stamped 2026-08-18
# on the file's own generator header (roadmap#64). An unmarked file is
# NOT assumed to be ours -- absence of evidence was never stamped.
x-method: generated
# merge — Spectral ruleset (strengthened)
# Plain Spectral. Existing hand-authored rules preserved; measured rules added
# from this provider's own OpenAPI conventions by strengthen_ruleset.py,
# then self-validated against the spec.
#
# Provenance:
# - servers-https-only: 100% of servers already https (error)
# - servers-expected-domain: 27/27 servers on merge.dev
# - path-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=246)
# - query-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=2432)
# - operationid-casing: snake @ 59% (n=621)
# - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 99% (n=1662)
# - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 95% (n=6024)
# - security: neither global nor consistently per-op — schemes-defined only
# - error-schema-defined: ErrorValidationProblem
# - pagination params observed: ['cursor', 'limit', 'page', 'page_size']
# - merge: kept 37 existing, added 4 measured, upgraded 0
# - added: servers-expected-domain, query-params-casing, schema-names-casing, error-schema-defined
extends:
- spectral:oas
rules:
info-title-required:
description: Info object must have a title.
given: $.info
severity: error
then:
field: title
function: truthy
info-title-merge-prefix:
description: Info title should start with "Merge".
given: $.info.title
severity: warn
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^Merge
info-description-required:
description: Info object must have a description.
given: $.info
severity: error
then:
field: description
function: truthy
info-description-min-length:
description: Info description should be at least 50 characters.
given: $.info.description
severity: warn
then:
function: length
functionOptions:
min: 50
info-version-required:
description: Info object must have a version.
given: $.info
severity: error
then:
field: version
function: truthy
info-contact-required:
description: Info object should have contact information.
given: $.info
severity: warn
then:
field: contact
function: truthy
openapi-version-3:
description: OpenAPI version should be 3.x.
given: $
severity: warn
then:
field: openapi
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^3\.
servers-defined:
description: At least one server must be defined.
given: $
severity: error
then:
field: servers
function: truthy
servers-https:
description: Server URLs should use HTTPS.
given: $.servers[*].url
severity: error
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^https://
servers-merge-api-domain:
description: Server URL should be on api.merge.dev.
given: $.servers[*].url
severity: info
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: api\.merge\.dev
paths-kebab-case:
description: Path segments should use kebab-case.
given: $.paths
severity: warn
then:
field: '@key'
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^(\/[a-z0-9-{}]+)+$
paths-no-trailing-slash:
description: Paths must not have trailing slashes.
given: $.paths
severity: error
then:
field: '@key'
function: pattern
functionOptions:
notMatch: \/$
paths-plural-resources:
description: Resource paths should use plural nouns.
given: $.paths
severity: info
then:
field: '@key'
function: pattern
functionOptions:
notMatch: \/[a-z]+[^s{}]\/\{
operation-operationid-required:
description: Every operation must have an operationId.
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
severity: error
then:
field: operationId
function: truthy
operation-operationid-camel-case:
description: operationId should use camelCase.
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
severity: warn
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
operation-summary-required:
description: Every operation must have a summary.
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
severity: error
then:
field: summary
function: truthy
operation-summary-merge-prefix:
description: Operation summaries should start with "Merge".
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
severity: warn
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^Merge
operation-description-required:
description: Every operation must have a description.
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
severity: error
then:
field: description
function: truthy
operation-tags-required:
description: Every operation must have at least one tag.
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
severity: error
then:
field: tags
function: truthy
parameter-description-required:
description: Every parameter must have a description.
given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
severity: warn
then:
field: description
function: truthy
parameter-snake-case:
description: Parameter names should use snake_case.
given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[*].name
severity: warn
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$
parameter-pagination-cursor:
description: Merge APIs use cursor-based pagination with cursor parameter.
given: $.paths[*].get.parameters
severity: info
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
type: array
contains:
type: object
properties:
name:
const: cursor
request-body-json:
description: Request bodies should use application/json.
given: $.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
severity: warn
then:
field: application/json
function: truthy
response-success-required:
description: Every operation must have a success response.
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
severity: error
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
anyOf:
- required:
- '200'
- required:
- '201'
- required:
- '204'
response-description-required:
description: Every response must have a description.
given: $.paths[*][*].responses[*]
severity: error
then:
field: description
function: truthy
schema-property-snake-case:
description: Schema properties should use snake_case naming.
given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
severity: warn
then:
field: '@key'
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$
schema-type-defined:
description: Schemas must define a type.
given: $.components.schemas[*]
severity: warn
then:
field: type
function: truthy
schema-description:
description: Top-level schemas should have descriptions.
given: $.components.schemas[*]
severity: info
then:
field: description
function: truthy
security-defined:
description: Global security must be defined.
given: $
severity: error
then:
field: security
function: truthy
security-bearer-auth:
description: Merge APIs should use Bearer token authentication.
given: $.components.securitySchemes
severity: warn
then:
field: bearerAuth
function: truthy
security-account-token-header:
description: Merge APIs require X-Account-Token header.
given: $.components.securitySchemes
severity: warn
then:
field: accountToken
function: truthy
get-no-request-body:
description: GET operations must not have a request body.
given: $.paths[*].get
severity: error
then:
field: requestBody
function: falsy
delete-no-request-body:
description: DELETE operations should not have a request body.
given: $.paths[*].delete
severity: warn
then:
field: requestBody
function: falsy
pagination-response-format:
description: List endpoints should return paginated responses with next/previous/results.
given: $.paths[*].get.responses.200.content.application/json.schema
severity: info
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
type: object
properties:
$ref:
type: string
pattern: Paginated
remote-was-deleted-field:
description: Merge schemas should include remote_was_deleted field for soft delete tracking.
given: $.components.schemas[?(@.type=='object' && !@.title.match(/Paginated|Request|Error/))]
severity: info
then:
field: properties.remote_was_deleted
function: truthy
no-empty-descriptions:
description: Descriptions must not be empty strings.
given: $..description
severity: error
then:
function: truthy
examples-encouraged:
description: Schema properties should include example values.
given: $.components.schemas[*].properties[*]
severity: info
then:
field: example
function: truthy
servers-expected-domain:
description: Server URLs should be on the merge.dev domain.
severity: warn
given: $.servers[*].url
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: merge\.dev
query-params-casing:
description: Query parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
then:
field: name
function: casing
functionOptions:
type: snake
schema-names-casing:
description: Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas
then:
field: '@key'
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]*$
error-schema-defined:
description: A shared error schema (ErrorValidationProblem) should be defined for error payloads.
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas
then:
field: ErrorValidationProblem
function: truthy