# harvested from https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/blob/c1dc5a1569eb2da398194bf64012c66387ddcae3/docs/spec/openapi/.spectral.yaml on 2026-10-09 — a Spectral ruleset published in the provider's own GitHub repository (elastic/apm-server); found by GitHub code search, fetched verbatim
x-method: harvested
x-stamped: 2026-10-09
x-source-url: https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/blob/c1dc5a1569eb2da398194bf64012c66387ddcae3/docs/spec/openapi/.spectral.yaml
extends: ["spectral:oas"]
rules:
# Built-in rules
  # Descriptions
  oas3-parameter-description: warn
  oas2-parameter-description: warn
  tag-description: info
  # Document info
  info-contact: info
  info-description: warn
  info-license: warn
  # Examples
  oas3-valid-media-example: false
  oas3-valid-schema-example: false
  oas2-valid-media-example: false
  # Operations 
  operation-operationId: false
  operation-operationId-unique: false
  operation-operationId-valid-in-url: false
  operation-tag-defined: warn
  operation-tags: warn
  # Responses
  operation-success-response: warn
  # Schema
  oas3-schema: error
  oas2-schema: error
  array-items: false
  # Tags
  openapi-tags: warn
  openapi-tags-alphabetical: info
  # Turn off some built-in rules
  operation-description: false
  operation-singular-tag: false
# Custom rules
  # Descriptions
  avoid-problematic-words:
    description: Ban certain words from descriptions
    message: "Use appropriate replacements for problematic terms"
    severity: warn
    given: "$..*.description"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: /(blacklist|whitelist|execute|kill)/i
  # Examples
  operation-success-examples:
    formats: ["oas3_1"]
    description: Response code 200 should have at least one example.
    message: "Each response body should have a realistic example. It must not contain any sensitive or confidential data."
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*].[*].responses.[200].content.[application/json]
    then:
      field: examples
      function: defined
  # Extensions
  internal-extension:
    description: Operations should not have x-internal extension.
    message: "Do not publish x-internal operations"
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*].[get,put,post,delete,options,head,patch,trace]
    then:
      field: x-internal
      function: undefined
  # Operations
  operation-summary:
    description: Operations should have summaries.
    message: "Each operation should have a summary"
    severity: error
    recommended: true
    given: $.paths[*].[get,put,post,delete,options,head,patch,trace]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: defined   
  operation-summary-length:
    description: Operation summary should be between 5 and 45 characters
    given: "$.paths[*].[get,put,post,delete,options,head,patch,trace]"
    then:
      field: summary
      function: length
      functionOptions:
        max: 45
        min: 5
    severity: warn
  simple-verbs-in-summary:
    given:
      - "$.paths[*][*].summary"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: "Retrieve|Return|List *"
    severity: warn
    description: Summaries should use common verbs.
    message: "Summaries should use common verbs like Get, Update, Delete whenever possible"
  # NOTE: This one hiccups on acronyms so perhaps too noisy
  # docs-operation-summary-sentence-case:
  #   description: Operation summary should be sentence cased
  #   given: "$.paths[*].[get,put,post,delete,options,head,patch,trace]"
  #   then:
  #     field: summary
  #     function: pattern
  #     functionOptions:
  #       match: /^[A-Z]+[^A-Z]+$/
  #   severity: warn