Asyncapi Operation Description
asyncapi-operation-description · built-in
info
experience: documentation
spec: channels
Operation "description" must be present and non-empty string.
Operation “description” must be present and non-empty string.
Rule definition
The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.
asyncapi-operation-description:
title: Asyncapi Operation Description
reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/asyncapi/asyncapi-operation-description/
description: Operation "description" must be present and non-empty string.
message: Operation "description" must be present and non-empty string.
severity: info
given: $.channels[*][publish,subscribe]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
tags:
- format:asyncapi
- spec:channels
- experience:documentation
prompt: "You are editing an AsyncAPI document to satisfy the Spotlight API
governance rule 'asyncapi-operation-description' (Asyncapi Operation
Description). Requirement: Operation \"description\" must be present and
non-empty string. To fix: Ensure `description` is present and non-empty at
each matching location. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath
`$.channels[*][publish,subscribe]` — inspect every location it matches and
correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change that satisfies
the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting
unchanged, and keep the document valid AsyncAPI. Return only the complete
corrected document, with no commentary."
AI fix prompt — send this to Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT with your artifact to auto-fix this rule
You are editing an AsyncAPI document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'asyncapi-operation-description' (Asyncapi Operation Description). Requirement: Operation "description" must be present and non-empty string. To fix: Ensure `description` is present and non-empty at each matching location. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.channels[*][publish,subscribe]` — inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid AsyncAPI. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.
| Artifact | AsyncAPI |
|---|---|
| Applies at (given) | $.channels[*][publish,subscribe] |
| Severity | info — educational by default; raise to warn/error to enforce |
| Reference | https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/asyncapi/asyncapi-operation-description/ |