Document Require Channel
document-require-channel
info
experience: governanceexperience: discoverability
spec: document
Missing `channels`.
asyncapi document should declare a channels property.
Rule definition
The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.
document-require-channel:
title: Document Require Channel
reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/asyncapi/document-require-channel/
description: asyncapi document should declare a `channels` property.
message: Missing `channels`.
given: $
severity: info
then:
field: channels
function: truthy
tags:
- format:asyncapi
- spec:document
- experience:governance
- experience:discoverability
prompt: "You are editing an AsyncAPI document to satisfy the Spotlight API
governance rule 'document-require-channel' (Document Require Channel).
Requirement: asyncapi document should declare a `channels` property. To fix:
Ensure `channels` is present and non-empty at each matching location.
Guidance: Missing `channels`. 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 'document-require-channel' (Document Require Channel). Requirement: asyncapi document should declare a `channels` property. To fix: Ensure `channels` is present and non-empty at each matching location. Guidance: Missing `channels`. 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) | $ |
| Severity | info — educational by default; raise to warn/error to enforce |
| Reference | https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/asyncapi/document-require-channel/ |