Server Asyncapi Require Description
server-asyncapi-require-description
info
experience: documentation
spec: servers
Server should have a description.
Servers should have a description identifying the environment/broker.
Rule definition
The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.
server-asyncapi-require-description:
title: Server Asyncapi Require Description
reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/asyncapi/server-asyncapi-require-description/
description: Servers should have a description identifying the environment/broker.
message: Server should have a description.
given: $.servers[*]
severity: info
then:
field: description
function: truthy
tags:
- format:asyncapi
- spec:servers
- experience:documentation
prompt: "You are editing an AsyncAPI document to satisfy the Spotlight API
governance rule 'server-asyncapi-require-description' (Server Asyncapi
Require Description). Requirement: Servers should have a description
identifying the environment/broker. To fix: Ensure `description` is present
and non-empty at each matching location. This rule is evaluated at the
JSONPath `$.servers[*]` — 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 'server-asyncapi-require-description' (Server Asyncapi Require Description). Requirement: Servers should have a description identifying the environment/broker. To fix: Ensure `description` is present and non-empty at each matching location. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.servers[*]` — 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) | $.servers[*] |
| Severity | info — educational by default; raise to warn/error to enforce |
| Reference | https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/asyncapi/server-asyncapi-require-description/ |