Schema Require

schema-require

$schema should be present

Rule definition

The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.

schema-require:
  title: Schema Require
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/json-schema/schema-require/
  description: The `$schema` property should be present.
  message: $schema should be present
  severity: info
  given: $
  then:
    field: $schema
    function: truthy
  tags:
    - format:jsonschema
    - spec:schemas
    - experience:data-modeling
    - experience:consistency
  prompt: "You are editing a JSON Schema document to satisfy the Spotlight API
    governance rule 'schema-require' (Schema Require). Requirement: The
    `$schema` property should be present. To fix: Ensure `$schema` is present
    and non-empty at each matching location. Make the smallest change that
    satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and
    formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid JSON Schema. Return only
    the complete corrected document, with no commentary."

You are editing a JSON Schema document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'schema-require' (Schema Require). Requirement: The `$schema` property should be present. To fix: Ensure `$schema` is present and non-empty at each matching location. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid JSON Schema. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.