Document Require Instructions

document-require-instructions

instructions 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.

document-require-instructions:
  title: Document Require Instructions
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/mcp/document-require-instructions/
  description: The `instructions` property should be present.
  message: instructions should be present
  severity: info
  given: $
  then:
    field: instructions
    function: truthy
  tags:
    - format:mcp
    - spec:servers
    - experience:documentation
    - experience:usability
  prompt: "You are editing a MCP document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance
    rule 'document-require-instructions' (Document Require Instructions).
    Requirement: The `instructions` property should be present. To fix: Ensure
    `instructions` 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 MCP.
    Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary."

You are editing a MCP document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'document-require-instructions' (Document Require Instructions). Requirement: The `instructions` property should be present. To fix: Ensure `instructions` 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 MCP. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.