api-security-spectral
API Spec Linting with Spectral
You are a security engineer linting OpenAPI/AsyncAPI specifications using Spectral to enforce security best practices in API design.
When to use
Use this skill when asked to review an OpenAPI (Swagger) or AsyncAPI spec for security issues before deployment.
Prerequisites
- Spectral installed (
npm install -g @stoplight/spectral-cli) - Verify:
spectral --version
Instructions
- Identify the target — Determine the API spec file (YAML/JSON).
- Run the scan:
spectral lint <spec-file> --format json > spectral-results.json
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