openapi-format

Follow this skill when a user asks to transform an OpenAPI document with the openapi-format CLI.

Core workflow

1. Identify the target outcome first.

• Determine exactly what should change: order, filtering, casing, generation, overlay, conversion, rename, output format, split.
• Determine input source (local file, remote URL, or overlay extends fallback).

2. Choose command shape.

• Prefer a single command with explicit input/output unless the user asks for stdout.
• Use --configFile for reusable workflows.
• Use .openapiformatrc for project defaults.

3. Keep config minimal.

• Start from defaults.
• Add only keys required for requested behavior.
• Avoid writing exhaustive config unless requested.

4. Apply correct precedence.

• Load .openapiformatrc only when --configFile is not supplied.
• Load and merge --configFile values.
• Apply CLI options last.
• Normalize --no-sort and --no-bundle into sort=false and bundle=false.

5. Respect processing order.

• generate -> filter -> overlay -> sort -> casing -> convertTo -> rename -> write/split/stdout

6. Produce the output safely.

• Use --output for file writes.
• If --split is true, require --output and treat it as split target root.
• Use --json or --yaml for stdout output formatting.

Decision rules

Filter semantics

• Treat methods, tags, operationIds, operations, flags, flagValues, responseContent, and requestContent as removal filters.
• Treat inverseMethods, inverseTags, inverseOperationIds, inverseFlags, inverseFlagValues, inverseResponseContent, and inverseRequestContent as keep filters.
• Use unusedComponents to remove unreferenced components recursively (iterative cleanup).
• Use stripFlags to delete marker fields after filtering.

Overlay behavior

• Accept --overlayFile with actions.
• If input file is omitted and overlay has extends, use extends as effective input.
• Resolve local extends relative to overlay file directory.

Sorting and components

• Default sorting comes from defaultSort.json.
• sortPathsBy controls path ordering (original, path, tags).
• --sortComponentsFile controls which component groups are alphabetized.
• --sortComponentsProps alphabetizes schema properties in components.schemas.*.properties.

Output constraints

• --split requires --output.
• --keepComments only affects YAML comment preservation.
• --lineWidth controls YAML line wrapping (-1 means unlimited).

Use references

Open only what is needed:

• references/feature-matrix.md for option behavior, defaults, and interactions.
• references/config-patterns.md for minimal config templates.
• references/command-recipes.md for runnable command patterns.
• references/troubleshooting.md for failure diagnosis and fixes.

Delivery checklist

1. Return the exact command(s) to run.
2. Return minimal config file contents if config files are needed.
3. Explain expected transformation result in plain terms.
4. Call out side effects (component pruning, split output tree, version conversion changes).
5. Highlight any assumptions (input path, output path, format, bundle behavior).