OpenAPI contract exists

How to fix

1. Generate or restore the OpenAPI contract.
2. Update the configured contract path if the file moved.
3. Commit the contract or generated artifact according to your team workflow.

What the rule validates

ArchPilot expected an OpenAPI contract but could not find the configured contract artifact.

Why it matters

API contracts let teams review external behavior and catch API drift before consumers are surprised.

Common causes

• The OpenAPI file was never generated.
• The contract path changed.
• The API is REST-based but contract generation is not wired into the repo.

Typical violation example

REST controllers exist but contracts/openapi.yaml is missing.

Typical compliant example

contracts/openapi.yaml is generated and reviewed with API changes.

Related rules

Adjacent categories

Related files/config

• contracts/openapi.yaml
• .archpilot/architecture.json

Related CLI commands

• archpilot validate
• archpilot validate --ci