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Summary

  • Revamp nuclei-jsonschema.json generation with richer field docs, examples, deprecations, and anyOf required combinations for Template/Info/HTTP and all remaining protocols (DNS, TCP, File, Headless, SSL, Websocket, Whois, Code, Javascript) plus workflows/matchers/extractors
  • Fix schema $id and emit markdownDescription for Monaco/VS Code autocomplete; add make genschema

Closes #4950

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  • New Features
    • Expanded JSON Schema coverage for templates, workflows, protocols, matchers, and extractors, including clearer field descriptions, examples, defaults, and deprecation notes.
    • Added validation for required fields and supported configuration formats, helping identify invalid template configurations.
  • Developer Experience
    • Added a command to regenerate the JSON Schema independently of documentation generation.
    • Schema output now includes a stable identifier and markdown-friendly descriptions.
  • Documentation
    • Clarified the documentation for HTTP key exchange details.

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The change adds shared JSON Schema composition helpers and metadata for templates, Info sections, workflows, operators, and protocol requests. It updates schema serialization with stable identifiers and description conversion, and adds a Makefile target for JSON-schema-only regeneration.

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JSON Schema generation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared schema composition helpers
pkg/utils/schema/helpers.go
Adds reusable property metadata, examples, descriptions, schema-extension, and AnyOf-required helpers.
Template, Info, and workflow schemas
pkg/model/*, pkg/templates/*, pkg/workflows/*
Adds schema metadata, examples, required combinations, and extension methods for template-related entities.
HTTP request schema
pkg/protocols/http/*
Defines HTTP request metadata and required combinations, integrates them into schema extension, and exposes HTTP method examples.
Protocol and operator schemas
pkg/operators/..., pkg/protocols/{code,dns,file,headless,javascript,network,ssl,websocket,whois}/*
Adds JSON Schema metadata and extension methods for operator and protocol request types.
Schema serialization and generation wiring
cmd/docgen/docgen.go, Makefile
Adds stable schema identifiers, recursive description conversion, formatted output, and a genschema target that generates only nuclei-jsonschema.json.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Makefile
  participant docgen
  participant jsonschemaReflector
  Makefile->>docgen: build and run genschema
  docgen->>jsonschemaReflector: reflect schema with stable BaseSchemaID
  jsonschemaReflector-->>docgen: encoded schema
  docgen->>docgen: update $id and description keys
  docgen-->>Makefile: write nuclei-jsonschema.json
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Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review f0984

Editor validation can approve unusable matcher or extractor definitions and suggest invalid field values. Correct these schema rules before merging.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4 · Failed 1

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 47.62% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 21 functions across 24 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: improving the template JSON Schema for editor validation. This matches the PR objectives and changes.
Linked Issues check Passed The changes satisfy the coding objectives in [#4950]. Schema metadata adds descriptions, examples, defaults, and deprecation markers across template, info, protocol, workflow, matcher, and extractor f…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain within [#4950]. Schema metadata, shared schema helpers, validation rules, editor-oriented output, focused tests, and the genschema target directly support descriptions, examples, …
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Explanation

The changes satisfy the coding objectives in [#4950]. Schema metadata adds descriptions, examples, defaults, and deprecation markers across template, info, protocol, workflow, matcher, and extractor fields. ApplyAnyOfRequired adds required-property combinations. docgen adds a stable $id and converts schema descriptions to markdownDescription. make genschema supports regeneration. Focused tests cover required alternatives, examples, and description-key conversion. The generated JSON schema is excluded, but the generator and source metadata provide independent evidence.

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The changes remain within [#4950]. Schema metadata, shared schema helpers, validation rules, editor-oriented output, focused tests, and the genschema target directly support descriptions, examples, autocomplete, required fields, deprecation marking, or schema regeneration. No unrelated change is established by the pull-request summary.

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Actionable comments posted: 5

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
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Inline comments:
In `@cmd/docgen/docgen.go`:
- Around line 89-91: Update the description handling in the docgen map
transformation so it retains the original "description" entry while also adding
the "markdownDescription" Monaco extension; remove the deletion from the branch
guarded by parent != "properties", preserving the existing conversion scope.

In `@pkg/protocols/http/http_schema.go`:
- Line 383: Correct the spelling of “concurreny” to “concurrency” in the Threads
description string, leaving the rest of the text unchanged.

In `@pkg/protocols/network/network_schema.go`:
- Around line 92-95: Update networkRequestAnyOfRequired to use a single
schema.RequiredCombos entry that requires both “host” and “inputs” together,
replacing the separate schema.Require entries so requests containing only one
field no longer validate.

In `@pkg/templates/templates_schema.go`:
- Line 428: Update the workflow template schema requirement near
schema.Require("workflows") to use the same base requirement as protocol
templates, enforcing the documented id + info + workflows contract while
retaining workflows as required.

In `@pkg/utils/schema/helpers.go`:
- Around line 53-65: Update ExtendSchema’s oneOf construction to preserve array
item schemas for referenced array properties such as info.author and info.tags.
When building each branch, carry over the original array Items constraint (or
expose it through PropertyMetadata) so string-array branches still reject
non-string elements, while retaining the existing parent Ref and Type clearing
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  • Makefile
  • cmd/docgen/docgen.go
  • pkg/model/model.go
  • pkg/model/model_schema.go
  • pkg/operators/extractors/extractors_schema.go
  • pkg/operators/matchers/matchers_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/code/code_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/dns/dns_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/file/file_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/headless/headless_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/http/http.go
  • pkg/protocols/http/http_method_types.go
  • pkg/protocols/http/http_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/javascript/js_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/network/network_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/ssl/ssl_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/websocket/websocket_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/whois/whois_schema.go
  • pkg/templates/templates.go
  • pkg/templates/templates_schema.go
  • pkg/utils/schema/helpers.go
  • pkg/workflows/workflows_schema.go

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Inline comments:
In `@pkg/protocols/http/http.go`:
- Line 260: Update the HTTP request metadata examples used by ExtendSchema in
the schema initialization flow so headers examples are complete mappings from
header names to values, matching the Request.Headers map type. Ensure editor
suggestions provide usable header-map templates rather than scalar strings.
- Line 261: Update httpRequestAnyOfRequired before it is passed to
schema.ApplyAnyOfRequired so fuzzing alone satisfies the generated HTTP request
schema, without requiring pre-condition or payloads; preserve the existing
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No exploitable security vulnerabilities found in this diff — the new network DSL helpers, LLM prompt isolation, and options-propagation refactor all land with appropriate security controls in place.

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pkg/operators/common/dsl/network.go, pkg/operators/common/dsl/dsl.go, pkg/operators/matchers/match.go, pkg/operators/matchers/match_llm.go, pkg/operators/extractors/extract.go, pkg/operators/extractors/extract_llm.go, pkg/operators/matchers/dsl_string_markers.go, pkg/protocols/common/render/render.go, pkg/protocols/common/expressions/expressions.go, pkg/protocols/common/variables/scope.go, pkg/protocols/common/variables/variables.go, pkg/protocols/http/operators.go, pkg/protocols/protocols.go, pkg/protocols/network/request.go, pkg/protocols/websocket/websocket.go, pkg/fuzz/execute.go, pkg/fuzz/parts.go

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🟡 Minor · Require non-empty template blocks. · templates_schema.go:409-431

pkg/templates/templates_schema.go:409-431
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Require non-empty template blocks.

templateAnyOfRequired checks only that a protocol property exists. Therefore, http: [] satisfies the generated schema. Runtime Template.Requests() counts zero requests and compilation returns no requests defined. Add MinItems: 1 to each protocol and workflow array.

Suggested fix
 func (template Template) JSONSchemaExtend(base *jsonschema.Schema) {
 	schema.ExtendSchema(templateMetadata, base)
 	schema.ApplyAnyOfRequired(templateAnyOfRequired, base)
+	minItems := uint64(1)
+	for _, name := range []string{
+		"requests", "http", "dns", "file", "network", "tcp",
+		"headless", "ssl", "websocket", "whois", "code",
+		"javascript", "workflows",
+	} {
+		if property, ok := base.Properties.Get(name); ok {
+			property.MinItems = &minItems
+		}
+	}
 }
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In `@pkg/templates/templates_schema.go` around lines 409 - 431, Update
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contain at least one item, including requests and workflows; set MinItems to 1
for the relevant properties while preserving the existing required-combination
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In `@pkg/templates/templates_schema.go`:
- Around line 409-431: Update Template.JSONSchemaExtend so every protocol and
workflow array property must contain at least one item, including requests and
workflows; set MinItems to 1 for the relevant properties while preserving the
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @pkg/model/model_schema.go:
- Line 33: Update the examples for the author and tags array branches in the
schema so each uses a []string value that conforms to its array schema; leave
examples for non-array branches unchanged.

Review comments at @pkg/operators/matchers/matchers_schema.go:
- Around line 99-106: Update the matcher alternatives built with schema.Require
so each required field is constrained to its corresponding type discriminator,
and apply the same change to the extractor alternatives in the extractor schema.
Ensure editor validation rejects definitions whose declared type does not match
the required field.

Review comments at @pkg/protocols/http/http_schema.go:
- Line 496: Update the `global-matchers` alternative in the `anyOf` schema so it
accepts only the value `true`, rather than merely requiring the field to exist.
Preserve the `path`, `raw`, and `fuzzing` alternatives.
- Around line 31-35: Update the schema metadata for Request.Path, Request.Raw,
Request.FuzzPreCondition, and Request.Payloads to use typed slice or map values
for Example, matching each field’s schema type. Move the rendered YAML fragments
into Description so editor-generated templates retain the examples without
inserting scalar values for compound fields.

Review comments at @pkg/protocols/network/network_schema.go:
- Line 30: Update the host examples passed to schema.PropertyExamples so both
values are string slices, matching the host field’s []string type and keeping
editor suggestions valid.

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  • cmd/docgen/docgen.go
  • cmd/docgen/docgen_test.go
  • pkg/model/model_schema.go
  • pkg/model/model_schema_test.go
  • pkg/operators/extractors/extractors_schema.go
  • pkg/operators/matchers/matchers_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/code/code_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/dns/dns_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/file/file_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/headless/headless_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/http/http_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/http/http_schema_test.go
  • pkg/protocols/javascript/js_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/network/network_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/ssl/ssl_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/websocket/websocket_schema.go
  • pkg/protocols/whois/whois_schema.go
  • pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
  • pkg/workflows/workflows_schema.go

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