diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
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-# This workflow will do a clean install of node dependencies, cache/restore them, build the source code and run tests across different versions of node
-# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-nodejs-with-github-actions
-
-name: Node.js CI
-
-on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
-  
-jobs:
-  validateOpenApiSpec:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Use Node.js
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-      with:
-        node-version: 12
-    - run: npm install -g ibm-openapi-validator
-    - run: lint-openapi openapi.yaml
diff --git a/.validaterc b/.validaterc
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-{
-  "shared": {
-    "operations": {
-      "no_operation_id": "warning",
-      "operation_id_case_convention": [
-        "warning",
-        "lower_snake_case"
-      ],
-      "no_summary": "warning",
-      "no_array_responses": "error",
-      "parameter_order": "warning",
-      "undefined_tag": "warning",
-      "unused_tag": "warning",
-      "operation_id_naming_convention": "warning"
-    },
-    "pagination": {
-      "pagination_style": "warning"
-    },
-    "parameters": {
-      "no_parameter_description": "error",
-      "param_name_case_convention": [
-        "error",
-        "lower_camel_case"
-      ],
-      "invalid_type_format_pair": "error",
-      "content_type_parameter": "error",
-      "accept_type_parameter": "error",
-      "authorization_parameter": "warning",
-      "required_param_has_default": "warning"
-    },
-    "paths": {
-      "missing_path_parameter": "error",
-      "duplicate_path_parameter": "warning",
-      "snake_case_only": "off",
-      "paths_case_convention": [
-        "error",
-        "lower_snake_case"
-      ]
-    },
-    "responses": {
-      "inline_response_schema": "warning"
-    },
-    "security_definitions": {
-      "unused_security_schemes": "warning",
-      "unused_security_scopes": "warning"
-    },
-    "security": {
-      "invalid_non_empty_security_array": "error"
-    },
-    "schemas": {
-      "invalid_type_format_pair": "error",
-      "snake_case_only": "off",
-      "no_schema_description": "warning",
-      "no_property_description": "warning",
-      "description_mentions_json": "warning",
-      "array_of_arrays": "warning",
-      "inconsistent_property_type": [
-        "warning",
-        [
-          "code",
-          "default",
-          "type",
-          "value"
-        ]
-      ],
-      "property_case_convention": [
-        "error",
-        "lower_camel_case"
-      ],
-      "property_case_collision": "error",
-      "enum_case_convention": [
-        "warning",
-        "lower_snake_case"
-      ],
-      "undefined_required_properties": "warning"
-    },
-    "walker": {
-      "no_empty_descriptions": "error",
-      "has_circular_references": "warning",
-      "$ref_siblings": "off",
-      "duplicate_sibling_description": "warning",
-      "incorrect_ref_pattern": "warning"
-    }
-  },
-  "swagger2": {
-    "operations": {
-      "no_consumes_for_put_or_post": "error",
-      "get_op_has_consumes": "warning",
-      "no_produces": "warning"
-    }
-  },
-  "oas3": {
-    "operations": {
-      "no_request_body_name": "warning"
-    },
-    "responses": {
-      "no_success_response_codes": "warning",
-      "protocol_switching_and_success_code": "error",
-      "no_response_body": "warning",
-      "ibm_status_code_guidelines": "warning"
-    },
-    "schemas": {
-      "json_or_param_binary_string": "warning"
-    }
-  },
-  "spectral": {
-    "rules": {}
-  }
-}
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