diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa35994d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Validate Spec
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['**']
+    paths:
+      - 'spec/**'
+      - 'tools/linter/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ['**']
+    paths:
+      - 'spec/**'
+      - 'tools/linter/**'
+
+jobs:
+  lint-spec:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: tools
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.10.0
+      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm run lint -- ../spec
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml b/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
index 8e679969a..f20320723 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: bulk
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to perform multiple index/update/delete operations in a single request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/bulk/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/bulk::query.wait_for_active_shards'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/bulk::query.refresh'
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: count
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns number of documents matching a query.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/count/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count::query.ignore_unavailable'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count::query.ignore_throttled'
@@ -163,6 +167,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: field_caps
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns the information about the capabilities of fields among multiple indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/field-types/supported-field-types/alias/#using-aliases-in-field-capabilities-api-operations
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/field_caps::query.fields'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/field_caps::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -201,6 +207,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: mget
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to get multiple documents in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/multi-get/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mget::query.stored_fields'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mget::query.preference'
@@ -241,6 +249,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: msearch
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to execute several search operations in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/multi-search/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch::query.search_type'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch::query.max_concurrent_searches'
@@ -278,6 +288,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: msearch_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to execute several search template operations in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch_template::query.search_type'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch_template::query.typed_keys'
@@ -320,6 +332,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: mtermvectors
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns multiple termvectors in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mtermvectors::query.ids'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mtermvectors::query.term_statistics'
@@ -361,6 +375,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: rank_eval
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to evaluate the quality of ranked search results over a set of typical search queries.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/rank-eval/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/rank_eval::query.ignore_unavailable'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/rank_eval::query.allow_no_indices'
@@ -429,6 +445,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: render_search_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to use the Mustache language to pre-render a search definition.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters: []
       requestBody:
         $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/render_search_template'
@@ -441,6 +459,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: render_search_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to use the Mustache language to pre-render a search definition.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/render_search_template::path.id'
       requestBody:
@@ -453,6 +473,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: render_search_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to use the Mustache language to pre-render a search definition.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/render_search_template::path.id'
       requestBody:
@@ -503,6 +525,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: scripts_painless_execute
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows an arbitrary script to be executed and a result to be returned.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/script-apis/exec-script/
       parameters: []
       requestBody:
         $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/scripts_painless_execute'
@@ -544,6 +568,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: put_script
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates a script.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/script-apis/create-stored-script/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/put_script::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/put_script::query.timeout'
@@ -577,6 +603,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: put_script
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates a script.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/script-apis/create-stored-script/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/put_script::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/put_script::path.context'
@@ -593,6 +621,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: put_script
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates a script.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/script-apis/create-stored-script/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/put_script::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/put_script::path.context'
@@ -667,6 +697,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns results matching a query.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/search/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search::query.analyzer'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search::query.analyze_wildcard'
@@ -786,6 +818,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: scroll
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to retrieve a large numbers of results from a single search request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/scroll/#path-and-http-methods
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/scroll::query.scroll'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/scroll::query.scroll_id'
@@ -804,6 +838,8 @@ paths:
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       x-version-deprecated: '1.0'
       description: Explicitly clears the search context for a scroll.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/scroll/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clear_scroll::path.scroll_id'
       requestBody:
@@ -819,6 +855,8 @@ paths:
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       x-version-deprecated: '1.0'
       description: Allows to retrieve a large numbers of results from a single search request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/scroll/#path-and-http-methods
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/scroll::path.scroll_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/scroll::query.scroll'
@@ -837,6 +875,8 @@ paths:
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       x-version-deprecated: '1.0'
       description: Allows to retrieve a large numbers of results from a single search request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/scroll/#path-and-http-methods
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/scroll::path.scroll_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/scroll::query.scroll'
@@ -879,6 +919,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to use the Mustache language to pre-render a search definition.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_template::query.ignore_unavailable'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_template::query.ignore_throttled'
@@ -921,6 +963,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search_shards
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about the indices and shards that a search request would be executed against.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_shards::query.preference'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_shards::query.routing'
@@ -951,6 +995,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: bulk
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to perform multiple index/update/delete operations in a single request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/bulk/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/bulk::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/bulk::query.wait_for_active_shards'
@@ -973,6 +1019,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: bulk
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to perform multiple index/update/delete operations in a single request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/bulk/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/bulk::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/bulk::query.wait_for_active_shards'
@@ -996,6 +1044,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: count
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns number of documents matching a query.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/count/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1022,6 +1072,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: count
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns number of documents matching a query.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/count/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1052,6 +1104,8 @@ paths:
         Creates a new document in the index.
 
         Returns a 409 response when a document with a same ID already exists in the index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/index-document/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/create::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/create::path.index'
@@ -1239,6 +1293,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: index
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates a document in an index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/index-document/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/index::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/index::path.index'
@@ -1263,6 +1319,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: index
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates a document in an index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/index-document/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/index::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/index::path.index'
@@ -1315,6 +1373,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: explain
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about why a specific matches (or doesn't match) a query.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/explain/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/explain::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/explain::path.index'
@@ -1341,6 +1401,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: field_caps
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns the information about the capabilities of fields among multiple indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/field-types/supported-field-types/alias/#using-aliases-in-field-capabilities-api-operations
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/field_caps::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/field_caps::query.fields'
@@ -1358,6 +1420,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: field_caps
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns the information about the capabilities of fields among multiple indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/field-types/supported-field-types/alias/#using-aliases-in-field-capabilities-api-operations
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/field_caps::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/field_caps::query.fields'
@@ -1376,6 +1440,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: mget
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to get multiple documents in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/multi-get/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mget::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mget::query.stored_fields'
@@ -1396,6 +1462,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: mget
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to get multiple documents in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/document-apis/multi-get/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mget::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mget::query.stored_fields'
@@ -1417,6 +1485,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: msearch
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to execute several search operations in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/multi-search/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch::query.search_type'
@@ -1436,6 +1506,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: msearch
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to execute several search operations in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/multi-search/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch::query.search_type'
@@ -1456,6 +1528,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: msearch_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to execute several search template operations in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch_template::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch_template::query.search_type'
@@ -1473,6 +1547,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: msearch_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to execute several search template operations in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch_template::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/msearch_template::query.search_type'
@@ -1491,6 +1567,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: mtermvectors
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns multiple termvectors in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mtermvectors::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mtermvectors::query.ids'
@@ -1515,6 +1593,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: mtermvectors
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns multiple termvectors in one request.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mtermvectors::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mtermvectors::query.ids'
@@ -1540,6 +1620,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: rank_eval
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to evaluate the quality of ranked search results over a set of typical search queries.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/rank-eval/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/rank_eval::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/rank_eval::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1556,6 +1638,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: rank_eval
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to evaluate the quality of ranked search results over a set of typical search queries.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/rank-eval/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/rank_eval::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/rank_eval::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1573,6 +1657,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns results matching a query.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/search/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search::query.analyzer'
@@ -1629,6 +1715,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns results matching a query.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/search/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search::query.analyzer'
@@ -1704,6 +1792,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to use the Mustache language to pre-render a search definition.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_template::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_template::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1729,6 +1819,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to use the Mustache language to pre-render a search definition.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/search-template/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_template::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_template::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1755,6 +1847,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search_shards
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about the indices and shards that a search request would be executed against.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_shards::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_shards::query.preference'
@@ -1771,6 +1865,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: search_shards
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about the indices and shards that a search request would be executed against.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_shards::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search_shards::query.preference'
@@ -1858,6 +1954,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: termvectors
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information and statistics about terms in the fields of a particular document.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/termvectors::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/termvectors::query.term_statistics'
@@ -1882,6 +1980,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: termvectors
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information and statistics about terms in the fields of a particular document.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/termvectors::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/termvectors::path.id'
@@ -1906,6 +2006,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: termvectors
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information and statistics about terms in the fields of a particular document.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/termvectors::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/termvectors::path.id'
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/cat.yaml b/spec/namespaces/cat.yaml
index fa57a6aa4..552b32cbc 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/cat.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/cat.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.aliases
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Shows information about currently configured aliases to indices including filter and routing infos.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-aliases/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.aliases::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.aliases::query.format'
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.allocation
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides a snapshot of how many shards are allocated to each data node and how much disk space they are using.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-allocation/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.allocation::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.allocation::query.format'
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.count
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides quick access to the document count of the entire cluster, or individual indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-count/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.count::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.count::query.format'
@@ -174,6 +180,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.fielddata
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Shows how much heap memory is currently being used by fielddata on every data node in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-field-data/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.fielddata::path.fields'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.fielddata::query.format'
@@ -237,6 +245,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.indices
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: 'Returns information about indices: number of primaries and replicas, document counts, disk size, ...'
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-indices/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.indices::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.indices::query.format'
@@ -429,6 +439,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.recovery
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about index shard recoveries, both on-going completed.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-plugins/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.recovery::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.recovery::query.format'
@@ -499,6 +511,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.segment_replication
       x-version-added: 2.6.0
       description: Returns information about both on-going and latest completed Segment Replication events.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-segment-replication/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.segment_replication::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.segment_replication::query.format'
@@ -547,6 +561,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.segments
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides low-level information about the segments in the shards of an index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-segments/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.segments::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.segments::query.format'
@@ -588,6 +604,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.shards
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides a detailed view of shard allocation on nodes.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-shards/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.shards::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.shards::query.format'
@@ -630,6 +648,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.snapshots
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns all snapshots in a specific repository.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-snapshots/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.snapshots::path.repository'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.snapshots::query.format'
@@ -692,6 +712,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cat.templates
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about existing templates.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-templates/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.templates::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.templates::query.format'
@@ -736,6 +758,8 @@ paths:
       description: |-
         Returns cluster-wide thread pool statistics per node.
         By default the active, queue and rejected statistics are returned for all thread pools.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cat/cat-thread-pool/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.thread_pool::path.thread_pool_patterns'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cat.thread_pool::query.format'
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/cluster.yaml b/spec/namespaces/cluster.yaml
index a04d55adb..3de22a116 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/cluster.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/cluster.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cluster.allocation_explain
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides explanations for shard allocations in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cluster-api/cluster-allocation/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.allocation_explain::query.include_yes_decisions'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.allocation_explain::query.include_disk_info'
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cluster.health
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns basic information about the health of the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cluster-api/cluster-health/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.health::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.health::query.expand_wildcards'
@@ -255,6 +259,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cluster.state
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns a comprehensive information about the state of the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.state::path.metric'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.state::query.local'
@@ -275,6 +281,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cluster.state
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns a comprehensive information about the state of the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.state::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.state::path.metric'
@@ -310,6 +318,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cluster.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns high-level overview of cluster statistics.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/cluster-api/cluster-stats/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.stats::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.stats::query.flat_settings'
@@ -380,6 +390,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cluster.get_component_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns one or more component templates.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.get_component_template::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.get_component_template::query.master_timeout'
@@ -408,6 +420,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: cluster.put_component_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates a component template.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-templates/#use-component-templates-to-create-an-index-template
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.put_component_template::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster.put_component_template::query.create'
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/indices.yaml b/spec/namespaces/indices.yaml
index e37c1a538..5c4ebdd6c 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/indices.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/indices.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_alias
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns an alias.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-alias/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_alias::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_alias::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.analyze
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the analysis process on a text and return the tokens breakdown of the text.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/analyze-apis/perform-text-analysis/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.analyze::query.index'
       requestBody:
@@ -157,6 +161,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_data_stream
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns data streams.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/data-streams/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_data_stream::path.name'
       responses:
@@ -182,6 +188,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.data_streams_stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides statistics on operations happening in a data stream.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/data-streams/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.data_streams_stats::path.name'
       responses:
@@ -193,6 +201,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.flush
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the flush operation on one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.flush::query.force'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.flush::query.wait_if_ongoing'
@@ -278,6 +288,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.simulate_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Simulate resolving the given template name or body.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.simulate_template::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.simulate_template::query.create'
@@ -329,6 +341,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_index_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns an index template.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-templates/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_index_template::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_index_template::query.flat_settings'
@@ -359,6 +373,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.put_index_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates an index template.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-templates/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_index_template::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_index_template::query.create'
@@ -444,6 +460,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.refresh
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the refresh operation in one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/tuning-your-cluster/availability-and-recovery/remote-store/index/#refresh-level-and-request-level-durability
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.refresh::query.ignore_unavailable'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.refresh::query.allow_no_indices'
@@ -542,6 +560,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_settings
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns settings for one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/get-settings/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_settings::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_settings::query.master_timeout'
@@ -598,6 +618,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides statistics on operations happening in an index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.stats::path.metric'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.stats::query.completion_fields'
@@ -649,6 +671,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns an index template.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_template::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_template::query.flat_settings'
@@ -679,6 +703,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.put_template
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates an index template.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-templates/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_template::path.name'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_template::query.order'
@@ -770,6 +796,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.validate_query
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows a user to validate a potentially expensive query without executing it.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.validate_query::query.explain'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.validate_query::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -818,6 +846,8 @@ paths:
       description: |-
         Updates an alias to point to a new index when the existing index
         is considered to be too large or too old.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/dashboards/im-dashboards/rollover/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.rollover::path.alias'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.rollover::path.new_index'
@@ -912,6 +942,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_alias
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns an alias.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-alias/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_alias::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_alias::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -943,6 +975,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_alias
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns an alias.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-alias/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_alias::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_alias::path.name'
@@ -958,6 +992,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.exists_alias
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about whether a particular alias exists.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.exists_alias::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.exists_alias::path.name'
@@ -973,6 +1009,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.put_alias
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates an alias.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-alias/#create-aliases
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_alias::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_alias::path.name'
@@ -1008,6 +1046,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.delete_alias
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Deletes an alias.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-alias/#delete-aliases
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.delete_alias::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.delete_alias::path.name'
@@ -1022,6 +1062,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.put_alias
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates an alias.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-alias/#create-aliases
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_alias::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_alias::path.name'
@@ -1038,6 +1080,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.put_alias
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates or updates an alias.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/im-plugin/index-alias/#create-aliases
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_alias::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_alias::path.name'
@@ -1055,6 +1099,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.analyze
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the analysis process on a text and return the tokens breakdown of the text.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/analyze-apis/perform-text-analysis/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.analyze::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.analyze::query.index'
@@ -1068,6 +1114,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.analyze
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the analysis process on a text and return the tokens breakdown of the text.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/analyze-apis/perform-text-analysis/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.analyze::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.analyze::query.index'
@@ -1102,6 +1150,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.clear_cache
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Clears all or specific caches for one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/clear-index-cache/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.fielddata'
@@ -1121,6 +1171,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.clone
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Clones an index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/clone/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clone::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clone::path.target'
@@ -1182,6 +1234,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.flush
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the flush operation on one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.flush::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.flush::query.force'
@@ -1197,6 +1251,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.flush
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the flush operation on one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.flush::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.flush::query.force'
@@ -1213,6 +1269,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.forcemerge
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the force merge operation on one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.forcemerge::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.forcemerge::query.flush'
@@ -1232,6 +1290,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_mapping
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns mappings for one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/field-types/index/#get-a-mapping
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_mapping::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_mapping::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1248,6 +1308,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.put_mapping
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Updates the index mappings.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/put-mapping/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_mapping::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_mapping::query.timeout'
@@ -1289,6 +1351,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_field_mapping
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns mapping for one or more fields.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/field-types/index/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_field_mapping::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_field_mapping::path.fields'
@@ -1328,6 +1392,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.recovery
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about ongoing index shard recoveries.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.recovery::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.recovery::query.detailed'
@@ -1341,6 +1407,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.refresh
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the refresh operation in one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/tuning-your-cluster/availability-and-recovery/remote-store/index/#refresh-level-and-request-level-durability
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.refresh::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.refresh::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1354,6 +1422,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.refresh
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Performs the refresh operation in one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/tuning-your-cluster/availability-and-recovery/remote-store/index/#refresh-level-and-request-level-durability
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.refresh::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.refresh::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1368,6 +1438,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.segments
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides low-level information about segments in a Lucene index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.segments::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.segments::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1383,6 +1455,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_settings
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns settings for one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/get-settings/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_settings::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_settings::query.master_timeout'
@@ -1401,6 +1475,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.put_settings
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Updates the index settings.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/update-settings/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_settings::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.put_settings::query.master_timeout'
@@ -1422,6 +1498,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_settings
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns settings for one or more indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/get-settings/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_settings::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_settings::path.name'
@@ -1442,6 +1520,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.shard_stores
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides store information for shard copies of indices.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.shard_stores::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.shard_stores::query.status'
@@ -1457,6 +1537,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.shrink
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allow to shrink an existing index into a new index with fewer primary shards.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/shrink-index/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.shrink::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.shrink::path.target'
@@ -1500,6 +1582,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.split
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows you to split an existing index into a new index with more primary shards.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/index-apis/split/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.split::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.split::path.target'
@@ -1543,6 +1627,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides statistics on operations happening in an index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.stats::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.stats::query.completion_fields'
@@ -1563,6 +1649,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides statistics on operations happening in an index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.stats::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.stats::path.metric'
@@ -1584,6 +1672,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.get_upgrade
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: The _upgrade API is no longer useful and will be removed.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_upgrade::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.get_upgrade::query.ignore_unavailable'
@@ -1597,6 +1687,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.upgrade
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: The _upgrade API is no longer useful and will be removed.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.upgrade::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.upgrade::query.allow_no_indices'
@@ -1613,6 +1705,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.validate_query
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows a user to validate a potentially expensive query without executing it.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.validate_query::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.validate_query::query.explain'
@@ -1637,6 +1731,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: indices.validate_query
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows a user to validate a potentially expensive query without executing it.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.validate_query::path.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.validate_query::query.explain'
@@ -2201,7 +2297,15 @@ components:
       content:
         application/json:
           schema:
-            $ref: '../schemas/indices.forcemerge._types.yaml#/components/schemas/ForceMergeResponseBody'
+            allOf:
+              - $ref: '../schemas/_common.yaml#/components/schemas/ShardsOperationResponseBase'
+              - type: object
+                properties:
+                  task:
+                    description: |-
+                      task contains a task id returned when wait_for_completion=false,
+                      you can use the task_id to get the status of the task at _tasks/<task_id>
+                    type: string
     indices.get@200:
       description: ''
       content:
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/ingest.yaml b/spec/namespaces/ingest.yaml
index 2048e73cc..ebd6e94b0 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/ingest.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/ingest.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: ingest.simulate
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to simulate a pipeline with example documents.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/ingest-apis/simulate-ingest/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ingest.simulate::query.verbose'
       requestBody:
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: ingest.get_pipeline
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns a pipeline.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/ingest-apis/get-ingest/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ingest.get_pipeline::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ingest.get_pipeline::query.master_timeout'
@@ -96,6 +100,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: ingest.simulate
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to simulate a pipeline with example documents.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/ingest-apis/simulate-ingest/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ingest.simulate::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ingest.simulate::query.verbose'
@@ -109,6 +115,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: ingest.simulate
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Allows to simulate a pipeline with example documents.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/ingest-apis/simulate-ingest/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ingest.simulate::path.id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ingest.simulate::query.verbose'
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/knn.yaml b/spec/namespaces/knn.yaml
index f8ca5d3dd..f0ab87112 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/knn.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/knn.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ paths:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.search_models::query.max_concurrent_shard_requests'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.search_models::query.pre_filter_shard_size'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.search_models::query.rest_total_hits_as_int'
+      requestBody:
+        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/knn.search_models'
       responses:
         '200':
           $ref: '#/components/responses/knn.search_models@200'
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: knn.search_models
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Use an OpenSearch query to search for models in the index.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/knn/api/#search-model
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.search_models::query.analyzer'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.search_models::query.analyze_wildcard'
@@ -157,6 +161,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: knn.train_model
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Create and train a model that can be used for initializing k-NN native library indexes during indexing.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/knn/api/#train-model
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.train_model::path.model_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.train_model::query.preference'
@@ -184,6 +190,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: knn.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides information about the current status of the k-NN plugin.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/knn/api/#stats
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.stats::path.stat'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.stats::query.timeout'
@@ -195,7 +203,7 @@ paths:
       operationId: knn.warmup.0
       x-operation-group: knn.warmup
       x-version-added: '1.0'
-      description: Preloads native library files into memory, reducing initial search latency for specified indexes
+      description: Preloads native library files into memory, reducing initial search latency for specified indexes.
       externalDocs:
         url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/knn/api/#warmup-operation
       parameters:
@@ -209,6 +217,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: knn.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides information about the current status of the k-NN plugin.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/knn/api/#stats
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.stats::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.stats::query.timeout'
@@ -221,6 +231,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: knn.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Provides information about the current status of the k-NN plugin.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/knn/api/#stats
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.stats::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/knn.stats::path.stat'
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/nodes.yaml b/spec/namespaces/nodes.yaml
index 69ac4503b..ccffa85de 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/nodes.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/nodes.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ paths:
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       x-version-deprecated: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about hot threads on each node in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-hot-threads/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.interval'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.snapshots'
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ paths:
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       x-version-deprecated: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about hot threads on each node in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-hot-threads/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.interval'
@@ -77,6 +81,8 @@ paths:
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       x-version-deprecated: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about hot threads on each node in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-hot-threads/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.interval'
@@ -108,6 +114,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.hot_threads
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about hot threads on each node in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-hot-threads/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.interval'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.snapshots'
@@ -128,6 +136,8 @@ paths:
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       x-version-deprecated: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about hot threads on each node in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-hot-threads/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.interval'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.snapshots'
@@ -179,6 +189,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns statistical information about nodes in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-usage/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::path.metric'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::query.completion_fields'
@@ -198,6 +210,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns statistical information about nodes in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-usage/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::path.metric'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::path.index_metric'
@@ -231,6 +245,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.usage
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns low-level information about REST actions usage on nodes.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.usage::path.metric'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.usage::query.timeout'
@@ -243,6 +259,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.info
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about nodes in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-info/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.info::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.info::query.flat_settings'
@@ -256,6 +274,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.hot_threads
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about hot threads on each node in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-hot-threads/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.interval'
@@ -277,6 +297,8 @@ paths:
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       x-version-deprecated: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about hot threads on each node in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-hot-threads/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.hot_threads::query.interval'
@@ -294,6 +316,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.reload_secure_settings
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Reloads secure settings.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-reload-secure/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.reload_secure_settings::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.reload_secure_settings::query.timeout'
@@ -308,6 +332,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns statistical information about nodes in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-usage/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::query.completion_fields'
@@ -327,6 +353,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns statistical information about nodes in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-usage/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::path.metric'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::path.node_id'
@@ -347,6 +375,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.stats
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns statistical information about nodes in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-usage/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::path.metric'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.stats::path.index_metric'
@@ -368,6 +398,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.usage
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns low-level information about REST actions usage on nodes.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.usage::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.usage::query.timeout'
@@ -380,6 +412,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.usage
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns low-level information about REST actions usage on nodes.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.usage::path.metric'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.usage::path.node_id'
@@ -393,6 +427,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: nodes.info
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about nodes in the cluster.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/nodes-apis/nodes-info/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.info::path.node_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nodes.info::path.metric'
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/security.yaml b/spec/namespaces/security.yaml
index 6df210adb..06a4d6bab 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/security.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/security.yaml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ paths:
       operationId: security.get_distinguished_names.0
       x-operation-group: security.get_distinguished_names
       x-version-added: '1.0'
-      description: Retrieves all distinguished names in the allow list.
+      description: Retrieves distinguished names.
       externalDocs:
         url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security/access-control/api/#get-distinguished-names
       responses:
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@ paths:
       operationId: security.get_distinguished_names.1
       x-operation-group: security.get_distinguished_names
       x-version-added: '1.0'
-      description: Retrieve distinguished names of a specified cluster.
+      description: Retrieves distinguished names.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security/access-control/api/#get-distinguished-names
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/security.get_distinguished_names::path.cluster_name'
       responses:
@@ -607,7 +609,7 @@ components:
       content:
         application/json:
           schema:
-            $ref: '../schemas/security._common.yaml#/components/schemas/Action_Group'
+            $ref: '../schemas/security._common.yaml#/components/schemas/ActionGroup'
       required: true
     security.create_role:
       content:
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/snapshot.yaml b/spec/namespaces/snapshot.yaml
index bdbe4115e..6adb93040 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/snapshot.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: snapshot.get_repository
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about a repository.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/snapshots/get-snapshot-repository/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.get_repository::path.repository'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.get_repository::query.master_timeout'
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: snapshot.create_repository
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates a repository.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/snapshots/create-repository/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.create_repository::path.repository'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.create_repository::query.master_timeout'
@@ -119,6 +123,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: snapshot.status
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about the status of a snapshot.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/snapshots/get-snapshot-status/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.status::path.repository'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.status::query.master_timeout'
@@ -181,6 +187,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: snapshot.create
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Creates a snapshot in a repository.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/snapshots/create-snapshot/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.create::path.repository'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.create::path.snapshot'
@@ -254,6 +262,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: snapshot.status
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Returns information about the status of a snapshot.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/snapshots/get-snapshot-status/
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.status::path.repository'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/snapshot.status::path.snapshot'
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/tasks.yaml b/spec/namespaces/tasks.yaml
index 3c56c1993..d3c542df4 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/tasks.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/tasks.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ paths:
       x-operation-group: tasks.cancel
       x-version-added: '1.0'
       description: Cancels a task, if it can be cancelled through an API.
+      externalDocs:
+        url: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/api-reference/tasks/#task-canceling
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tasks.cancel::path.task_id'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tasks.cancel::query.nodes'
diff --git a/spec/schemas/indices.forcemerge._types.yaml b/spec/schemas/indices.forcemerge._types.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index feb71e3c6..000000000
--- a/spec/schemas/indices.forcemerge._types.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-openapi: 3.1.0
-info:
-  title: Schemas of indices.forcemerge._types category
-  description: Schemas of indices.forcemerge._types category
-  version: 1.0.0
-paths: {}
-components:
-  schemas:
-    ForceMergeResponseBody:
-      allOf:
-        - $ref: '_common.yaml#/components/schemas/ShardsOperationResponseBase'
-        - type: object
-          properties:
-            task:
-              description: |-
-                task contains a task id returned when wait_for_completion=false,
-                you can use the task_id to get the status of the task at _tasks/<task_id>
-              type: string
diff --git a/spec/schemas/security._common.yaml b/spec/schemas/security._common.yaml
index 6fc1ead42..00fc5dfc9 100644
--- a/spec/schemas/security._common.yaml
+++ b/spec/schemas/security._common.yaml
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ components:
     ActionGroupsMap:
       type: object
       additionalProperties:
-        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Action_Group'
-    Action_Group:
+        $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionGroup'
+    ActionGroup:
       type: object
       properties:
         reserved:
diff --git a/tools/linter/PathRefsValidator.ts b/tools/linter/PathRefsValidator.ts
index 6ec200d11..7875bf208 100644
--- a/tools/linter/PathRefsValidator.ts
+++ b/tools/linter/PathRefsValidator.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default class PathRefsValidator {
                 if(!available.has(path)) return {
                     file: this.root_file.file,
                     location: `Path: ${path}`,
-                    message: `Unresolved path reference: Path ${path} does not exist in namespace file ${ref_file}`,
+                    message: `Unresolved path reference: Path ${path} does not exist in namespace file ${ref_file}.`,
                 };
             }).filter((e) => e) as ValidationError[];
         });
diff --git a/tools/linter/SchemaRefsValidator.ts b/tools/linter/SchemaRefsValidator.ts
index d036b1af2..20da2d269 100644
--- a/tools/linter/SchemaRefsValidator.ts
+++ b/tools/linter/SchemaRefsValidator.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default class SchemaRefsValidator {
         const search = (obj: Record<string, any>, ref_file: string) => {
             const ref = obj.$ref;
             if(ref) {
-                const file = ref.startsWith('#') ? ref_file : ref.split('#')[0].replace("./", "schemas/");
+                const file = ref.startsWith('#') ? ref_file : `schemas/${ref.split('#')[0]}`;
                 const name = ref.split('/').pop();
                 if(!this.referenced_schemas[file]) this.referenced_schemas[file] = new Set();
                 this.referenced_schemas[file].add(name);
diff --git a/tools/linter/components/NamespaceFile.ts b/tools/linter/components/NamespaceFile.ts
index 1316e172e..7a3b95476 100644
--- a/tools/linter/components/NamespaceFile.ts
+++ b/tools/linter/components/NamespaceFile.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default class NamespaceFile extends FileValidator {
     validate_name(name = this.namespace): ValidationError | void {
         if(name === '_core') return;
         if(!name.match(NAME_REGEX))
-            return this.error(`Invalid namespace name '${name}'. Must match regex: ${NAME_REGEX.source}`, 'File Name');
+            return this.error(`Invalid namespace name '${name}'. Must match regex: /${NAME_REGEX.source}/.`, 'File Name');
         return;
     }
 
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ export default class NamespaceFile extends FileValidator {
                 return this.error(
                     `Parameter component '${name}' must be named '${expected}' since it is a ${p.in} parameter named '${p.name}'.`,
                     `#/components/parameters/#${name}`);
+            if(!p.name.match(/^[a-z0-9._]+$/))
+                return this.error(
+                    `Invalid parameter name '${p.name}'. A parameter's name can only contain lower-cased alphanumerics, underscores, and periods.`,
+                    `#/components/parameters/#${name}`);
         }).filter((e) => e) as ValidationError[];
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/linter/components/NamespacesFolder.ts b/tools/linter/components/NamespacesFolder.ts
index 52bb94d5c..a8b18c400 100644
--- a/tools/linter/components/NamespacesFolder.ts
+++ b/tools/linter/components/NamespacesFolder.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class NamespacesFolder extends FolderValidator<NamespaceFile> {
         }
         return Object.entries(paths).map(([path, namespaces]) => {
             if(namespaces.length > 1)
-                return this.error(`Duplicate path '${path}' found in namespaces: ${namespaces.sort().join(', ')}`);
+                return this.error(`Duplicate path '${path}' found in namespaces: ${namespaces.sort().join(', ')}.`);
         }).filter((e) => e) as ValidationError[];
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/linter/components/Operation.ts b/tools/linter/components/Operation.ts
index f4e036ecf..1be04bf12 100644
--- a/tools/linter/components/Operation.ts
+++ b/tools/linter/components/Operation.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default class Operation extends ValidatorBase {
         if(!this.group || this.group === '')
             return this.error(`Missing x-operation-group property`);
         if(!this.group.match(GROUP_REGEX))
-            return this.error(`Invalid x-operation-group '${this.group}'. Must match regex: ${GROUP_REGEX.source}`);
+            return this.error(`Invalid x-operation-group '${this.group}'. Must match regex: /${GROUP_REGEX.source}/.`);
     }
 
     validate_namespace(): ValidationError | void {
@@ -49,25 +49,27 @@ export default class Operation extends ValidatorBase {
 
         if(expected_namespace === '_core' && this.namespace === undefined) return;
         if(expected_namespace === '_core' && this.namespace === '_core')
-            return this.error(`Invalid x-operation-group '${this.group}'. '_core' namespace must be omitted in x-operation-group`);
+            return this.error(`Invalid x-operation-group '${this.group}'. '_core' namespace must be omitted in x-operation-group.`);
 
         if(this.namespace === expected_namespace ) return;
         return this.error(`Invalid x-operation-group '${this.group}'. '${this.namespace}' namespace detected. ` +
-            `Only '${expected_namespace}' namespace is allowed in this file`);
+            `Only '${expected_namespace}' namespace is allowed in this file.`);
     }
 
     validate_description(): ValidationError | void {
         const description = this.spec.description;
         if(!description || description === '')
-            return this.error(`Missing description property`);
+            return this.error(`Missing description property.`);
+        if(!description.endsWith('.'))
+            return this.error(`Description must end with a period.`);
     }
 
     validate_operationId(): ValidationError | void {
         const id = this.spec.operationId;
         if(!id || id === '')
-            return this.error(`Missing operationId property`);
+            return this.error(`Missing operationId property.`);
         if(!id.match(new RegExp(`^${this.group_regex}\\.[0-9]+$`)))
-            return this.error(`Invalid operationId '${id}'. Must be in {x-operation-group}.{number} format`);
+            return this.error(`Invalid operationId '${id}'. Must be in {x-operation-group}.{number} format.`);
     }
 
     validate_requestBody(): ValidationError | void {
@@ -75,16 +77,16 @@ export default class Operation extends ValidatorBase {
         if(!body) return;
         const expected = `#/components/requestBodies/${this.group}`;
         if(body.$ref !== expected)
-            return this.error(`The requestBody must be a reference object to '${expected}'`);
+            return this.error(`The requestBody must be a reference object to '${expected}'.`);
     }
 
     validate_responses(): ValidationError[] {
         const responses = this.spec.responses;
-        if(!responses || _.keys(responses).length == 0) return [this.error(`Missing responses property`)];
+        if(!responses || _.keys(responses).length == 0) return [this.error(`Missing responses property.`)];
         return _.entries(responses).map(([code, response]) => {
             const expected = `#/components/responses/${this.group}@${code}`;
             if(response.$ref && response.$ref !== expected)
-                return this.error(`The ${code} response must be a reference object to '${expected}'`);
+                return this.error(`The ${code} response must be a reference object to '${expected}'.`);
             return;
         }).filter((error) => error) as ValidationError[];
     }
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ export default class Operation extends ValidatorBase {
         const regex = new RegExp(`^#/components/parameters/${this.group_regex}::((path)|(query))\\.[a-z0-9_.]+$`);
         for(const parameter of parameters){
             if(!parameter.$ref.match(regex))
-                return this.error(`Every parameter must be a reference object to '#/components/parameters/{x-operation-group}::{path|query}.{parameter_name}'`);
+                return this.error(`Every parameter must be a reference object to '#/components/parameters/{x-operation-group}::{path|query}.{parameter_name}'.`);
         }
     }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ export default class Operation extends ValidatorBase {
         const path_params = this.path_params();
         const expected = this.path.match(/{[a-z0-9_]+}/g)?.map(p => p.slice(1, -1)) || [];
         if(path_params.sort().join(', ')  !== expected.sort().join(', '))
-            return this.error(`Path parameters must match the parameters in the path: {${expected.join('}, {')}}`);
+            return this.error(`Path parameters must match the parameters in the path: {${expected.join('}, {')}}.`);
     }
 
     path_params(): string[] {
diff --git a/tools/linter/components/RootFile.ts b/tools/linter/components/RootFile.ts
index 94f583b62..5718ce3d4 100644
--- a/tools/linter/components/RootFile.ts
+++ b/tools/linter/components/RootFile.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default class RootFile extends FileValidator {
     validate_paths(): ValidationError[] {
         return Object.entries(this.spec().paths).map(([path, spec]) => {
             if(!spec?.$ref)
-                return this.error(`Every path must be a reference object to a path in a namespace file`, `Path: ${path}`);
+                return this.error(`Every path must be a reference object to a path in a namespace file.`, `Path: ${path}`);
         }).filter((e) => e) as ValidationError[];
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/linter/components/SchemaFile.ts b/tools/linter/components/SchemaFile.ts
index 27ed265a8..2d989365a 100644
--- a/tools/linter/components/SchemaFile.ts
+++ b/tools/linter/components/SchemaFile.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export default class SchemaFile extends FileValidator {
     validate_category(category = this.category): ValidationError | void {
         if(category === '_common') return;
         if(!category.match(CATEGORY_REGEX))
-            return this.error(`Invalid category name '${category}'. Must match regex: ${CATEGORY_REGEX.source}`, 'File Name');
+            return this.error(`Invalid category name '${category}'. Must match regex: /${CATEGORY_REGEX.source}/.`, 'File Name');
         const name = category.split('.')[1];
         if(name !== '_common' && !name.match(NAME_REGEX))
-            return this.error(`Invalid category name '${category}'. '${name}' does not match regex: ${NAME_REGEX.source}`, 'File Name');
+            return this.error(`Invalid category name '${category}'. '${name}' does not match regex: /${NAME_REGEX.source}/.`, 'File Name');
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/linter/lint.ts b/tools/linter/lint.ts
index 1ebb87597..f137b23a0 100644
--- a/tools/linter/lint.ts
+++ b/tools/linter/lint.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 import SpecValidator from "./SpecValidator";
 
 
-const validator = new SpecValidator('../spec');
+const root_folder = process.argv[2] || '../spec';
+const validator = new SpecValidator(root_folder);
 const errors = validator.validate();
-errors.forEach(e => console.error(e));
-console.log('\nTotal errors:', errors.length)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+if(errors.length === 0) {
+    console.log('No errors found.');
+    process.exit(0);
+} else  {
+    console.log('Errors found:\n');
+    errors.forEach(e => console.error(e));
+    console.log('\nTotal errors:', errors.length)
+    process.exit(1);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/merger/merge.ts b/tools/merger/merge.ts
index 72f340c13..98758cb34 100644
--- a/tools/merger/merge.ts
+++ b/tools/merger/merge.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import OpenApiMerger from "./OpenApiMerger";
 
 
-async function main() {
-    const root_path: string = process.argv[2]; // '../spec/opensearch-openapi.yaml'
-    const output_path: string = process.argv[3]; // '../build/opensearch-openapi.yaml'
-    const merger = new OpenApiMerger(root_path);
-    merger.merge(output_path);
-}
-
-main();
\ No newline at end of file
+const root_path: string = process.argv[2] || '../spec/opensearch-openapi.yaml'
+const output_path: string = process.argv[3] || '../opensearch-openapi.yaml'
+const merger = new OpenApiMerger(root_path);
+merger.merge(output_path);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/NamespaceFile.test.ts b/tools/test/linter/NamespaceFile.test.ts
index f3cc8fc7c..88e47f6a5 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/NamespaceFile.test.ts
+++ b/tools/test/linter/NamespaceFile.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test('validate_name()', () => {
     expect(ns_file.validate_name('_cat')).toEqual({
         file: 'namespaces/indices.yaml',
         location: 'File Name',
-        message: `Invalid namespace name '_cat'. Must match regex: ^[a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+$`
+        message: `Invalid namespace name '_cat'. Must match regex: /^[a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+$/.`
     });
 });
 
@@ -68,9 +68,14 @@ test('validate_parameter_refs()', () => {
    const validator = namespace_file('invalid_components.yaml');
     expect(validator.validate_parameter_refs()).toEqual([
         {
-            "file": `namespaces/invalid_components.yaml`,
-            "location": `#/components/parameters/#indices.create::query.h`,
-            "message": `Parameter component 'indices.create::query.h' must be named 'indices.create::query.v' since it is a query parameter named 'v'.`
+            file: "namespaces/invalid_components.yaml",
+            location: "#/components/parameters/#indices.create::query.ExpandWildcards",
+            message: "Invalid parameter name 'ExpandWildcards'. A parameter's name can only contain lower-cased alphanumerics, underscores, and periods."
+        },
+        {
+            file: "namespaces/invalid_components.yaml",
+            location: "#/components/parameters/#indices.create::query.h",
+            message: "Parameter component 'indices.create::query.h' must be named 'indices.create::query.v' since it is a query parameter named 'v'."
         }
     ]);
 });
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/NamespacesFolder.test.ts b/tools/test/linter/NamespacesFolder.test.ts
index a715ddc3d..9563988aa 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/NamespacesFolder.test.ts
+++ b/tools/test/linter/NamespacesFolder.test.ts
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ test('validate()', () => {
         {
             file: "namespaces/invalid_spec.yaml",
             location: "Operation: GET /{index}/_doc/{id}",
-            message: "Missing description property"
+            message: "Missing description property."
         },
         {
             file: "namespaces/invalid_spec.yaml",
             location: "Operation: GET /{index}/_doc/{id}",
-            message: "Every parameter must be a reference object to '#/components/parameters/{x-operation-group}::{path|query}.{parameter_name}'"
+            message: "Every parameter must be a reference object to '#/components/parameters/{x-operation-group}::{path|query}.{parameter_name}'."
         },
         {
             file: "namespaces/invalid_spec.yaml",
             location: "Operation: GET /{index}/_doc/{id}",
-            message: "Path parameters must match the parameters in the path: {id}, {index}"
+            message: "Path parameters must match the parameters in the path: {id}, {index}."
         },
         {
             file: "namespaces/invalid_spec.yaml",
             location: "Operation: GET /{index}/_doc/{id}",
-            message: "The 200 response must be a reference object to '#/components/responses/invalid_spec.fetch@200'"
+            message: "The 200 response must be a reference object to '#/components/responses/invalid_spec.fetch@200'."
         },
         {
             file: "namespaces/invalid_yaml.yaml",
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ test('validate()', () => {
         {
             file: "namespaces/",
             location: "Folder",
-            message: "Duplicate path '/{index}' found in namespaces: dup_path_a, dup_path_c"
+            message: "Duplicate path '/{index}' found in namespaces: dup_path_a, dup_path_c."
         },
         {
             file: "namespaces/",
             location: "Folder",
-            message: "Duplicate path '/{index}/_rollover' found in namespaces: dup_path_a, dup_path_b, dup_path_c"
+            message: "Duplicate path '/{index}/_rollover' found in namespaces: dup_path_a, dup_path_b, dup_path_c."
         }
     ]);
 });
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/Operation.test.ts b/tools/test/linter/Operation.test.ts
index 13c0752a8..43fce1229 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/Operation.test.ts
+++ b/tools/test/linter/Operation.test.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ test('validate_group()', () => {
 
     const invalid_group = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices_'});
     expect(invalid_group.validate_group())
-        .toEqual(invalid_group.error(`Invalid x-operation-group 'indices_'. Must match regex: ^([a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+\\.)?([a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+)$`));
+        .toEqual(invalid_group.error(`Invalid x-operation-group 'indices_'. Must match regex: /^([a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+\\.)?([a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+)$/.`));
 
     const invalid_action = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create.index'});
     expect(invalid_action.validate_group())
-        .toEqual(invalid_action.error(`Invalid x-operation-group 'indices.create.index'. Must match regex: ^([a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+\\.)?([a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+)$`));
+        .toEqual(invalid_action.error(`Invalid x-operation-group 'indices.create.index'. Must match regex: /^([a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+\\.)?([a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+)$/.`));
 
     const valid_group = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create'});
     expect(valid_group.validate_group())
@@ -32,21 +32,21 @@ test('validate_namespace()', () => {
 
     const non_omitted_core = operation({'x-operation-group': '_core.search'}, '_core.yaml');
     expect(non_omitted_core.validate_namespace())
-        .toEqual(non_omitted_core.error(`Invalid x-operation-group '_core.search'. '_core' namespace must be omitted in x-operation-group`));
+        .toEqual(non_omitted_core.error(`Invalid x-operation-group '_core.search'. '_core' namespace must be omitted in x-operation-group.`));
 
     const unmatched_namespace = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create'}, 'cat.yaml');
     expect(unmatched_namespace.validate_namespace())
-        .toEqual(unmatched_namespace.error(`Invalid x-operation-group 'indices.create'. 'indices' namespace detected. Only 'cat' namespace is allowed in this file`));
+        .toEqual(unmatched_namespace.error(`Invalid x-operation-group 'indices.create'. 'indices' namespace detected. Only 'cat' namespace is allowed in this file.`));
 });
 
 test('validate_operationId()', () => {
     const no_id = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create'});
     expect(no_id.validate_operationId())
-        .toEqual(no_id.error(`Missing operationId property`));
+        .toEqual(no_id.error(`Missing operationId property.`));
 
     const invalid_id = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create', operationId: 'create_index'});
     expect(invalid_id.validate_operationId())
-        .toEqual(invalid_id.error(`Invalid operationId 'create_index'. Must be in {x-operation-group}.{number} format`));
+        .toEqual(invalid_id.error(`Invalid operationId 'create_index'. Must be in {x-operation-group}.{number} format.`));
 
     const valid_id = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create', operationId: 'indices.create.1'});
     expect(valid_id.validate_operationId())
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ test('validate_operationId()', () => {
 test('validate_description()', () => {
     const no_description = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create'});
     expect(no_description.validate_description())
-        .toEqual(no_description.error(`Missing description property`));
+        .toEqual(no_description.error(`Missing description property.`));
 
-    const valid_description = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create', description: 'This is a description'});
+    const invalid_description = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create', description: 'This is a description without a period'});
+    expect(invalid_description.validate_description())
+        .toEqual(invalid_description.error(`Description must end with a period.`));
+
+    const valid_description = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create', description: 'This is a description with a period.'});
     expect(valid_description.validate_description())
         .toBeUndefined();
 });
@@ -74,12 +78,12 @@ test('validate_requestBody()', () => {
 
     const invalid_body = operation({'x-operation-group': 'indices.create', requestBody: {$ref: '#/components/requestBodies/indices.create.1'}});
     expect(invalid_body.validate_requestBody())
-        .toEqual(invalid_body.error(`The requestBody must be a reference object to '#/components/requestBodies/indices.create'`));
+        .toEqual(invalid_body.error(`The requestBody must be a reference object to '#/components/requestBodies/indices.create'.`));
 });
 
 test('validate_response()', () => {
     const no_responses = operation({responses: {}});
-    expect(no_responses.validate_responses()).toEqual([no_responses.error(`Missing responses property`)]);
+    expect(no_responses.validate_responses()).toEqual([no_responses.error(`Missing responses property.`)]);
 
     const invalid_responses = operation({'x-operation-group': 'cat.info', responses: {
         '200': {$ref: '#/components/responses/cat.info'},
@@ -87,8 +91,8 @@ test('validate_response()', () => {
         '400': {$ref: '#/components/responses/cat.info:bad_request'},
     }});
     expect(invalid_responses.validate_responses()).toEqual([
-        invalid_responses.error(`The 200 response must be a reference object to '#/components/responses/cat.info@200'`),
-        invalid_responses.error(`The 400 response must be a reference object to '#/components/responses/cat.info@400'`),]);
+        invalid_responses.error(`The 200 response must be a reference object to '#/components/responses/cat.info@200'.`),
+        invalid_responses.error(`The 400 response must be a reference object to '#/components/responses/cat.info@400'.`),]);
 
     const valid_responses = operation({'x-operation-group': 'cat.info', responses: {'200': {$ref: '#/components/responses/cat.info@200'}}});
     expect(valid_responses.validate_responses())
@@ -110,13 +114,13 @@ test('validate_parameters()', () => {
         {$ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.create::query:pretty'},
     ]});
     expect(invalid_parameters.validate_parameters())
-        .toEqual(invalid_parameters.error(`Every parameter must be a reference object to '#/components/parameters/{x-operation-group}::{path|query}.{parameter_name}'`));
+        .toEqual(invalid_parameters.error(`Every parameter must be a reference object to '#/components/parameters/{x-operation-group}::{path|query}.{parameter_name}'.`));
 });
 
 test('validate_path_parameters()', () => {
     const invalid_path_params = operation({parameters: [{$ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.create::path.index'}]});
     expect(invalid_path_params.validate_path_parameters())
-        .toEqual(invalid_path_params.error(`Path parameters must match the parameters in the path: {abc_xyz}, {index}`));
+        .toEqual(invalid_path_params.error(`Path parameters must match the parameters in the path: {abc_xyz}, {index}.`));
 
     const valid_path_params = operation({parameters: [
         {$ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.create::path.index'},
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/PathRefsValidator.test.ts b/tools/test/linter/PathRefsValidator.test.ts
index 44fea59ac..527782e3e 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/PathRefsValidator.test.ts
+++ b/tools/test/linter/PathRefsValidator.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test('validate()', () => {
         {
             file: "opensearch-openapi.yaml",
             location: "Path: /{index}",
-            message: "Unresolved path reference: Path /{index} does not exist in namespace file namespaces/indices.yaml"
+            message: "Unresolved path reference: Path /{index} does not exist in namespace file namespaces/indices.yaml."
         },
         {
             file: "opensearch-openapi.yaml",
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/RootFile.test.ts b/tools/test/linter/RootFile.test.ts
index 70b612f5f..89749b20f 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/RootFile.test.ts
+++ b/tools/test/linter/RootFile.test.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ test('validate()', () => {
         {
             file: "root.yaml",
             location: "Path: /",
-            message: "Every path must be a reference object to a path in a namespace file"
+            message: "Every path must be a reference object to a path in a namespace file."
         },
         {
             file: "root.yaml",
             location: "Path: /{index}",
-            message: "Every path must be a reference object to a path in a namespace file"
+            message: "Every path must be a reference object to a path in a namespace file."
         }
     ]);
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/SchemaFile.test.ts b/tools/test/linter/SchemaFile.test.ts
index e09c64fd3..06eb0ffbe 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/SchemaFile.test.ts
+++ b/tools/test/linter/SchemaFile.test.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ test('validate_category()', () => {
    expect(validator.validate_category('cat._invalid_name')).toEqual({
       file: "schemas/_common.empty.yaml",
       location: "File Name",
-      message: "Invalid category name 'cat._invalid_name'. '_invalid_name' does not match regex: ^[a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+$"
+      message: "Invalid category name 'cat._invalid_name'. '_invalid_name' does not match regex: /^[a-z]+[a-z_]*[a-z]+$/."
    });
    expect(validator.validate_category('invalid_regex')).toEqual({
       file: "schemas/_common.empty.yaml",
       location: "File Name",
-      message: "Invalid category name 'invalid_regex'. Must match regex: ^[a-z_]+\\.[a-z_]+$"
+      message: "Invalid category name 'invalid_regex'. Must match regex: /^[a-z_]+\\.[a-z_]+$/."
    });
 });
 
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/fixtures/file_validators/namespaces/invalid_components.yaml b/tools/test/linter/fixtures/file_validators/namespaces/invalid_components.yaml
index 068ef090a..4923d42aa 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/fixtures/file_validators/namespaces/invalid_components.yaml
+++ b/tools/test/linter/fixtures/file_validators/namespaces/invalid_components.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ paths:
           $ref: '#/components/responses/indices.create@200'
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.create::path.index'
+        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.create::query.ExpandWildcards'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.create::query.pretty'
 
 components:
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ components:
     indices.create::path.index:
       name: index
       in: path
+    indices.create::query.ExpandWildcards:
+      name: ExpandWildcards
+      in: query
     indices.create::query.h:
       name: v
       in: query
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/fixtures/folder_validators/namespaces/cat.yaml b/tools/test/linter/fixtures/folder_validators/namespaces/cat.yaml
index a4a55fc5e..b6c637735 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/fixtures/folder_validators/namespaces/cat.yaml
+++ b/tools/test/linter/fixtures/folder_validators/namespaces/cat.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ paths:
     get:
       x-operation-group: cat.aliases
       operationId: cat.aliases.0
-      description: 'CAT aliases'
+      description: 'CAT aliases.'
       responses:
         '200':
           $ref: '#/components/responses/cat.aliases@200'
diff --git a/tools/test/linter/fixtures/schema_refs_validator/schemas/others.yaml b/tools/test/linter/fixtures/schema_refs_validator/schemas/others.yaml
index 9647aa810..0375fb956 100644
--- a/tools/test/linter/fixtures/schema_refs_validator/schemas/others.yaml
+++ b/tools/test/linter/fixtures/schema_refs_validator/schemas/others.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 components:
   schemas:
     Mammal:
-      $ref: './animals.yaml#/components/schemas/Mammal'
\ No newline at end of file
+      $ref: 'animals.yaml#/components/schemas/Mammal'
\ No newline at end of file