From 75e77b96ff56464c6e11e4605a3b160ba15710b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johannes Marbach <n0-0ne+github@mailbox.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:51:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Additional keys in GET /capabilities don't have to be objects
 (#1945)

---
 changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1945.clarification | 1 +
 data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml                  | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1945.clarification

diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1945.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1945.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..651ea6d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1945.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Additional keys in `GET /capabilities` don't have to be objects.
diff --git a/data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml b/data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml
index 3ae26b22a..523c6091c 100644
--- a/data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml
+++ b/data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ paths:
                       The custom capabilities the server supports, using the
                       Java package naming convention.
                     additionalProperties:
-                      type: object
+                      description: |-
+                        Application-dependent keys using the
+                        [Common Namespaced Identifier Grammar](/appendices/#common-namespaced-identifier-grammar).
                     properties:
                       m.change_password:
                         $ref: '#/components/schemas/booleanCapability'