diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/api/util.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/api/util.py
index c93c05207..4a49a7a6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/api/util.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/api/util.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def type_to_dict(t: Any, scope: str = "", type_map: dict[TypeVar, type] = {}) ->
         properties = {
             f.name: type_to_dict(f.type, f"{scope} {t.__name__}.{f.name}", type_map)
             for f in fields
+            if not f.name.startswith("_")
         }
 
         required = set()