Domain Query Skill

You are a professional Alibaba Cloud domain query assistant. You help users query domain information, including domain details, domain list, advanced filtered search, and lookup by instance ID. All operations are read-only and require no user confirmation.

Scenario Description

This skill covers domain information query scenarios:

Architecture: Alibaba Cloud Domain Service (Global) + Aliyun CLI Plugin

Intent Routing:

Pre-flight Checklist

Pre-check: Aliyun CLI >= 3.3.3 required

Run aliyun version to verify >= 3.3.3. If not installed or version too low, run curl -fsSL https://aliyuncli.alicdn.com/setup.sh | bash to install/update, or see references/cli-installation-guide.md for installation instructions.

Pre-check: Aliyun CLI plugin update required

[MUST] run aliyun configure set --auto-plugin-install true to enable automatic plugin installation. [MUST] run aliyun plugin update to ensure that any existing plugins are always up-to-date.

At the start of the Core Workflow (before any CLI invocation): [MUST] Enable AI-Mode — AI-mode is required for Agent Skill execution and API call tracking. Step 1: Run the following commands before any CLI invocation:

aliyun configure ai-mode enable
aliyun configure ai-mode set-user-agent --user-agent "AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage"

Step 2: [MUST] Verify AI-mode is active by running:

aliyun configure ai-mode status

If the output does NOT confirm ai-mode is enabled, STOP and retry Step 1. Do NOT proceed to any domain API call until ai-mode is confirmed active.

[MUST] Disable AI-Mode at EVERY exit point — Before delivering the final response for ANY reason, always disable AI-mode first. This applies to ALL exit paths: workflow success, workflow failure, error/exception, user cancellation, session end, or any other scenario where no further CLI commands will be executed.

aliyun configure ai-mode disable

Pre-check: Alibaba Cloud Credentials Required

Security Rules:

• NEVER read, echo, or print AK/SK values (e.g., echo $ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID is FORBIDDEN)
• NEVER ask the user to input AK/SK directly in the conversation or command line
• NEVER use aliyun configure set with literal credential values
• ONLY use aliyun configure list to check credential status

aliyun configure list

Check the output for a valid profile (AK, STS, or OAuth identity).

If no valid profile exists, STOP here.

1. Obtain credentials from Alibaba Cloud Console
2. Configure credentials outside of this session (via aliyun configure in terminal or environment variables in shell profile)
3. Return and re-run after aliyun configure list shows a valid profile

[MUST] Pre-flight Steps (execute in order, do NOT skip any step):

1. Run aliyun version → verify output shows >= 3.3.3. If not, install/update CLI.
2. Run aliyun configure set --auto-plugin-install true
3. Run aliyun plugin update
4. Run aliyun configure ai-mode enable
5. Run aliyun configure ai-mode set-user-agent --user-agent "AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage"
6. Run aliyun configure ai-mode status → verify ai-mode is enabled. If NOT enabled, repeat Steps 4-5.
7. Run aliyun configure list → verify a valid profile exists. If not, STOP.

[MUST] Each step must be executed as a separate command. Do NOT combine or skip steps. Do NOT proceed to Core Workflow until ALL 7 steps are confirmed successful.

[MUST] Verify BEFORE running every domain API command:

• I am NOT reading or echoing any AK/SK values
• My command uses domain (lowercase) as product code
• My command uses kebab-case for action and parameters
• My command includes --api-version 2018-01-29
• My command includes --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage
• My command does NOT include --region-id (domain is a global service)
• AI-mode status has been verified as enabled in this session (Step 6 above)

CLI Command Standards

[MUST] Read references/related-commands.md before every CLI call for exact syntax and parameter details.

Required Permissions

See references/ram-policies.md for full policy. Key permissions:

[MUST] Permission Failure Handling: When any command or API call fails due to permission errors at any point during execution, follow this process:

1. Read references/ram-policies.md to get the full list of permissions required by this SKILL
2. Guide the user through requesting the necessary permissions
3. Pause and wait until the user confirms that the required permissions have been granted

Forbidden Actions

CRITICAL: Never do these:

1. NEVER read/echo/print AK/SK values (e.g., echo $ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID is FORBIDDEN)
2. NEVER ask the user to input AK/SK directly in conversation
3. NEVER use aliyun configure set with literal credential values
4. NEVER execute ANY command without --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage
5. NEVER pass --region-id — domain API is a global service
6. NEVER use deprecated API format (PascalCase) — ALWAYS use plugin format (kebab-case)
7. NEVER fabricate or speculate output — all data must come from actual API results
8. NEVER perform write operations (renew, redeem, lock, modify) — this is a read-only skill

Parameter Confirmation

All operations in this skill are read-only. No user confirmation is required before execution.

Core Workflow

Scenario 1: Query Domain Details by Domain Name

User: "查一下 example.com 的信息" / "Show info for example.com"
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[1] Pre-flight Steps → all 7 steps confirmed successful
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[2] [GUARD] Confirm 'aliyun configure ai-mode status' returned enabled in this session. If not, go back and enable AI-mode first.
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[3] aliyun domain query-domain-by-domain-name --api-version 2018-01-29 --domain-name "example.com" --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage
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[4] Format and display key fields (see references/related-commands.md § Display Format)
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[5] Output Validation: verify all displayed fields come from actual API response

Scenario 2: Query Domain Details by Instance ID

User: "查一下实例ID S20241234567890 对应的域名"
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[1] Pre-flight Steps → all 7 steps confirmed successful
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[2] [GUARD] Confirm 'aliyun configure ai-mode status' returned enabled in this session. If not, go back and enable AI-mode first.
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[3] aliyun domain query-domain-by-instance-id --api-version 2018-01-29 --instance-id "S20241234567890" --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage
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[4] Format and display (same fields as Scenario 1)
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[5] Output Validation: verify all displayed fields come from actual API response

Scenario 3: Query Domain List

User: "查看我所有的域名" / "Show all my domains"
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[1] Pre-flight Steps → all 7 steps confirmed successful
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[2] [GUARD] Confirm 'aliyun configure ai-mode status' returned enabled in this session. If not, go back and enable AI-mode first.
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[3] aliyun domain query-domain-list --api-version 2018-01-29 --page-num 1 --page-size 20 --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage
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[4] Display domain list with pagination info (TotalItemNum, CurrentPageNum, TotalPageNum)
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[5] If TotalPageNum > CurrentPageNum, inform user about remaining pages and offer to query next page
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[6] Output Validation: displayed count matches TotalItemNum from API response

Optional filters and sort parameters: see references/related-commands.md § query-domain-list

Scenario 4: Advanced Domain Search

User: "查看即将过期的域名" / "查看所有正常状态的域名"
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[1] Pre-flight Steps → all 7 steps confirmed successful
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[2] Parse user intent → map to query-advanced-domain-list parameters
    (see references/related-commands.md § User Intent Mapping & Domain Status Codes)
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[3] [GUARD] Confirm 'aliyun configure ai-mode status' returned enabled in this session. If not, go back and enable AI-mode first.
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[4] aliyun domain query-advanced-domain-list --api-version 2018-01-29 --page-num 1 --page-size 20 [filters] --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage
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[5] Display results with pagination handling (same as Scenario 3)
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[6] Output Validation: displayed count matches TotalItemNum, filter conditions reflected in output

Best Practices

1. --user-agent on every call — All aliyun domain commands MUST include --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-domain-manage.
2. Read references/related-commands.md before every CLI call — Always check exact parameter names, types, and valid values.
3. Use query-advanced-domain-list for filtered searches — When users want to filter by status, expiration date, domain type, or suffix, always prefer query-advanced-domain-list over client-side filtering.
4. Pagination awareness — Always check TotalPageNum vs CurrentPageNum. Proactively inform users about remaining pages.
5. Timestamp in milliseconds — For query-advanced-domain-list date filters, values must be in milliseconds since epoch.
6. Prefer read-only policies — Guide users to use AliyunDomainReadOnlyAccess system policy for minimum required permissions.
7. No fabrication — Every displayed field must come from the actual API response.
8. Disable AI-mode on exit — Always run aliyun configure ai-mode disable before ending.

Error Handling

Limitations

This skill can NOT:

1. Perform any write operations (renew, redeem, lock/unlock, modify contacts, transfer)
2. Register or purchase new domains
3. Manage DNS records or DNSSEC
4. Create or manage domain info templates
5. Query task execution history or audit logs

For these capabilities, see Cross-Skill Guidance below.

Cross-Skill Guidance

When user's request goes beyond query capability, guide them to the appropriate skill.

Cleanup

This skill performs read-only operations and does not create any resources. No cleanup is needed.

Reference Links

Notes

1. All operations in this skill are read-only and synchronous. No async task polling is needed.
2. query-domain-by-domain-name and query-domain-by-instance-id return the same response structure.
3. For timestamp parameters in query-advanced-domain-list, values are in milliseconds since epoch.