Aliyun CLI Docs

Alibaba Cloud CLI Docs

Official Alibaba Cloud CLI documentation synced from help.aliyun.com/zh/cli.

Use this skill for the aliyun command-line tool, Alibaba Cloud CLI plugins, local CLI credentials/profiles, CLI-wide parameters, output filtering/table formatting, safety policy, AI mode, and aliyun mcp-proxy. For service-specific API behavior, RAM/STT permission semantics, Terraform, SDKs, Cloud Shell, or OpenAPI product docs, use the corresponding product documentation instead.

Content Scope

The source docs are Markdown pages from the Alibaba Cloud help center's /zh/cli namespace. This skill syncs only CLI pages and intentionally skips cross-product document_detail links unless they resolve back into /zh/cli:

• references/index.md — CLI docs index.
• references/what-is-alibaba-cloud-cli.md — CLI overview and common scenarios.
• references/install-update-alibaba-cloud-cli.md — Linux, macOS, Windows install/update/uninstall.
• references/quickly-start-using-alibaba-cloud-cli.md — first-run flow with credentials and plugins.
• references/configure-credentials.md — aliyun configure, profile get/list/switch/set/delete, credential modes.
• references/environment-variables.md — supported environment variables and precedence.
• references/managing-and-using-cli-plugins.md and cloud-products-supporting-cli.md — plugin install/update/remove/search/list and product plugin model.
• references/understanding-command-structure.md and understanding-command-line-parameters.md — plugin command structure, legacy OpenAPI command style, parameter types and quoting.
• references/filter-results-and-tabulate-output.md — --cli-query, JMESPath, and --output table formatting.
• references/control-how-api-calls-are-executed.md — --pager, --waiter, and --cli-dry-run.
• references/safety-policy.md, ai-mode.md, and use-aliyun-mcp-proxy-agent-openapi-mcp-server.md — advanced CLI features.
• references/migrating-from-older-versions-to-plug-in-versions-of-cli.md, Docker usage, sample commands, and ECS migration practice.

The sync script repairs Alibaba help center Markdown artifacts such as HELPCODEESCAPE-* fence markers and converts HTML tables to Markdown tables.

Hard Rules

• MUST search references/ before giving Alibaba Cloud CLI commands, global flags, profile/credential behavior, plugin commands, output formatting, safety policy, AI mode, or mcp-proxy guidance.
• MUST distinguish plugin-style CLI >= 3.3.0 commands from legacy OpenAPI-style commands. Prefer plugin-style kebab-case commands when the docs make both available.
• MUST distinguish CLI credential/profile configuration from RAM policy design, STS/OIDC server-side semantics, and product-specific API permissions.
• MUST call out security risks for long-lived AccessKey usage, --skip-secure-verify, proxy settings, safety policy bypasses, and aliyun mcp-proxy exposure.
• NEVER invent aliyun configure modes, plugin subcommands, environment variables, --output fields, --pager/--waiter subparameters, or safety-policy actions without checking references.

Fast Lookup

rg -n "configure|profile|OAuth|EcsRamRole|RamRoleArn|OIDC|AccessKey|CloudSSO|CredentialsURI" skills/aliyun-cli-docs/references
rg -n "plugin|auto.*install|kebab-case|legacy|OpenAPI|DescribeInstances|describe-instances" skills/aliyun-cli-docs/references
rg -n "--cli-query|JMESPath|--output|cols=|rows=|num=|table" skills/aliyun-cli-docs/references
rg -n "--pager|--all-pages|--waiter|--cli-dry-run|timeout|interval|NextToken" skills/aliyun-cli-docs/references
rg -n "ALIBABA_CLOUD_|http_proxy|HTTPS_PROXY|NO_PROXY|skip-secure-verify" skills/aliyun-cli-docs/references
rg -n "safety|policy|ai-mode|mcp-proxy|allowed-servers|blocked-servers" skills/aliyun-cli-docs/references

Reference Map

• Installation and first use: references/install-update-alibaba-cloud-cli.md, quickly-start-using-alibaba-cloud-cli.md, run-alibaba-cloud-cli-in-a-docker-container.md.
• Credentials and runtime configuration: references/configure-credentials.md, environment-variables.md, use-an-http-proxy-server.md.
• Commands and parameters: references/understanding-command-structure.md, understanding-command-line-parameters.md, sample-commands.md.
• Plugins: references/managing-and-using-cli-plugins.md, cloud-products-supporting-cli.md.
• Output and execution control: references/filter-results-and-tabulate-output.md, control-how-api-calls-are-executed.md.
• Advanced features: references/safety-policy.md, ai-mode.md, use-aliyun-mcp-proxy-agent-openapi-mcp-server.md.
• Migration and practices: references/migrating-from-older-versions-to-plug-in-versions-of-cli.md, use-alibaba-cloud-cli-to-migrate-ecs-instances-across-regions.md.

Workflow

1. Identify whether the question is install/update, credentials/profile, plugin management, command/parameter syntax, output filtering, execution control, safety, AI mode, mcp-proxy, migration, or troubleshooting.
2. Search the most specific reference page and quote exact command names, parameter names, environment variables, and examples.
3. Prefer safe credential modes and call out when a command writes local config under ~/.aliyun or exposes a local proxy.
4. Redirect non-CLI behavior to the relevant Alibaba Cloud product docs when the answer depends on service APIs, permissions, billing, Terraform, SDKs, or Cloud Shell rather than the aliyun CLI itself.