Agent skill

Aliyun Alb Manage

by cinience in cinience/alicloud-skills

A skill your agent uses when managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer), including the user asks to inspect, create, change, or debug ALB instances, listeners, server…

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Aliyun Alb Manage

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cinience/alicloud-skills --skill aliyun-alb-manage -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cinience/alicloud-skills aliyun-alb-manage --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cinience/alicloud-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/network/slb/aliyun-alb-manage .claude/skills/aliyun-alb-manage && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
aliyun-alb-manage
GitHub stars
397
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
192 words
Files
36 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
96
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer), including the user asks to inspect, create, change, or debug ALB instances, listeners, server…

  • Works in 5 steps: Read-only inventory and quick diagnosis → Inspect one ALB and listener details → Validate traffic path health → …
  • Managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer)
  • SKILL.md covers Validation, Output And Evidence, Prerequisites and Workflow, plus 2 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and pip; needs ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID and ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET

What it does

Aliyun Alb Manage is an agent skill from cinience/alicloud-skills. Use when managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer), including the user asks to inspect, create, change, or debug ALB instances, listeners, server groups, rules, certificates, ACLs, security policies, or health checks in Alibaba Cloud.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 38 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/api_quick_map.md` and `references/log-analysis.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Cloud networking. It works with Alibaba Cloud. The repository describes itself as: alibaba cloud skills,qwen ,wan and all skills. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer)
  • Including the user asks to inspect
  • Debug ALB instances
  • Security policies

Example prompts

  • “/aliyun-alb-manage”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A credential in ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET
  • A credential in ALIBABACLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Read-only inventory and quick diagnosis
  2. Inspect one ALB and listener details
  3. Validate traffic path health
  4. Controlled change flow (example: update listener)
  5. Resource lifecycle operations

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1818263. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 10 files in scripts/ (Python, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3
    • pip

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID
    • ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET
    • ALIBABACLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Aliyun Alb Manage loads about 1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 71 tokens; SKILL.md has 192 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~71
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~8.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from cinience/alicloud-skills at commit 1818263, republished under its MIT licence (© cinience). 192 words, ~1,001 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/aliyun-alb-manage/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 35 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
aliyun-alb-manage
description
Use when managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer), including the user asks to inspect, create, change, or debug ALB instances, listeners, server groups, rules, certificates, ACLs, security policies, or health checks in Alibaba Cloud.
version
1.0.0

Category: service

Application Load Balancer (ALB)

Use this skill for end-to-end ALB operations via local Python scripts and OpenAPI-compatible workflows.

Validation

bash
mkdir -p output/aliyun-alb-manage
for f in skills/network/slb/aliyun-alb-manage/scripts/*.py; do
  python3 -m py_compile "$f"
done
echo "py_compile_ok" > output/aliyun-alb-manage/validate.txt

Pass criteria: command exits 0 and output/aliyun-alb-manage/validate.txt is generated.

Output And Evidence

  • Save all command outputs, request parameters, and API responses under output/aliyun-alb-manage/.
  • For change operations, keep before/after snapshots plus health-check results.

Prerequisites

bash
pip install alibabacloud_alb20200616 alibabacloud_tea_openapi alibabacloud_credentials

Credential priority:

  1. ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID / ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET
  2. Optional STS token: ALIBABACLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN
  3. Shared config: ~/.alibabacloud/credentials

Workflow

  1. Confirm region, VPC context, target ALB resource IDs, and expected change window.
  2. Run inventory scripts first (list_*, get_*) and save baseline outputs.
  3. Apply one change at a time (listener/server-group/rule/lb lifecycle).
  4. Wait for async completion when needed (scripts/wait_for_job.py).
  5. Validate final state with health checks and state re-query.

Top task playbooks

1) Read-only inventory and quick diagnosis
bash
python3 scripts/list_instances.py --region cn-hangzhou --json --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/instances.json
python3 scripts/list_server_groups.py --region cn-hangzhou --json --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/server-groups.json
python3 scripts/list_acls.py --region cn-hangzhou --json --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/acls.json
2) Inspect one ALB and listener details
bash
python3 scripts/get_instance_status.py --region cn-hangzhou --lb-id alb-xxx --view detail --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/lb-detail.json
python3 scripts/list_listeners.py --region cn-hangzhou --lb-id alb-xxx --json --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/listeners.json
python3 scripts/get_listener_attribute.py --region cn-hangzhou --listener-id lsn-xxx --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/listener-attr.json
3) Validate traffic path health
bash
python3 scripts/check_health_status.py --region cn-hangzhou --listener-id lsn-xxx --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/health.json
python3 scripts/list_server_group_servers.py --region cn-hangzhou --server-group-id sgp-xxx --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/server-group-members.json
4) Controlled change flow (example: update listener)
bash
python3 scripts/update_listener.py --region cn-hangzhou --listener-id lsn-xxx --request-timeout 120 --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/update-listener.json
python3 scripts/check_health_status.py --region cn-hangzhou --listener-id lsn-xxx --output output/aliyun-alb-manage/health-after-update.json
5) Resource lifecycle operations
  • ALB lifecycle: create_load_balancer.py, delete_load_balancer.py, deletion_protection.py
  • Listener lifecycle: create_listener.py, start_listener.py, stop_listener.py, delete_listener.py
  • Server-group lifecycle: create_server_group.py, add_servers.py, remove_servers.py, delete_server_group.py
  • Rule lifecycle: create_rule.py, update_rule.py, delete_rule.py

References

  • API quick map: references/api_quick_map.md
  • Script catalog: references/scripts_catalog.md
  • Troubleshooting: references/troubleshooting.md
  • Logs and analysis: references/log-analysis.md
  • Dependencies/order: references/resource-dependencies.md
  • Sources: references/sources.md

© cinience, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 35 other files (scripts, references) in skills/network/slb/aliyun-alb-manage of cinience/alicloud-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/api_quick_map.md
  • references/log-analysis.md
  • references/resource-dependencies.md
  • references/scripts_catalog.md
  • references/sources.md
  • references/troubleshooting.md
  • scripts/add_servers.py
  • scripts/check_health_status.py
  • scripts/create_listener.py
  • scripts/create_load_balancer.py
  • scripts/create_rule.py
  • scripts/create_server_group.py
  • scripts/delete_listener.py
  • scripts/delete_load_balancer.py
  • scripts/delete_rule.py
  • scripts/delete_server_group.py
  • … and 18 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1818263

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Questions about Aliyun Alb Manage

What does Aliyun Alb Manage do?

A skill your agent uses when managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer), including the user asks to inspect, create, change, or debug ALB instances, listeners, server…. Aliyun Alb Manage is an agent skill from cinience/alicloud-skills. Use when managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer), including the user asks to inspect, create, change, or debug ALB instances, listeners, server groups, rules, certificates, ACLs, security policies, or health checks in Alibaba Cloud.

When should I use Aliyun Alb Manage?

Aliyun Alb Manage fits situations like: managing and troubleshoot Alibaba Cloud ALB (Application Load Balancer); including the user asks to inspect; debug ALB instances; security policies.

How do I install Aliyun Alb Manage in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cinience/alicloud-skills --skill aliyun-alb-manage -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/network/slb/aliyun-alb-manage in cinience/alicloud-skills) into .claude/skills/aliyun-alb-manage in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Aliyun Alb Manage in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cinience/alicloud-skills --skill aliyun-alb-manage -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/network/slb/aliyun-alb-manage in cinience/alicloud-skills) into .agents/skills/aliyun-alb-manage in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Aliyun Alb Manage in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add cinience/alicloud-skills --skill aliyun-alb-manage -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aliyun-alb-manage, .gemini/skills/aliyun-alb-manage, .github/skills/aliyun-alb-manage and .opencode/skills/aliyun-alb-manage in your project.

What does Aliyun Alb Manage need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Aliyun Alb Manage needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and pip) and credentials named ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID, ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET and ALIBABACLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET; A credential in ALIBABACLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN.

Does Aliyun Alb Manage access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Aliyun Alb Manage safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Aliyun Alb Manage use?

Aliyun Alb Manage is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Aliyun Alb Manage use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 7.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Aliyun Alb Manage?

cinience (a GitHub user) maintains it in cinience/alicloud-skills, which has 397 GitHub stars. The repository holds 96 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 11, 2026.

Source: cinience/alicloud-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.