How does it choose the correct Cloud Firewall API?

It uses metadata-first discovery for product code `Cloudfw` and defaults to API version `2017-12-07`. API inventories and required schemas are discovered before business API calls.

Where does it get Alibaba Cloud credentials and region settings?

It first checks `ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET`, and optional `ALICLOUD_REGION_ID`, then falls back to `~/.alibabacloud/credentials`. If the region is unclear, it asks before mutating resources.

How are operations checked and documented?

Changes are verified with describe/list APIs. Saved evidence includes artifacts, command output, API response summaries, and key parameters such as region, resource ID, and time range.

Security

Alibaba Cloud Security CloudFW

Manage and verify Alibaba Cloud Firewall resources through Cloudfw OpenAPI and official SDKs.

What it does

Manage Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall resources through Cloudfw RPC APIs using official SDKs or OpenAPI Explorer. The workflow confirms region, resource IDs, and intended action, discovers API schemas from metadata, executes list or change operations, then verifies results with describe/list APIs. Artifacts and response summaries can be saved under `output/alicloud-security-cloudfw/` with key parameters for reproducibility.

When to use it

Cloud Firewall resource inventory
Firewall policy and configuration changes
Resource status diagnosis
Reproducible API operation evidence

The skill document

Category: service

Cloud Firewall

Use Alibaba Cloud OpenAPI (RPC) with official SDKs or OpenAPI Explorer to manage resources for Cloud Firewall.

Workflow

Confirm region, resource identifiers, and desired action.
Discover API list and required parameters (see references).
Call API with SDK or OpenAPI Explorer.
Verify results with describe/list APIs.

AccessKey priority (must follow)

Environment variables: ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID / ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET / ALICLOUD_REGION_ID Region policy: ALICLOUD_REGION_ID is an optional default. If unset, decide the most reasonable region for the task; if unclear, ask the user.
Shared config file: ~/.alibabacloud/credentials

API discovery

Product code: Cloudfw
Default API version: 2017-12-07
Use OpenAPI metadata endpoints to list APIs and get schemas (see references).

High-frequency operation patterns

Inventory/list: prefer List* / Describe* APIs to get current resources.
Change/configure: prefer Create* / Update* / Modify* / Set* APIs for mutations.
Status/troubleshoot: prefer Get* / Query* / Describe*Status APIs for diagnosis.

Minimal executable quickstart

Use metadata-first discovery before calling business APIs:

python scripts/list_openapi_meta_apis.py

Optional overrides:

python scripts/list_openapi_meta_apis.py --product-code  --version

The script writes API inventory artifacts under the skill output directory.

Output policy

If you need to save responses or generated artifacts, write them under: output/alicloud-security-cloudfw/

Validation

mkdir -p output/alicloud-security-cloudfw
for f in skills/security/firewall/alicloud-security-cloudfw/scripts/*.py; do
  python3 -m py_compile "$f"
done
echo "py_compile_ok" > output/alicloud-security-cloudfw/validate.txt

Pass criteria: command exits 0 and output/alicloud-security-cloudfw/validate.txt is generated.

Output And Evidence

Save artifacts, command outputs, and API response summaries under output/alicloud-security-cloudfw/.
Include key parameters (region/resource id/time range) in evidence files for reproducibility.

Prerequisites

Configure least-privilege Alibaba Cloud credentials before execution.
Prefer environment variables: ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID, ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET, optional ALICLOUD_REGION_ID.
If region is unclear, ask the user before running mutating operations.

References

Sources: references/sources.md

Questions people ask

How does it choose the correct Cloud Firewall API?: It uses metadata-first discovery for product code `Cloudfw` and defaults to API version `2017-12-07`. API inventories and required schemas are discovered before business API calls.
Where does it get Alibaba Cloud credentials and region settings?: It first checks `ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET`, and optional `ALICLOUD_REGION_ID`, then falls back to `~/.alibabacloud/credentials`. If the region is unclear, it asks before mutating resources.
How are operations checked and documented?: Changes are verified with describe/list APIs. Saved evidence includes artifacts, command output, API response summaries, and key parameters such as region, resource ID, and time range.