Use the aliyun CLI to configure HTTP-to-HTTPS 301/302 redirects on ALB. Write scripts poll resource status after creation until listeners or rules become available.

All Alibaba Cloud service calls in this skill must include --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills.

Installation

Pre-check: Aliyun CLI >= 3.3.1 required

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Run aliyun version to verify >= 3.3.1. If not installed or version too low, see references/cli-installation-guide.md for installation instructions.

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Then [MUST] run the following to enable automatic plugin installation:

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> aliyun configure set --auto-plugin-install true

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Authentication

Pre-check: Alibaba Cloud Credentials Required

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Security Rules:

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- 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

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> aliyun configure list

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

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If no valid profile exists, STOP here.

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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

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RAM Policy

This skill requires the following RAM permissions. See references/ram-policies.md for the complete list.

Core Permissions Required:

• ALB: ListLoadBalancers, GetLoadBalancerAttribute, ListListeners, GetListenerAttribute
• ALB: CreateListener, ListRules, CreateRule, CreateServerGroup
• CAS: UploadUserCertificate

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

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

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Decision tree

Inspect the current state first, then choose the next action:

• Use get_load_balancer.sh to confirm the ALB exists and is Active. Do not continue with certificate upload, server group creation, listener creation, or rule creation until the ALB existence check passes.
• If the user provides an ALB name, or the identifier is ambiguous, resolve it to a real LoadBalancerId first with list_load_balancers.sh. Only pass a confirmed ALB ID to scripts that require --lb-id.
• Use list_listeners.sh to inspect existing listeners.
• Branch on the result:

- No HTTPS listener -> Ask whether to create one. A server group ID and certificate ID are required. If no certificate exists, suggest generate_test_cert.sh plus upload_cert.sh to generate and upload a self-signed test certificate. - HTTPS exists, but no HTTP listener -> Ask whether to create HTTP:80 with a redirect. The HTTP listener DefaultAction must reference a server group, so an empty placeholder server group may be needed. - HTTP listener exists, but no redirect rule -> Use get_listener.sh to confirm the protocol is HTTP, then use list_rules.sh to find occupied priorities and create a Redirect rule with the highest available priority. - Redirect rule already exists -> Inform the user that redirect is already configured and show the current rule.

Workflow

# 1. Verify CLI version and enable automatic plugin installation
aliyun version
aliyun configure set --auto-plugin-install true
# 2. Verify credentials without printing secrets
aliyun configure list
# 3. Resolve ALB name to ID if needed
bash scripts/list_load_balancers.sh --region  --lb-names 
# 4. Inspect current state and stop early if the ALB does not exist
bash scripts/get_load_balancer.sh --region  --lb-id 
bash scripts/list_listeners.sh --region  --lb-id 
# 5. Generate and upload a certificate only if a new HTTPS listener is needed and no usable certificate exists
bash scripts/generate_test_cert.sh --domain 
bash scripts/upload_cert.sh --name  --cert-file /tmp/alb-test-certs/cert.pem --key-file /tmp/alb-test-certs/key.pem
# 6. Create an empty server group only if an HTTP listener must be created and no placeholder server group is available
# Use the VPC ID from the ALB details in step 4 instead of trusting free-form VPC input
bash scripts/create_server_group.sh --region  --name http-placeholder --vpc-id 
# 7. Create the HTTPS listener if it does not exist
bash scripts/create_listener.sh --region  --lb-id  \
    --protocol HTTPS --port 443 --forward-sg  --cert-id 
# 8. Create the HTTP listener if it does not exist, using the placeholder server group
bash scripts/create_listener.sh --region  --lb-id  \
    --protocol HTTP --port 80 --forward-sg 
# 9. Confirm the protocol, inspect used priorities, and add the redirect rule
bash scripts/get_listener.sh --region  --listener-id 
bash scripts/list_rules.sh --region  --listener-id 
bash scripts/create_rule.sh --region  --listener-id  \
    --name "force-https" --priority  --action-type Redirect
# 10. Verify
bash scripts/list_listeners.sh --region  --lb-id 
bash scripts/list_rules.sh --region  --listener-id 

Not every step is required. Skip any step already satisfied by the current state.

Defaults & rules

• DefaultAction supports only ForwardGroup. Redirect and FixedResponse must be implemented through rules.
• An HTTP listener must reference a placeholder server group, which may be empty, and then use a Redirect rule to cover all requests.
• Redirect rules can be attached only to HTTP listeners. create_rule.sh validates the listener protocol automatically.
• create_rule.sh checks for priority conflicts automatically and returns an error with the conflicting rule if one exists.
• The default is HTTP 301 permanent redirect, which browsers may cache. Use --redirect-code 302 during testing.
• The certificate service (cas) is global. upload_cert.sh calls the cas.aliyuncs.com endpoint.
• aliyun configure list is only a local credential check and does not need --user-agent.
• All Alibaba Cloud service calls in this skill must set --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills. The bundled scripts do this through scripts/common.sh, and any manual aliyun alb ... or aliyun cas ... command must include the same flag.
• ALB and CAS commands use aliyun CLI product-plugin mode with kebab-case subcommands and the global --region parameter.
• Query scripts automatically aggregate paginated results in plain-text output so the first page is not shown in isolation.
• Query scripts return the raw aliyun CLI JSON response when --json is used, which is useful for automation.
• Write scripts perform scenario-specific prechecks before execution, such as instance state, port conflicts, and rule priority conflicts.

Scripts

Script	Purpose
scripts/list_load_balancers.sh	List ALB instances and resolve a load balancer name to its LoadBalancerId
scripts/get_load_balancer.sh	Get load balancer details
scripts/list_listeners.sh	List listeners
scripts/get_listener.sh	Get listener details, including protocol, certificate, and DefaultAction
scripts/list_rules.sh	List forwarding rules, or query a single rule with --rule-id
scripts/generate_test_cert.sh	Generate a self-signed test certificate with openssl
scripts/upload_cert.sh	Upload a certificate to Alibaba Cloud Certificate Management Service and return the CertId
scripts/create_server_group.sh	Create an empty server group for the HTTP listener DefaultAction placeholder
scripts/create_listener.sh	Create an HTTP, HTTPS, or QUIC listener
scripts/create_rule.sh	Create a forwarding rule of type Redirect, ForwardGroup, or FixedResponse

Each script supports --help, --json, --dry-run for write operations, and --output FILE.

References

• references/ram-policies.md: Required RAM permissions for this skill
• related_apis.yaml: API inventory for the ALB and CAS operations covered by this skill

Rollback

Deleting the redirect rule does not affect the HTTPS listener or backend services.

# Delete only the rule
aliyun --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills alb delete-rule --region  --rule-id 
# Or delete the HTTP listener as well
aliyun --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills alb delete-listener --region  --listener-id 

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Cause	Resolution
Redirect loop with ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS	The HTTPS listener also has a redirect	Check that the HTTPS listener DefaultAction is ForwardGroup
Connection fails after redirect	The HTTPS listener is not running or has no certificate attached	Check the HTTPS listener status and certificate
Only some domains are redirected	The rule condition restricts Host	Remove the --host condition or use /* to match all paths
Listener creation fails with a port conflict	A listener already exists on the same port	Add the rule to the existing listener instead
The browser does not redirect	The 301 response is cached	Clear the cache, use incognito mode, or test with curl -I