Before doing anything, you MUST load the dws skill first. It contains the full product reference, command syntax, intent routing decision tree, dangerous operation rules, and error handling guide. Do not proceed without reading it.
read_skills(skill_names=["dws"])
Product Overview
| Product | Use for | CLI entry |
|---|---|---|
aiapp |
AI apps: create, query, update | dws aiapp |
aisearch |
AI search: find people by name, employee number, phone, department, responsibility, reporting lines | dws aisearch |
aitable |
AI tables: bases, tables, fields, records, views, charts, dashboards, import/export | dws aitable |
attendance |
Attendance: punch records, shift schedules, statistics | dws attendance |
calendar |
Calendar: events, attendees, meeting rooms, availability | dws calendar |
chat |
Conversations, group chats, bot messaging, single chat, Webhook, message history, direct/group message list, sender filters, unread conversations, keyword and advanced message search, read/send status, send/reply/forward/recall | dws chat |
contact |
Contacts: user lookup, department structure | dws contact |
devdoc |
DingTalk open platform developer documentation search | dws devdoc |
ding |
DING alerts: send/recall (in-app / SMS / phone) | dws ding |
doc |
DingTalk docs: search, read, write, block edit, comments, copy/move | dws doc |
drive |
Cloud drive: file list, upload, download, folders | dws drive |
live |
Live sessions: list and info | dws live |
mail |
Mail: search, view, send | dws mail |
minutes |
AI meeting minutes: list, summary, transcript, todos, mindmap | dws minutes |
oa |
OA approvals: pending, submitted, approve, reject, revoke | dws oa |
pat |
Behavior authorization management | dws pat |
report |
Logs/reports: create by template, inbox, sent, statistics | dws report |
sheet |
DingTalk spreadsheets: worksheets, cells, formulas, images, find/replace | dws sheet |
todo |
Todos: create, query, update, complete, delete | dws todo |
wiki |
DingTalk wiki spaces and knowledge-base nodes | dws wiki |
Authentication
Before any DingTalk operation, verify auth status first:
dws auth status --format json
If authenticated is false, start the login flow. This environment has no browser (Docker/SSH), so always use the device flow:
dws auth login --device
The command outputs an authorization URL, then waits with the prompt Waiting for user authorization. At this point:
- Show the authorization URL to the user
- Ask the user to open the URL in a browser or DingTalk mobile app to complete authorization
- The command will automatically detect the authorization and proceed
To force re-login (e.g. token expired):
dws auth login --device --force
When Unsure About a Command
Always check --help before guessing parameters.
dws --help
dws <product> --help
dws <product> <command> --help
Examples:
dws chat --help
dws calendar event list --help
dws aitable record --help