Idmp Notification

notification

Read [../idmp-shared/SKILL.md](../idmp-shared/SKILL.md) first.

Before any write: Follow the [🛑 Destructive op confirmation protocol](../idmp-shared/SKILL.md#-destructive-op-confirmation-mandatory). Read-only commands stay read-only here, but delete / write / patch flows still require the shared yes-gate.

What this skill covers

• Read global notification configuration, contact points, default contact point, and templates.
• Read delivery history and message details for troubleshooting.
• Distinguish global infrastructure from element or element-template notify rules.
• Use try-send only when a real test notification is acceptable.

Recommended shortcuts

| Shortcut | Purpose | |----------|---------| | +config | Show notification config | | +contacts | List notification contact points | | +default | Show the default contact point | | +details | List notification delivery details | | +rules | List notification rules for one element template |

Recommended reference

• [Notification read flows](references/notification-read-flows.md)
• [../idmp-workflow-alert-create/SKILL.md](../idmp-workflow-alert-create/SKILL.md)
• [../idmp-workflow-alert-debug/SKILL.md](../idmp-workflow-alert-debug/SKILL.md)

Missing context to resolve first

| Context | Why it must be resolved before side effects | | --- | --- | | Scope type | Decide whether you are reading global notification infrastructure, element-scoped notify rules, or template-scoped notify rules. | | Owner scope | If the task touches notify rules, you need the exact elementId or elementTemplateId first. | | Delivery intent | Decide whether you only need history and config reads or whether a real try-send side effect is allowed. | | Template ID source | If you do not already know a template id, start with the generated template-list command notification notification templates. | | Rule target | Decide which contact point, template, severity, and resend policy the final rule should cover. | | Verification window | Decide how you will reread delivery history after resend or try-send. |

Constrained live behaviors

• Element-scoped investigations use notification notify-rules list; template-scoped investigations use notification notify-rules list-get.
• notification template get does have a generated list companion, but it lives under the awkward path notification notification templates. Use that list before you guess a template ID.
• try-send is a real notification side effect when it runs without --dry-run, and it should run only when the operator explicitly accepts that validation.
• If the task only needs a safe payload preview on a real event, prefer try-send --dry-run --ack-risk; treat that as validation of command shape, not proof that delivery completed.
• notification page list is backed by message-detail pages, not by raw resend attempts. A resend can update an existing detail row and append records under it instead of creating a new top-level page row.
• Delivery history can lag behind resend or try-send, so reread notification page list instead of assuming the first response is final.
• Delivery retries can also be throttled by the event's minimum notification interval, so “no obvious new row yet” is not always a send failure.
• Global notification config and contact points can be healthy even when no rule binds the target event template or severity.
• If the task is really about creating or repairing alert delivery bindings, switch to [../idmp-workflow-alert-create/SKILL.md](../idmp-workflow-alert-create/SKILL.md) or [../idmp-workflow-alert-debug/SKILL.md](../idmp-workflow-alert-debug/SKILL.md).

Evidence of completion

• A global config read is only complete when the reread exposes the same config or contact-point object you summarized.
• A rule workflow is only complete when the scoped notify-rules reread shows the intended binding on the same owner.
• A delivery proof is only complete when notification page list or the message-detail reread reflects the send or resend outcome you claimed.

Operator workflow

1. Treat config, contact-point, default, and template / templates as global notification infrastructure.
2. Treat notify-rules as bindings on elements or element templates, not as global config.
3. Use notification notification templates before template get when no template ID is already known.
4. Use page list and details get for delivery history and message-level troubleshooting.
5. Remember that resend visibility is detail-centric: a retry can land as an extra record under an existing detail instead of a brand-new page row.
6. Use try-send --dry-run --ack-risk for safe preview-only validation, and use non-dry-run try-send only when the operator explicitly accepts a real notification side effect.
7. After any change, verify by re-reading config or rules and then checking delivery history.

Key commands

idmp-cli schema notification.config.list
idmp-cli notification config list

idmp-cli schema notification.list.list
idmp-cli notification list list

idmp-cli schema notification.notification.templates
idmp-cli notification notification templates

idmp-cli schema notification.template.get
idmp-cli notification template get --params '{"id":123}'

idmp-cli schema notification.notify-rules.list-get
idmp-cli notification notify-rules list-get --params '{"elementTemplateId":123}'

idmp-cli schema notification.page.list
idmp-cli notification page list --params '{"current":1,"size":20}'

idmp-cli schema notification.try-send.create-post
idmp-cli notification try-send create-post --ack-risk --data '{...}' --params '{"elementTemplateId":123}'

idmp-cli schema notification.try-send.create
idmp-cli notification try-send create --dry-run --ack-risk --data '{...}' --params '{"elementId":123}'

Exception and failure handling

• Global config is missing or disabled: notify rules may exist but delivery still will not happen.
• Contact-point or template reads fail: confirm the current account has notification administration access.
• You need a template read but have no template ID: use idmp-cli notification notification templates first, and create a temporary template fixture only if the environment truly has no reusable template to inspect.
• A template rule list is empty: treat that as “no binding exists yet,” not as proof of a delivery outage.
• Dry-run try-send succeeds but there is no notification history: that is expected; dry-run only proves the payload shape and preview path.
• Non-dry-run try-send runs but no message arrives: inspect contact points, template content, channel settings, and delivery history.
• Delivery history looks empty after resend: widen the paging or time scope, inspect the existing detail row, and consider minimum-interval throttling before deciding no retry was attempted.

Validation scenarios

1. Read global notification config with idmp-cli notification config list.
2. List contact points with idmp-cli notification list list.
3. List templates with idmp-cli notification notification templates, then read one template with idmp-cli notification template get --params '{"id":123}'.
4. List template rules with idmp-cli notification notify-rules list-get --params '{"elementTemplateId":123}', or list element rules with idmp-cli notification notify-rules list --params '{"elementId":123}' when the scope is element mode.
5. Query delivery history with idmp-cli notification page list --params '{"current":1,"size":20}', or preview a safe element-scoped try-send with idmp-cli notification try-send create --dry-run --ack-risk --data '{...}' --params '{"elementId":123}' when a live test only needs payload validation.

Source & license

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• Author: taosdata
• Source: taosdata/agent-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.