Alibaba Cloud Linux 4 Agentic Edition (ANOLISA) is an agent-first operating system built on Alibaba Cloud Linux. This quickstart shows you how to create an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance with the Agentic Edition image and start managing your operating system in natural language.
Prerequisites
An Alibaba Cloud account. You are charged for the ECS instance that you create.
(Optional) To try Example 2: Install OpenClaw with one sentence, prepare the following credentials:
A DingTalk AppKey and AppSecret. To obtain them, create an internal enterprise application in the DingTalk Developer Console.
A Model Studio API Key. To obtain it, go to the Model Studio console.
Step 1: Get an ECS instance with the Agentic Edition image
You can create a new ECS instance, or replace the operating system of an existing x86-based instance.
Create a new instance
Go to the instance creation page, or go to the image selection page to create an instance.
Select an instance type. For the architecture, choose X86 computing, and then select a matching instance type. For a smooth experience, select an instance type with more than 4 GiB of memory.
For the image, select Alibaba Cloud Linux, and then select Alibaba Cloud Linux 4 LTS 64-bit Agentic Edition from the drop-down menu.
Select Assign Public IP. You can use an elastic IP address (EIP) or Internet bandwidth.
Complete the remaining parameter settings as prompted. For more information, see Create a custom instance.
Replace the operating system of an existing instance
If you already have an x86-based ECS instance, you can switch it to the Agentic Edition image by replacing the operating system instead of purchasing a new instance.
Replacing the operating system also replaces the system disk and erases all data on the original system disk. Create a snapshot to back up your data before you proceed.
In the ECS console, choose Instances and select the target instance.
Choose More > Disk and Image > Replace Operating System.
For the image, choose Public Images > Alibaba Cloud Linux > Alibaba Cloud Linux 4 LTS 64-bit Agentic Edition.
Step 2: Complete the initial setup
After you log on to the instance, Copilot Shell (cosh) starts automatically. You can run shell commands directly and interact with the system in natural language.
On first use, you must configure model authorization. When you start cosh for the first time, the following prompt is displayed. For a quick, zero-configuration setup, select Aliyun Authentication.
╭ Agent question ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Authentication Required — Select your AI provider: │
│ Select one: │
│ > [1] Aliyun Authentication │
│ Free with limited quota │
│ [2] Coding Plan │
│ For individual developers • Weekly quota included │
│ [3] Token Plan │
│ For teams and companies • Usage-based billing with dedicated capacity │
│ [4] DashScope (Model Studio) │
│ Connect with an existing Bailian API key │
│ [5] OpenAI Compatible │
│ Use an existing OpenAI-compatible Base URL and API key │
│ Keys: Left/Right move | Enter send │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯The following table describes the authorization options.
| Option | Description |
| Aliyun Authentication (Recommended) | Free with limited quota. |
| Coding Plan | For individual developers. Includes a weekly quota. |
| Token Plan | For teams and companies. Usage-based billing with dedicated capacity. |
| DashScope (Model Studio) | Connect with an existing Bailian API key. |
| OpenAI Compatible | Use an existing OpenAI-compatible Base URL and API key. |
For the differences between authorization methods, see Manage Configurations.
Step 3: Start interacting
After the initial setup, you can use natural language in cosh to interact with the system. ANOLISA includes system-level Skills for operations, security hardening, and troubleshooting, and supports tasks such as kernel upgrades, vulnerability patching, and performance tuning in natural language.
The following examples demonstrate typical interactions.
Example 1: View distribution and hardware details
Input: Check the system's distribution information and summarize the hardware details.
> Check the system's distro information and tell me the hardware details.
+ The user wants to know the system's distribution information and hardware details. I'll run several commands to gather this information in parallel.
✓ Shell cat /etc/os-release (Check Linux distribution info)
NAME="Alibaba Cloud Linux"
VERSION="4"
ID="alinux"
ID_LIKE="anolis"
VERSION_ID="4"
VARIANT="Agentic OS Edition"
VARIANT_ID="openanolis"
ALINUX_MINOR_ID="0"
ALINUX_UPDATE_ID="2"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:alnx4"
PRETTY_NAME="Alibaba Cloud Linux 4.0.2 (Agentic OS Edition)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
HOME_URL="https://www.aliyun.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://www.aliyun.com/"
✓ Shell uname -a (Get kernel and system info)
tmpfs 3.1G 8.6M 3.1G 1% /run
/dev/xxx 200M 6.3M 194M 4% /boot/efi
tmpfs 1.6G 4.0K 1.6G 1% /run/user/0
+ I've gathered all the system information. Let me summarize the key hardware details for the user.
+ System Information
Distribution: Alibaba Cloud Linux 4.0.2 (Agentic OS Edition)
- Kernel: 6.6.102-5.2.alnx4.x86_64
- Architecture: x86_64
Hardware Details
| Component | Details |
| CPU | Intel Xeon Platinum 8475B |
| Cores/Threads | 2 cores, 4 threads (2 threads per core) |
| CPU Speed | 800 MHz - 3800 MHz |
| Cache | L1: 160KB, L2: 4MB, L3: 97.5MB |
| Virtualization | KVM (Alibaba Cloud) |
| RAM | 16 GB (15 GiB usable) |
| Storage | 40 GB NVMe SSD (/dev/xxx) |
| Swap | None configured |
The system is running on Alibaba Cloud ECS with a virtualized Intel Xeon processor.Example 2: Install OpenClaw with one sentence
Before you run this example, prepare the DingTalk and Model Studio credentials described in Prerequisites.
Input: Help me install OpenClaw and configure DingTalk.
Tips: Enter / to open the command palette. Press Tab to autocomplete slash commands and saved prompts.
> Help me install OpenClaw, API-Key: xxx DingTalk appKey: xxx , appSecret: xxx
+ The user wants to install OpenClaw and configure the API key and DingTalk credentials. I'll use the install-openclaw skill to complete this task and configure the sensitive information securely.
+ I'll help you install OpenClaw and configure DingTalk and Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
✓ Skill Use skill: "install-openclaw"
Installs and configures OpenClaw on Alibaba Cloud Linux 4 (Alinux 4) servers, integrating with DingTalk and Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Qwen). Use this skill when you need to deploy
OpenClaw, configure a DingTalk bot, integrate with DashScope/Qwen models, troubleshoot an OpenClaw
gateway that fails to start, or resolve plug-in loading issues. Includes complete troubleshooting notes and the correct configuration structure.
+ The skill documentation is loaded. I'll start the installation flow by checking for and installing the git dependency.
+ I'll start installing OpenClaw now. Based on the information you provided:
- DashScope API Key: xxx
- DingTalk AppKey: xxx
- DingTalk AppSecret: xxx✦ The port is listening as expected. Now I need to run a health check to verify the service status.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ✓ Shell openclaw gateway health (Check Gateway health) │
│ │
│ Gateway Health │
│ OK (0ms) │
│ DingTalk: configured │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
✦ All installation and configuration steps are complete and the service health check passed. Now I'll summarize the installation results and provide the follow-up DingTalk-side configuration steps.
✦ OpenClaw installation and configuration complete.
Installation status
| Item | Status |
|-------------------|-----------------------|
| OpenClaw version | 2026.3.13 |
| DingTalk plug-in | Installed (v3.3.0) |
| Gateway service | Running (pid xxx) |
| Port listening | xxx |For details, see Deploy Openclaw/Claude Code in one sentence.
Quick command reference
Copilot Shell (cosh) supports the following commands.
| Command | Description |
/stats | Show token consumption. |
/mode approval trust | Enable full-trust mode (no confirmation required). |
/skills | List loaded skills. |
/help | Show help. |
Clean up
To avoid unnecessary charges, release the ECS instance when you no longer need it. In the ECS console, go to Instance Details > Release Settings, and then click Release Now.
Technical support
Join DingTalk group 90400034325 for technical support.