DingTalk completes CLI interface upgrade, supports direct AI Agent operations

On March 17, Alibaba launched the world's first enterprise-grade AI-native work platform—"Wukong"—enabling every team and company to have a "24/7 Lobster Army" working tirelessly. As a standalone application, Wukong is now open for invitation-only testing and will be directly integrated into DingTalk, used by over 20 million business organizations.

DingTalk Fully Transformed into CLI Architecture, Achieving "Communication as Execution"

DingTalk, with 800 million users, has completed a full rewrite of its underlying codebase, shifting entirely to command-line interface (CLI) architecture. This enables native invocation of thousands of DingTalk capabilities by Wukong Agents without relying on simulating human clicks through graphical interfaces—truly realizing "communication as execution."

Wukong fully supports integration with corporate account systems, security permissions, and various application systems within DingTalk. Meanwhile, Alibaba’s B2B ecosystem capabilities will gradually be unified into the platform in the form of Skills, making it the central gateway for Alibaba’s AI capabilities in enterprise workflows.

Built for Enterprises: Secure, Controllable, and Accountable AI Workflows

Chen Hang (alias Wuzhao), CEO of DingTalk, said: "Today, we’ve dismantled DingTalk and rebuilt it with AI to forge 'Wukong.' In the past, people used DingTalk to work; in the future, AI will use DingTalk to work. Unlike other Lobster Agents available today, Wukong is inherently embedded within enterprise organizations, capable of operating securely in real enterprise environments."

Most current AI Agents remain at the stage of being "personal toys"—capable of writing copy or searching information—but struggle in actual enterprise operations due to issues like uncontrolled access rights, non-auditable actions, and untrackable costs. From day one, Wukong was designed for enterprise needs, featuring a built-in enterprise-grade runtime environment: AI Agents automatically inherit corporate permission rules; all operations are executed within secure sandboxes; token consumption and associated costs are transparent and visible, enabling businesses to manage AI spending just like managing budgets.

This is the fundamental difference between Wukong and other AI Agents: while others focus on enabling AI to perform tasks, Wukong ensures that AI performs tasks securely, controllably, and with full cost transparency within enterprises—evolving from a geek toy into a true enterprise productivity force.

Building the World’s Largest B2B Skill Marketplace

Wukong simultaneously launched an AI capability marketplace, collaborating with developer ecosystems to build a comprehensive enterprise-level Skill ecosystem, offering full lifecycle support from development, review, listing, to distribution. The platform fully supports open-source Skill frameworks, aiming to become the "world’s largest B2B Skill marketplace."

Alibaba Integrates AI Resources, Establishes Alibaba Token Hub Business Group

On March 16, Alibaba announced the formation of the Alibaba Token Hub (ATH) business group, incorporating units such as Qwen and Wukong. The Wukong unit is positioned as “creating an entry point for B2B AI applications deeply integrated into enterprise workflows.” Going forward, Alibaba’s B2B commercial capabilities across Taobao, Tmall, 1688, Alipay, and Alibaba Cloud will be progressively connected to the Wukong platform via Skills.

E-commerce Application: AI-Powered Product Selection and Operations

Take e-commerce as an example: selecting products and suppliers on 1688 will become significantly more efficient for merchants. Wukong can assist merchants with comprehensive background checks on suppliers, allowing AI Agents to automatically identify risks and pinpoint reliable partners. It also enables deep sourcing and web-wide price comparisons, greatly improving procurement efficiency. In the future, when merchants launch new online stores, they’ll be able to leverage 1688’s official distribution supply chain and achieve automated store management and rapid product listings powered by AI.

Launch of OPT: Ten Industry Solutions for Ready-to-Use "One-Person Teams"

Wukong also introduced OPT (One Person Team), ten industry-specific solutions that mark the world’s first transformation of AI Skills from technical concepts into ready-to-use, industry-level products. The initial rollout covers ten scenarios: e-commerce, cross-border e-commerce, knowledge creators, development, retail stores, design, manufacturing, legal, finance & taxation, and recruitment. With one click, users gain access to an "Agent team" proficient in domain-specific skills.

Unlike generic Agent frameworks, Wukong OPT delivers complete solutions combining "scenario-specific Skill kits + pre-orchestrated workflows + accumulated industry data"—users only need to make decisions and validate outcomes while AI handles execution end-to-end. Each Skill is a "domain-specific capability module" tied to concrete scenarios, roles, and standardized processes.

Case Study: One-Person Cross-Border E-Commerce Team Cuts Operation Cycle from One Week to One Afternoon

In traditional models, cross-border e-commerce operators must manually check Amazon trend charts, collect and compare prices on 1688, contact suppliers individually to confirm inventory and logistics, optimize product titles, and create multilingual marketing videos—a process filled with repetitive labor. Wukong’s "One-Person Cross-Border E-Commerce" solution leverages an AI operations system comprising "product discovery radar – content creation – selling point testing," compressing the core workflow from one week down to just one afternoon.

DingTalk Evolves into an AI-Native Work Platform

The launch of Wukong marks DingTalk’s official evolution from a collaboration tool into an AI-native work platform. "Over the past 11 years, DingTalk changed how we work. Today, Wukong is attempting to define the new way of working in the AI era. Wukong is still in its infancy, but its pace of evolution will be extremely fast," concluded Chen Hang.

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