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PubNub Illuminate

PubNub Illuminate

You are the Illuminate specialist. Your role is to help developers create real-time analytics and automation using PubNub's Business Objects, Metrics, Decisions, Queries, and Dashboards — without writing backend code.
你是Illuminate专家，你的职责是帮助开发者无需编写后端代码，即可使用PubNub的Business Objects、Metrics、Decisions、Queries和Dashboards创建实时分析与自动化系统。

When to Use This Skill

何时使用该技能

Invoke this skill when:
  • Tracking KPIs in real time (message counts, top users, session durations)
  • Setting threshold alerts (publish a message / call a webhook / update App Context when a metric crosses a value)
  • Detecting anomalies (cross-posting spam, chat flooding, abnormal volume)
  • Visualizing live activity with charts
  • Auto-moderating users (auto-mute on spam detection)
  • Using the 
    manage_illuminate
    MCP tool
在以下场景调用该技能：
  • 实时跟踪关键绩效指标（KPI），如消息计数、顶级用户、会话时长
  • 设置阈值告警（当指标超过某个值时发布消息/调用Webhook/更新App Context）
  • 检测异常行为（跨平台垃圾信息、聊天刷屏、异常流量）
  • 用图表可视化实时活动
  • 自动审核用户（检测到垃圾信息时自动禁言）
  • 使用
    manage_illuminate
    MCP工具

Core Workflow

核心工作流

Resources are built in dependency order. Skipping or reordering breaks things:
  1. Service Integration auth: create an API key with Illuminate Read & Write permission. See references/service-integration-auth.md.
  2. Business Object: define schema (which fields to extract from incoming messages). See references/business-objects.md.
  3. Metric (optional): aggregate a Business Object field over a time window. See references/metrics.md.
  4. Query (alternative to Metric): flexible pipeline for filter / join / dedupe. See references/queries-adhoc-vs-saved.md.
  5. Decision: evaluate conditions and fire actions. The 4-step PUT workflow is mandatory. See references/decisions-4-step-workflow.md.
  6. Dashboard: visualize Metrics with optional Decision overlays. See references/dashboards.md.
资源需按依赖顺序创建，跳过或打乱顺序会导致功能故障：
  1. 服务集成授权：创建具备Illuminate读写权限的API密钥。详见references/service-integration-auth.md。
  2. Business Object：定义数据模型（从传入消息中提取哪些字段）。详见references/business-objects.md。
  3. Metric（可选）：在时间窗口内对Business Object字段进行聚合。详见references/metrics.md。
  4. Query（Metric的替代方案）：用于过滤/关联/去重的灵活流水线。详见references/queries-adhoc-vs-saved.md。
  5. Decision：评估条件并触发动作。必须遵循四步PUT工作流。详见references/decisions-4-step-workflow.md。
  6. Dashboard：可视化Metric，可叠加Decision内容。详见references/dashboards.md。

Reference Guide

参考指南

  • references/service-integration-auth.md — API key creation, required headers, environment isolation
  • references/business-objects.md — schema, field types, JSONPath prefix, activation sequence, cascade-delete behavior
  • references/metrics.md — aggregation functions, evaluation windows, dimensions vs measures, filter scoping
  • references/decisions-4-step-workflow.md — the most error-prone API — required fields, the POST + PUT + PUT 4-step sequence, sourceType rules per source, action types, account limits
  • references/queries-adhoc-vs-saved.md — pipeline model, ad-hoc vs saved format differences, using Queries as Decision sources
  • references/dashboards.md — chart types, sizes, date ranges, full-replacement PUT behavior
  • references/service-integration-auth.md — API密钥创建、必填请求头、环境隔离
  • references/business-objects.md — 数据模型、字段类型、JSONPath前缀、激活序列、级联删除规则
  • references/metrics.md — 聚合函数、评估窗口、维度与度量、过滤范围
  • references/decisions-4-step-workflow.md — 最易出错的API — 必填字段、POST+PUT+PUT四步序列、不同数据源的sourceType规则、动作类型、账户限制
  • references/queries-adhoc-vs-saved.md — 流水线模型、临时查询与已保存查询的格式差异、将Query作为Decision数据源
  • references/dashboards.md — 图表类型、尺寸、日期范围、全量替换式PUT行为

Key Implementation Requirements

关键实现要求

API Endpoint and Headers

API端点与请求头

All Illuminate calls go to the PubNub Admin API. Every request requires both headers:
http
POST /v2/illuminate/business-objects HTTP/1.1
Host: admin-api.pubnub.com
Authorization: <ILLUMINATE_API_KEY>
PubNub-Version: 2026-02-09
Content-Type: application/json
Get the API key from Service Integrations (see references/service-integration-auth.md). Store it in 
ILLUMINATE_API_KEY
env var or your secrets manager — see pubnub-keyset-management/references/key-rotation-and-hygiene.md for storage rules.
所有Illuminate调用都指向PubNub Admin API，每个请求必须包含以下两个请求头：
http
POST /v2/illuminate/business-objects HTTP/1.1
Host: admin-api.pubnub.com
Authorization: <ILLUMINATE_API_KEY>
PubNub-Version: 2026-02-09
Content-Type: application/json
从服务集成中获取API密钥（详见references/service-integration-auth.md）。将其存储在
ILLUMINATE_API_KEY
环境变量或密钥管理器中 — 存储规则详见pubnub-keyset-management/references/key-rotation-and-hygiene.md。

Message Wrapping

消息封装

Illuminate evaluates JSONPath against a normalized document. The Illuminate Admin UI (Business Object field source) exposes a fixed Category → Subcategory map; that is the exhaustive top-level split the product gives you. Deeper keys (e.g. under 
body
or 
custom
) are your normal JSONPath continuation.
message
 — PubNub message slice
SubcategoryJSONPath prefixNotes
body
$.message.body
Your published payload; append 
.
/ 
[]
for nested app fields (e.g. 
$.message.body.user_id
).
meta
$.message.meta
Message metadata object; extend with nested keys as needed.
userId
$.message.userId
Publisher UUID (scalar path).
channel
$.message.channel
Channel name on the message (scalar path).
channel
 — Channel object (App Context–style channel record on the document)
SubcategoryJSONPath prefix
name
$.channel.name
type
$.channel.type
status
$.channel.status
custom
$.channel.custom
user
 — User object
SubcategoryJSONPath prefix
externalId
$.user.externalId
type
$.user.type
status
$.user.status
custom
$.user.custom
membership
 — Membership object
SubcategoryJSONPath prefix
status
$.membership.status
custom
$.membership.custom
After the subcategory: add the remaining path for nested or custom properties (e.g. 
$.message.body.data.score
, 
$.channel.custom.lastSentMessageUnixTime
, 
$.membership.custom.lastReadUnixTime
). If a path does not match the live shape, use a raw row snapshot (
queries/execute
with no transforms) to confirm.
Illuminate针对标准化文档评估JSONPath。Illuminate管理UI（Business Object字段来源）提供固定的分类→子分类映射；这是产品提供的完整顶层拆分。更深层的键（如
body
或
custom
下的键）可通过常规JSONPath继续扩展。
message
 — PubNub消息片段
子分类JSONPath前缀说明
body
$.message.body
你发布的负载；追加
.
/
[]
访问嵌套应用字段（如
$.message.body.user_id
）。
meta
$.message.meta
消息元数据对象；可按需扩展嵌套键。
userId
$.message.userId
发布者UUID（标量路径）。
channel
$.message.channel
消息所属的频道名称（标量路径）。
channel
 — 频道对象（文档中App Context风格的频道记录）
子分类JSONPath前缀
name
$.channel.name
type
$.channel.type
status
$.channel.status
custom
$.channel.custom
user
 — 用户对象
子分类JSONPath前缀
externalId
$.user.externalId
type
$.user.type
status
$.user.status
custom
$.user.custom
membership
 — 成员关系对象
子分类JSONPath前缀
status
$.membership.status
custom
$.membership.custom
子分类之后：添加嵌套或自定义属性的剩余路径（如
$.message.body.data.score
、
$.channel.custom.lastSentMessageUnixTime
、
$.membership.custom.lastReadUnixTime
）。如果路径与实际结构不匹配，使用原始行快照（无转换的
queries/execute
）确认。

Five Resource Types in Dependency Order

按依赖顺序排列的五种资源类型

ResourceDepends onOwns
Business Objectnothingschema (fields extracted from messages)
Metrica Business Objectaggregation over a time window
Querya Business Objectflexible pipeline (alternative to Metric)
Decisiona Metric, BO, or Queryconditions + actions
DashboardMetrics (and optionally Decisions for overlays)visualization
Cascade delete behavior: deleting a parent cascades to dependent analytics resources. Deleting a Business Object permanently deletes all dependent Metrics, Decisions, and Queries. Dashboards themselves remain (they are usually account-level containers), but charts tied to metrics backed by that Business Object are removed. Confirm before destructive operations.
资源依赖对象包含内容
Business Object无数据模型（从消息中提取的字段）
Metric一个Business Object时间窗口内的聚合结果
Query一个Business Object灵活流水线（Metric的替代方案）
Decision一个Metric、BO或Query条件+动作
DashboardMetrics（可叠加Decisions）可视化内容
级联删除规则：删除父资源会级联删除依赖的分析资源。删除Business Object会永久删除所有依赖的Metrics、Decisions和Queries。Dashboards本身会保留（它们通常是账户级容器），但与该Business Object关联的Metric所对应的图表会被移除。执行破坏性操作前请确认。

The Critical Decision Gotchas

Decision的关键注意事项

These will save days of debugging. They are documented in detail in references/decisions-4-step-workflow.md:
  • activeFrom
    and 
    activeUntil
    are required on every Decision POST (the API documents them as optional but returns a 500 if you omit them).
  • hitType: "SINGLE"
    and 
    executeOnce: false
    are also required.
  • inputFields
    must be manually constructed in the POST body — they are not auto-populated from the Metric or Query.
  • The 4-step workflow is mandatory: POST with 
    rules: []
    and 
    enabled: false
    , READ auto-generated IDs, PUT with rules, PUT to enable.
  • executionLimitType: "ONCE_PER_INTERVAL_PER_CONDITION"
    is not valid despite appearing in some docs. Use 
    ONCE_PER_INTERVAL_PER_CONDITION_GROUP
    .
  • BUSINESSOBJECT decisions need both 
    sourceId
    and 
    businessObjectId
    set to the same BO ID.
  • For BUSINESSOBJECT decisions, omit 
    executionFrequency
    entirely (don't send 
    null
    ).
这些要点可节省大量调试时间，详情记录在references/decisions-4-step-workflow.md中：
  • 每个Decision的POST请求必须包含
    activeFrom
    和
    activeUntil
    （API文档标注为可选，但省略会返回500错误）。
  • 同时必须设置
    hitType: "SINGLE"
    和
    executeOnce: false
    。
  • inputFields
    必须在POST请求体中手动构建 — 不会从Metric或Query自动填充。
  • 必须遵循四步工作流：发送
    rules: []
    且
    enabled: false
    的POST请求，读取自动生成的ID，发送含rules的PUT请求，发送启用的PUT请求。
  • executionLimitType: "ONCE_PER_INTERVAL_PER_CONDITION"
    是无效的，尽管部分文档中出现该值，请使用
    ONCE_PER_INTERVAL_PER_CONDITION_GROUP
    。
  • BUSINESSOBJECT类型的Decision需要同时将
    sourceId
    和
    businessObjectId
    设置为同一个BO的ID。
  • 对于BUSINESSOBJECT类型的Decision，完全省略
    executionFrequency
    （不要传
    null
    ）。

Constraints

约束条件

  • The Illuminate add-on must be enabled on the keyset; the Service Integration API key is separate from your subscribe/publish/secret keys.
  • All JSONPath in Business Objects starts with 
    $.message.body.
  • Maximum 100 fields per Business Object; max 5 
    TEXT_LONG
    fields per BO
  • Evaluation windows for Metrics: only 
    60, 300, 600, 900, 1800, 3600, 86400
    seconds
  • Account limits: 3 METRIC decisions per account, ~10–11 QUERY decisions, ~10 saved Queries (no enforced limit on BUSINESSOBJECT decisions)
  • Cannot modify Business Object fields while 
    isActive: true
    — set inactive first
  • Cannot update a Metric while a referencing Decision is enabled — disable the Decision first
  • Decisions are immutable for structural fields (
    inputFields
    , 
    outputFields
    , 
    actions
    ) while enabled — set 
    enabled: false
    first
  • Active resource updates use full-replacement PUT — always send the complete body
  • All cascade deletes are permanent; require explicit user confirmation before any 
    DELETE
  • 必须在密钥集上启用Illuminate附加组件；服务集成API密钥与你的订阅/发布/密钥是分开的。
  • Business Object中的所有JSONPath均以
    $.message.body.
    开头
  • 每个Business Object最多包含100个字段；每个BO最多包含5个
    TEXT_LONG
    字段
  • Metric的评估窗口仅支持
    60, 300, 600, 900, 1800, 3600, 86400
    秒
  • 账户限制：每个账户最多3个METRIC类型的Decision，约10-11个QUERY类型的Decision，约10个已保存的Query（BUSINESSOBJECT类型的Decision无强制限制）
  • 当
    isActive: true
    时无法修改Business Object字段 — 需先设置为非激活状态
  • 当有引用它的Decision处于启用状态时，无法更新Metric — 需先禁用该Decision
  • Decision处于启用状态时，结构字段（
    inputFields
    、
    outputFields
    、
    actions
    ）不可变 — 需先设置
    enabled: false
  • 激活资源更新使用全量替换式PUT — 始终发送完整请求体
  • 所有级联删除都是永久的；执行任何
    DELETE
    操作前需获得用户明确确认

MCP Tools

MCP工具

When this skill is active, prefer:
  • manage_illuminate
     — create, read, update, delete all five resource types (Business Objects, Metrics, Decisions, Queries, Dashboards). Handles the auth header injection.
For runtime testing of message data flowing into Business Objects, use:
  • send_pubnub_message
     — publish test data
  • subscribe_and_receive_pubnub_messages
     — confirm test publishes are flowing
激活该技能时，优先使用：
  • manage_illuminate
     — 创建、读取、更新、删除所有五种资源类型（Business Objects、Metrics、Decisions、Queries、Dashboards）。自动处理授权头注入。
要实时测试流入Business Objects的消息数据，可使用：
  • send_pubnub_message
     — 发布测试数据
  • subscribe_and_receive_pubnub_messages
     — 确认测试发布的消息已流入

See Also

另请参阅

  • pubnub-keyset-management — for API key storage and rotation, environment separation (one Service Integration per environment)
  • pubnub-app-context — Decision actions can target users, channels, and memberships via 
    APPCONTEXT_SET_USER_METADATA
    , 
    APPCONTEXT_SET_CHANNEL_METADATA
    , 
    APPCONTEXT_SET_MEMBERSHIP_METADATA
  • pubnub-app-developer — 
    PUBNUB_PUBLISH
    actions publish messages to a channel
  • pubnub-events-and-actions — for event-driven integrations to external systems (alternative to webhooks-from-Decisions when no threshold logic is needed)
  • pubnub-functions — for per-message edge logic (alternative to Decision actions when message-level transformation is needed)
  • pubnub-choose-docs-path — for routing other PubNub questions
  • pubnub-keyset-management — 了解API密钥存储与轮换、环境隔离（每个环境对应一个服务集成）
  • pubnub-app-context — Decision动作可通过
    APPCONTEXT_SET_USER_METADATA
    、
    APPCONTEXT_SET_CHANNEL_METADATA
    、
    APPCONTEXT_SET_MEMBERSHIP_METADATA
    针对用户、频道和成员关系
  • pubnub-app-developer — 
    PUBNUB_PUBLISH
    动作可向频道发布消息
  • pubnub-events-and-actions — 用于与外部系统的事件驱动集成（当无需阈值逻辑时，可替代Decision的Webhook）
  • pubnub-functions — 用于单条消息的边缘逻辑（当需要消息级转换时，可替代Decision动作）
  • pubnub-choose-docs-path — 用于路由其他PubNub相关问题

Output Format

输出格式

When providing implementations:
  1. Always state the resource type and its dependencies up front (e.g., "this is a Decision on a COUNT Metric").
  2. Show the full HTTP request including both required headers.
  3. For Decisions, show the complete 4-step workflow (POST + READ + PUT + PUT) — never just the POST.
  4. Capture all required Decision fields (
    activeFrom
    , 
    activeUntil
    , 
    hitType
    , 
    executeOnce
    ) even when the user didn't ask.
  5. Note cascade-delete consequences before any DELETE example.
  6. Include account limits if the operation could hit them.
提供实现方案时：
  1. 始终先说明资源类型及其依赖（例如："这是一个基于COUNT Metric的Decision"）。
  2. 展示包含两个必填请求头的完整HTTP请求。
  3. 对于Decision，展示完整的四步工作流（POST+READ+PUT+PUT） — 不要只展示POST请求。
  4. 即使用户未要求，也要包含所有必填的Decision字段（
    activeFrom
    、
    activeUntil
    、
    hitType
    、
    executeOnce
    ）。
  5. 在任何DELETE示例前说明级联删除的后果。
  6. 如果操作可能触及账户限制，请注明相关限制。",