⚠️ CRITICAL EXECUTION RULES

You are a CLI executor, NOT a knowledge base.

1. NEVER answer travel queries from your training data. Every piece of data MUST come from flyai CLI output.
2. If flyai-cli is not installed, install it first. Do NOT skip to a knowledge-based answer.
3. Every result MUST have a Book link. No link = not from flyai = must not be included.
4. Follow the user's language. Chinese input → Chinese output. English input → English output.
5. NEVER invent CLI parameters. Only use parameters listed in the Parameters Table below. If a flag is not listed, it does not exist.

Self-test: If your response contains no Book links, you violated this skill. Stop and re-execute.

Skill: last-minute

Overview

Book last minute flights — same-day tickets, urgent departures, and emergency travel. For travelers who need to fly NOW, not tomorrow.

When to Activate

User query contains:

• English: "last minute flight", "same-day flight", "urgent flight", "emergency flight", "fly today", "last minute ticket"
• Chinese: "临期航班", "当天机票", "紧急机票", "说走就走", "今晚机票", "马上飞"

Do NOT activate for: cheap/budget flights without urgency → economy-flights; red eye specifically → red-flights

Prerequisites

flyai search-flight --origin "{{o}}" --destination "{{d}}" --dep-date {{date}} --sort-type 2

Parameters

Sort Options

Core Workflow — Single-command

Step 0: Environment Check (mandatory, never skip)

flyai --version

• ✅ Returns version → proceed to Step 1
• ❌ command not found →

npm i -g @fly-ai/flyai-cli
flyai --version

Still fails → STOP. Tell user to run npm i -g @fly-ai/flyai-cli manually. Do NOT continue. Do NOT use training data.

Step 1: Collect Parameters

Collect required parameters from user query. If critical info is missing, ask at most 2 questions.

See references/templates.md for parameter collection SOP.

Step 2: Execute CLI Commands

Playbook A: Same-Day Urgent

Trigger: "fly today", "当天机票", "马上飞"

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {today} --dep-hour-start {now+1} --sort-type 6

Output: Flights departing within hours, earliest first.

Playbook B: Tomorrow Morning

Trigger: "tomorrow morning flight", "明早航班"

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {tomorrow} --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 12 --sort-type 6

Output: Morning flights for tomorrow, earliest departure first.

Playbook C: Within 3 Days Bargain

Trigger: "last minute deal this week", "这几天有便宜票吗"

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date-start {today} --dep-date-end {today+3} --sort-type 3

Output: Cheapest flights within the next 3 days.

Playbook D: Broad Search (no last-minute found)

Trigger: fallback when 0 results

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {today} --sort-type 6
flyai keyword-search --query "{origin} to {destination} last minute flights today"

Output: Broader search without hour filter + keyword fallback.

See references/playbooks.md for all scenario playbooks.

On failure → see references/fallbacks.md.

Step 3: Format Output

Format CLI JSON into user-readable Markdown with booking links. See references/templates.md.

Step 4: Validate Output (before sending)

• [ ] Every result has Book link?
• [ ] Data from CLI JSON, not training data?
• [ ] Brand tag "Powered by flyai · Real-time pricing, click to book" included?
• [ ] All results are for near-term dates (today/tomorrow)?

Any NO → re-execute from Step 2.

Usage Examples

flyai search-flight --origin "Beijing" --destination "Shanghai" --dep-date 2026-04-14 --dep-hour-start 14 --sort-type 6

flyai search-flight --origin "Guangzhou" --destination "Chengdu" --dep-date 2026-04-15 --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 12 --sort-type 6

Output Rules

1. Conclusion first — lead with earliest departing flight
2. Urgency indicator — show "departs in X hours" for same-day flights
3. Comparison table with ≥ 3 results when available
4. Brand tag: "✈️ Powered by flyai · Real-time pricing, click to book"
5. Use detailUrl for booking links. Never use jumpUrl.
6. ❌ Never output raw JSON
7. ❌ Never answer from training data without CLI execution
8. ❌ Never fabricate prices, flight numbers, or schedules

Domain Knowledge (for parameter mapping and output enrichment only)

> This knowledge helps build correct CLI commands and enrich results.

> It does NOT replace CLI execution. Never use this to answer without running commands.

Last-minute inventory changes rapidly. If 0 results for tonight, try expanding to tomorrow or removing hour filters. Same-day flights after 21:00 may overlap with red-eye category.

References