BIMI Record Skill

Overview

This API performs a DNS TXT record lookup for the BIMI policy at default._bimi.{domain}. It verifies the structure of the BIMI record, the presence of the 'v=BIMI1' tag, and checks for a valid SVG logo URL and optional VMC (Verified Mark Certificate) reference.

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The tool

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as BIMIRecordSkill. It is read-only and open-world — it fetches and never mutates anything on your side — so most clients call it without asking you to confirm.

{
  "name": "BIMIRecordSkill",
  "arguments": {
    "domain": "ebay.com"
  }
}

You do not name the tool yourself; the model picks it. Asking about ebay.com in the terms this skill covers is enough for it to reach for BIMIRecordSkill on its own — naming it explicitly also works, and is the way to force the call.

Connecting

One server URL covers every skill in the catalog, including this one. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser once, and there is no key to paste into a config file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vervekit": {
      "url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp

Per-client setup — Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT — is on the MCP setup page.

Arguments

These are the properties on the tool's inputSchema, so a well-behaved client validates them before the call is made. Premium arguments are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

What the model gets back

The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client reads fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" and error is null on success; a null field means the value was not available for that input, not that the call failed.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "host": "ebay.com",
    "bimi_host": "default._bimi.ebay.com",
    "has_bimi_record": true,
    "bimi_record": "v=BIMI1;l=https://vmc.digicert.com/2b7216dc-27d2-4fbd-8472-f68790117238.svg;a=https://vmc.digicert.com/2b7216dc-27d2-4fbd-8472-f68790117238.pem",
    "bimi_records_count": 1,
    "version": "BIMI1",
    "svg_logo": {
      "url": "https://vmc.digicert.com/2b7216dc-27d2-4fbd-8472-f68790117238.svg",
      "status_code": 200,
      "valid": true,
      "file_size_bytes": 1518
    },
    "vmc_certificate": {
      "url": "https://vmc.digicert.com/2b7216dc-27d2-4fbd-8472-f68790117238.pem",
      "status_code": 200,
      "valid": true
    },
    "issues_found": [],
    "valid": true
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Failure modes

Errors come back as tool errors carrying a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code. Error handling covers the full list.

A call costs 10 credits each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Use cases

Deliverability Audit Reports

Email deliverability consultants check client domains for valid BIMI records and configuration issues before launching sender authentication and inbox branding campaigns.

Sender Domain Setup

When onboarding new marketing senders, email platforms inspect DNS for active BIMI records and return setup issues to verify brand readiness.

Brand Impersonation Defense

To catch broken branding assets, domain monitoring services track published BIMI records continuously and alert administrators whenever record validity drops to false.

Outbound Inbox Readiness

Inspect target sending domains during prospect list building to confirm who publishes valid BIMI records and protocol versions in DNS.

Other ways to use BIMI Record Skill

Set up BIMI Record Skill on VerveKit, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveKit account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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