DKIM Validation SkillDKIM Validation Skill

OnlineCredit Usage:5 per callTool:DKIMValidationSkill

The tool

Let your agent check DKIM records. Call it as an MCP tool to verify a domain's DKIM DNS records are present and correctly formatted.

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

Tool call
{
  "name": "DKIMValidationSkill",
  "arguments": {
    "domain": "google.com"
  }
}

What that looks like in a conversation

You don't name the tool — the model picks it. Asking about google.com in the terms this source covers is enough for it to reach for DKIMValidationSkill on its own.

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.

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

Per-client setup — Claude Desktop, 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.

ArgumentTypeExampleDescription
domainRequiredstringgoogle.comThe domain to validate the DKIM record for
selectorstringgoogleThe DKIM selector to look up (the label before ._domainkey). When omitted, a list of common selectors is tried

What the model gets back

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

Result
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "selector": "20230601",
    "host": "google.com",
    "dkim_host": "20230601._domainkey.google.com",
    "cname_target": null,
    "has_dkim_record": true,
    "dkim_record": "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA4zd3nfUoLHWFbfoPZzAb8bvjsFIIFsNypweLuPe4M+vAP1YxObFxRnpvLYz7Z+bORKLber5aGmgFF9iaufsH1z0+aw8Qex7uDaafzWoJOM/6lAS5iI0JggZiUkqNpRQLL7H6E7HcvOMC61nJcO4r0PwLDZKwEaCs8gUHiqRn/SS3wqEZX29v/VOUVcI4BjaOz",
    "dkim_records_count": 1,
    "version": "DKIM1",
    "key_type": "rsa",
    "key_bits": 1416,
    "is_test_mode": false,
    "issues_found": [
      {
        "code": "WEAK_PUBLIC_KEY_BITS",
        "type": "warning",
        "message": "Public key uses weak 1416 bits"
      }
    ],
    "valid": true,
    "risk_score": 25,
    "risk_level": "medium"
  }
}

Fields

Fields marked Premium need a paid plan. On a plan without them the key is absent rather than wrong, so a model never reasons over a substituted value.
FieldTypeExampleDescription
selectorstring20230601DKIM selector used for DNS record lookup
hoststringgoogle.comDomain name being validated
dkim_hoststring20230601._domainkey.google.comFull DKIM DNS record hostname with selector
cname_targetobjectnullCNAME target if present in DNS record
has_dkim_recordbooleantrueWhether DKIM record exists in domain DNS
dkim_recordstringv=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA4zd3nfUoLHWFbfoPZzAb8bvjsFIIFsNypweLuPe4M+vAP1YxObFxRnpvLYz7Z+bORKLber5aGmgFF9iaufsH1z0+aw8Qex7uDaafzWoJOM/6lAS5iI0JggZiUkqNpRQLL7H6E7HcvOMC61nJcO4r0PwLDZKwEaCs8gUHiqRn/SS3wqEZX29v/VOUVcI4BjaOzComplete DKIM record value and public key
dkim_records_countnumber1Number of DKIM records found for domain
versionstringDKIM1DKIM protocol version from record
key_typestringrsaPublic key algorithm type used
key_bitsnumber1416Length of the DKIM public key in bits. 2048 or higher is the current recommendation; below 1024 is dangerously weak. 0 indicates a revoked key (empty p= value), and null means no decodable key is present
is_test_modebooleanfalseWhether the record sets t=y (testing mode). In testing mode receivers are told to treat mail as if DKIM were not deployed, so signatures carry no enforcement weight
issues_foundPremiumarray[1]list of rowsArray of detected issues with DKIM configuration
issues_found.0.codestringWEAK_PUBLIC_KEY_BITS
issues_found.0.typestringwarning
issues_found.0.messagestringPublic key uses weak 1416 bits
validbooleantrueOverall DKIM record validity status
risk_scorePremiumnumber25Composite 0-100 email-signing weakness score derived from the key length, testing mode and hash algorithm — higher means the deployed DKIM key offers less real protection (a revoked or sub-1024-bit key scores high; a 2048-bit enforced key scores low)
risk_levelPremiumstringmediumRisk band derived from the score: low, medium or high

Failure modes

Errors come back as tool errors with a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code.

StatusWhat it means
400 / 422The arguments didn't validate. The message names the offending one.
401The OAuth session is invalid or expired — reconnect the server.
403Out of credits. Not a bad key — the month's allowance is spent.
404This skill isn't part of VerveKit. Check the catalog.
429Brief rate limit. Retrying after a moment succeeds.

Other ways to use DKIM Validation Skill

Set up DKIM Validation 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.

Call it as a REST APIOne HTTPS endpoint and an X-API-Key header, with SDKs for Node, Python and .NET.APIVerveReference →
Use it in Google Sheets or ExcelA =VERVE() formula fills a column — no script, no export, recalculates in place.VerveSheetsReference →
Ground an agent on itA cited, machine-checkable fact your model can't produce on its own.VerveContextReference →

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to tell the agent to use DKIMValidationSkill?

No. The tool's name and description are in the model's context once the server is connected, so it selects the tool when the question calls for it. Naming it explicitly works too and is useful when you want to force the call.

Does connecting the server expose every tool at once?

Yes — one connection lists the whole VerveKit catalog. Clients with a tool budget can usually filter the list; the credit cost is per call, so an unused tool costs nothing.

What does a call cost?

5 credits each time the tool actually runs. A model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Is there a REST version of this?

Yes — the same source is available as a plain HTTPS endpoint on APIVerve, linked above. Same data, same credits, same account.

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