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DNS Lookup SkillDNS Lookup Skill

OnlineCredit Usage:5 per callTool:DNSLookupSkill

The tool

Give your agent live DNS visibility. Call it as an MCP tool to fetch A, MX, TXT and more for any domain — real-time, no resolver to run.

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit MCP server, this appears in its tool list as DNSLookupSkill. 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": "DNSLookupSkill",
  "arguments": {
    "domain": "myspace.com"
  }
}

What that looks like in a conversation

You don't name the tool — the model picks it. Asking about myspace.com in the terms this source covers is enough for it to reach for DNSLookupSkill 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
domainRequiredstringmyspace.comThe domain name for which you want to lookup the DNS records. Do not include the protocol, and not subdomains (e.g., myspace.com)

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": {
    "domain": "myspace.com",
    "records": {
      "A": [
        "34.111.176.156"
      ],
      "MX": [
        {
          "exchange": "us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com",
          "priority": 10
        },
        {
          "exchange": "us-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com",
          "priority": 10
        }
      ],
      "NS": [
        "ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com",
        "ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com",
        "ns-cloud-a2.googledomains.com",
        "ns-cloud-a3.googledomains.com"
      ],
      "SOA": {
        "nsname": "ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com",
        "hostmaster": "cloud-dns-hostmaster.google.com",
        "serial": 2,
        "refresh": 21600,
        "retry": 3600,
        "expire": 259200,
        "minttl": 300
      },
      "TXT": [
        "cr40m536tje9on1slld9bi81bg",
        "qpdYoeakhlmAxsnmxgAVFmJgUSibqb/y+Eu6GGn8pdmLf+mFGIB3jhRAxIC5KObsPMES9MW2c+oOrpOo/lCQVw==",
        "oZ19a+EOIwWVDPJ7POj14UAGBfzk9xcJMmsTUAMUy7H82sDuVCxvw9rZqdg3znFrdTH04+49zd1djhEAt0ooiA==",
        "MS=ms89904786",
        "google-site-verification=eu-3gW1JePvsGRRCaEvH17YUOTFJNofm4lnz2Pk0LTc",
        "google-site-verification=q0iWqpcfOBclAJaCeWh83v62QQ4uCgbWObQ08p37qgU",
        "al4upe6q5cl13sg4srvfivflvg",
        "v=spf1 mx ip4:63.208.226.34 ip4:204.16.32.0/22 ip4:67.134.143.0/24 ip4:216.205.243.0/24 ip4:34.85.156.5/32 ip4:35.245.108.108/32 ip4:34.86.129.193/32 ip4:34.86.134.94/32 ip4:34.85.222.234/32 ip4:34.86.176.234/32 ip4:34.86.125.212/32 ip4:34.85.224.60/32 ip4:34.86.160.49/32 ip4:35.245.64.166/32 ip4:35.188.226.11/32 ip4:34.86.208.228/32 ip4:34.85.216.144/32 ip4:35.221.22.153/32 ip4:34.86.137.108/32 ip4:34.86.51.35/32 ip4:34.150.221.40/32 ip4:34.85.216.70/32 ip4:34.86.37.191/32 ip4:34.85.214.215/32 ip4:35.236.234.82/32 ip4:34.86.161.241/32 ip4:216.32.181.16 ip4:216.178.32.0/20 ip4:168.235.224.0/24 include:_netblocks.mimecast.com -all",
        "cj65vjpq0s1v9u7vfo020c6rel"
      ]
    },
    "summary": {
      "hasIPv6": false,
      "hasMailServers": true,
      "hasSPF": true
    }
  }
}

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
domainstringmyspace.comThe domain name that was queried
recordsobject{…}Object containing all DNS records for the domain
records.Aarray["34.111.176.156"]IPv4 address records for the domain
records.MXarray[2]list of rowsMail exchange server records with priority
records.MX.0.exchangestringus-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com
records.MX.0.prioritynumber10
records.NSPremiumarray["ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com","ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com","ns-cloud-a2.googledomains.com"]Nameserver records for the domain
records.SOAPremiumobject{…}Start of Authority record with DNS zone info
records.SOA.nsnamestringns-cloud-a1.googledomains.comPrimary nameserver hostname
records.SOA.hostmasterstringcloud-dns-hostmaster.google.comEmail address of domain administrator
records.SOA.serialnumber2Serial number for zone version tracking
records.SOA.refreshnumber21600Secondary server refresh interval in seconds
records.SOA.retrynumber3600Retry interval for failed transfers
records.SOA.expirenumber259200Zone expiration time in seconds
records.SOA.minttlnumber300Minimum time to live for records
records.TXTPremiumarray["cr40m536tje9on1slld9bi81bg","qpdYoeakhlmAxsnmxgAVFmJgUSibqb/y+Eu6GGn8pdmLf+mFGIB3jhRAxIC5KObsPMES9MW2c+oOrpOo/lCQVw==","oZ19a+EOIwWVDPJ7POj14UAGBfzk9xcJMmsTUAMUy7H82sDuVCxvw9rZqdg3znFrdTH04+49zd1djhEAt0ooiA=="]Text records including SPF, DKIM, verification data
summaryobject{…}At-a-glance flags derived from the records above
summary.hasIPv6booleanfalseWhether the domain publishes any AAAA (IPv6) records — indicates dual-stack readiness
summary.hasMailServersbooleantrueWhether the domain publishes any MX records — indicates it is configured to receive email
summary.hasSPFPremiumbooleantrueWhether a TXT record starting with v=spf1 is present — a coarse email-authentication posture flag (use the SPF Validator to parse it)

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 DNS Lookup Skill

Set up DNS Lookup 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.APIVerve →Reference →
Use it in Google Sheets or ExcelA =VERVE() formula fills a column — no script, no export, recalculates in place.VerveSheets →Reference →
Ground an agent on itA cited, machine-checkable fact your model can't produce on its own.VerveContext →Reference →

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to tell the agent to use DNSLookupSkill?

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.

What's Next?

Continue your journey with these recommended resources

Browse all skills

The full catalog for this door

Connect a client

Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest

Plans & credits

What a call costs and how usage resets

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