dns-lookup

What This Skill Does

The dns-lookup skill is a versatile networking utility designed for OpenClaw AI agents to interact with the domain name system and IP infrastructure. It provides comprehensive capabilities for querying DNS records (including A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, and SOA), performing reverse DNS lookups, retrieving domain ownership details via the RDAP protocol, and pinpointing physical locations using IP geolocation. By integrating this skill, your agent gains the ability to verify domain configuration, diagnose network connectivity issues, map IP addresses to their service providers or locations, and perform reconnaissance tasks. All data operations are ephemeral and privacy-focused, ensuring that your agent handles network information without persistent logging on the external provider's end.

Installation

To integrate this utility into your workspace, run the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/cutthemustard/lookup-dns

Use Cases

1. Network Troubleshooting: Use the tool to verify that your DNS records are correctly propagated after a server migration or to diagnose issues with mail server routing (MX records).
2. Security Auditing: Analyze domain information via WHOIS/RDAP to identify registrar details or verify the legitimacy of suspicious domains.
3. Application Personalization: Utilize IP geolocation to determine the regional location of a visitor to provide localized content, time-zone settings, or regulatory compliance disclosures.
4. OSINT Research: Automate the collection of network infrastructure data for digital forensics or security research.

Example Prompts

1. "Check the MX records for outlook.com to ensure our email deliverability isn't being affected by misconfigured DNS."
2. "Perform a reverse DNS lookup on 8.8.8.8 and give me the geolocation data for the returned address."
3. "Retrieve the WHOIS information for example.com to identify when the domain was registered."

Tips & Limitations

• Rate Limiting: The free tier is restricted to 10 queries per day. For enterprise or heavy-use scenarios, ensure you are set up for the $0.001/query paid tier using the x402 protocol on Base.
• Data Privacy: Because this tool utilizes an external API, avoid querying sensitive internal IP ranges that should not be exposed to the public internet.
• Query Complexity: While the skill supports the 'ANY' query type, note that many DNS servers limit or block 'ANY' queries for security reasons. Stick to specific types (e.g., A, CNAME) for higher reliability.