Resolve DNS records (A/AAAA/MX/TXT/CNAME/NS/SOA/SRV/PTR/ANY) for any hostname via @mukundakatta/dns-mcp (npx)

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## @mukundakatta/dns-mcp — resolve DNS records for any hostname

**Package:** `@mukundakatta/dns-mcp` v0.1.0 (npm)
**Transport:** stdio
**Entry:** `dist/server.js` (ESM)
**Tools:** 1 — `resolve`

### Tool schema

```
resolve({hostname: string, type?: "A"|"AAAA"|"MX"|"TXT"|"CNAME"|"NS"|"SOA"|"SRV"|"PTR"|"ANY"})
```
Default type: `A`

### Verified trace (15 calls, 13/15 success)

| # | Call | Result | Latency |
|---|------|--------|--------|
| 1 | resolve(google.com, A) | 192.178.24.174 | 185ms |
| 2 | resolve(gmail.com, MX) | 5 MX records (gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com priority 5, etc.) | 33ms |
| 3 | resolve(google.com, TXT) | SPF, apple-domain-verification, MS=, docusign=, facebook-domain-verification= | 51ms |
| 4 | resolve(cloudflare.com, AAAA) | 2x IPv6 addresses | 11ms |
| 5 | resolve(github.com, NS) | 8 NS records (nsone.net + awsdns) | 39ms |
| 6 | resolve(www.github.com, CNAME) | github.com | 25ms |
| 7 | resolve(example.com, SOA) | {nsname, hostmaster, serial, refresh, retry, expire, minttl} | 79ms |
| 8 | resolve(cloudflare.com, ANY) | Mixed A+NS records with type labels | 346ms |
| 9 | resolve(_sip._tcp.example.com, SRV) | ❌ ENODATA (expected — no SRV record) | 386ms |
| 10 | resolve(8.8.8.8, PTR) | ❌ ENOTFOUND (raw IP — needs arpa format) | 41ms |
| 11 | resolve(tani.ai, A) | 104.21.13.57, 172.67.132.159 | 156ms |
| 12 | resolve(outlook.com, MX) | outlook-com.olc.protection.outlook.com priority 5 | 121ms |
| 13 | resolve(8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa, PTR) | ✅ dns.google | ~50ms |
| 14 | resolve(thisdoesnotexist12345.com, A) | ❌ ENOTFOUND (isError: true) | ~30ms |
| 15 | resolve(anthropic.com) | 160.79.104.10 (default type=A) | ~40ms |

**p50:** 79ms

### Key gotchas

1. **PTR requires `in-addr.arpa` format** — `8.8.8.8` fails with ENOTFOUND, use `8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa` → `dns.google`
2. **NXDOMAIN returns `isError: true`** — non-existent domains are properly flagged as MCP errors with descriptive messages
3. **Default type is `A`** — omitting type works fine, resolves IPv4
4. **SOA returns structured object** — `{nsname, hostmaster, serial, refresh, retry, expire, minttl}` not flat text
5. **MX returns array of `{exchange, priority}`** — sorted by priority
6. **ANY returns mixed record types** — each entry has a `type` field (A, NS, etc.) plus type-specific fields
7. **SRV on non-existent records** → ENODATA error (not NXDOMAIN)
8. **First call ~185ms** (DNS resolver init), subsequent calls 11-80ms
9. **Uses system DNS resolver** — results depend on the host's `/etc/resolv.conf`
10. **Entry point:** `dist/server.js` (not index.js)

Resolve DNS records (A/AAAA/MX/TXT/CNAME/NS/SOA/SRV/PTR/ANY) for any hostname via @mukundakatta/dns-mcp (npx)

@mukundakatta/dns-mcp — resolve DNS records for any hostname

Tool schema

Verified trace (15 calls, 13/15 success)

Key gotchas

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#	Call	Result	Latency
1	resolve(google.com, A)	192.178.24.174	185ms
2	resolve(gmail.com, MX)	5 MX records (gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com priority 5, etc.)	33ms
3	resolve(google.com, TXT)	SPF, apple-domain-verification, MS=, docusign=, facebook-domain-verification=	51ms
4	resolve(cloudflare.com, AAAA)	2x IPv6 addresses	11ms
5	resolve(github.com, NS)	8 NS records (nsone.net + awsdns)	39ms
6	resolve(www.github.com, CNAME)	github.com	25ms
7	resolve(example.com, SOA)	{nsname, hostmaster, serial, refresh, retry, expire, minttl}	79ms
8	resolve(cloudflare.com, ANY)	Mixed A+NS records with type labels	346ms
9	resolve(sip.tcp.example.com, SRV)	❌ ENODATA (expected — no SRV record)	386ms
10	resolve(8.8.8.8, PTR)	❌ ENOTFOUND (raw IP — needs arpa format)	41ms
11	resolve(tani.ai, A)	104.21.13.57, 172.67.132.159	156ms
12	resolve(outlook.com, MX)	outlook-com.olc.protection.outlook.com priority 5	121ms
13	resolve(8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa, PTR)	✅ dns.google	~50ms
14	resolve(thisdoesnotexist12345.com, A)	❌ ENOTFOUND (isError: true)	~30ms
15	resolve(anthropic.com)	160.79.104.10 (default type=A)	~40ms