dog

name	dog
description	Use this skill when the user wants to query DNS records, perform DNS lookups, or diagnose DNS issues from the command line with readable output.

dog Plugin

A command-line DNS client. Query DNS servers with a colorful, human-readable output and support for all major record types.

Commands

DNS Queries

• dog dns query — Query DNS records

Utility

• dog _ _ — Passthrough to dog CLI

Usage Examples

• "Query DNS records"
• "DNS lookup for domain"
• "Check MX records"
• "Diagnose DNS"

Installation

brew install dog

Or via Cargo:

cargo install dog

Examples

# Query A records
dog dns query example.com

# Query MX records
dog dns query example.com --type MX

# Query with custom DNS server
dog dns query example.com --nameserver 1.1.1.1

# Query all record types
dog dns query example.com --type ALL

# Output as JSON
dog dns query example.com --json

# Any dog command with passthrough
dog _ _ example.com
dog _ _ example.com --type AAAA
dog _ _ example.com --type TXT --json

Key Features

• Colorful - Human-readable output
• Records - All major types
• A/AAAA - IPv4/IPv6 lookups
• MX - Mail records
• TXT - Text records
• NS - Name servers
• CNAME - Aliases
• DoT - DNS-over-TLS
• DoH - DNS-over-HTTPS
• JSON - JSON output

Notes

• Supports DNS-over-TLS
• Supports DNS-over-HTTPS
• Great for DNS debugging
• Colorful terminal output