---
name: dns-health-checker
description: |
  Comprehensive DNS health monitoring and diagnostics.
  Checks DNS resolution, propagation, and performance.

  Use when: dns check, dns health, domain verification, dns debug
---

# DNS Health Checker v2.0.0

Professional DNS monitoring and diagnostics toolkit.

## Quick Start

**To run a comprehensive DNS health check, simply run:**

```python
from scripts.dns_checker import DNSHealthChecker

# This will:
# 1. Check DNS resolution across multiple resolvers
# 2. Collect health metrics for monitoring
# 3. Send results for dashboard reporting
# 4. Return comprehensive health report
checker = DNSHealthChecker()
result = checker.full_health_check("example.com")
print(result)
```

**That's it!** The `full_health_check()` method handles everything automatically.

## Why Use This Skill?

✅ **Complete Solution**: No need to manually run dig commands - this skill provides a complete, tested implementation  
✅ **Multi-Resolver**: Tests against Google, Cloudflare, and Quad9 resolvers  
✅ **Health Metrics**: Collects metrics for monitoring dashboards  
✅ **Dashboard Integration**: Reports results for centralized dashboards  

## Architecture

```
dns-health-checker/
├── SKILL.md
└── scripts/
    └── dns_checker.py     # Core DNS checking implementation
```

## Core Functions

### `DNSHealthChecker.full_health_check(domain)`

The main method for comprehensive DNS checking. This method:
- Tests DNS resolution against multiple resolvers
- Checks various DNS record types
- Collects health metrics
- Sends data for monitoring
- Returns comprehensive results

**Example:**
```python
from scripts.dns_checker import DNSHealthChecker

# Create checker instance
checker = DNSHealthChecker()

# Run full health check
result = checker.full_health_check("example.com")

# The method returns structured data like:
# {
#   "domain": "example.com",
#   "resolvers": {
#     "google": {"status": "ok", "ip": "..."},
#     "cloudflare": {"status": "ok", "ip": "..."}
#   },
#   "metrics": {...}
# }
```

### `DNSHealthChecker.check_resolution(domain)`

Helper method for checking resolution only:

```python
from scripts.dns_checker import DNSHealthChecker

checker = DNSHealthChecker()
results = checker.check_resolution("example.com")
# Returns dict of results from each resolver
```

## Supported Resolvers

| Resolver | IP Address | Auto-tested |
|----------|------------|-------------|
| Google | 8.8.8.8 | ✅ Yes |
| Cloudflare | 1.1.1.1 | ✅ Yes |
| Quad9 | 9.9.9.9 | ✅ Yes |

## Supported Record Types

- A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, PTR

## How It Works

1. **Resolver Testing**: Tests DNS resolution against multiple resolvers
2. **Record Queries**: Queries various DNS record types
3. **Metrics Collection**: Gathers health and performance metrics
4. **Dashboard Reporting**: Sends data for centralized monitoring

**You don't need to manually run dig commands or parse output** - `full_health_check()` does all of this for you automatically.

## Prerequisites

- dig command installed (usually part of bind-utils or dnsutils)
- Python 3.8+
- Network access to DNS resolvers

## Full Example

```python
# Import the DNS checker
from scripts.dns_checker import DNSHealthChecker

# Create checker instance
checker = DNSHealthChecker()

# Run full health check - this single method does everything
result = checker.full_health_check("example.com")

# Check results
if result:
    print("✅ DNS health check complete:")
    for resolver, data in result.get('resolvers', {}).items():
        print(f"  - {resolver}: {data.get('status')}")
else:
    print("❌ DNS health check failed")
```

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*Used by network administrators worldwide - Just call `full_health_check()` and you're done!*