network · Command reference

qzx checkDns

What it does

Queries A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, and CNAME DNS records for a given domain

Canonical command: checkDns

Accepted aliases: None

Case-sensitive: no

Included in the published package

Available in PyPI 0.2.2.0.2. This page documents the 0.2.2.0.2 alpha development checkout.

Safety and effects

Read-only under the current classification

No documented dry-run parameter

May invoke native programs

May use the network

No inherent elevation requirement

This safety classification was reviewed against implementation digest sha256:356434c2704475d2f62018720cd842d1fc5094182aaa1ad030b8d603cfef0802 on 2026-07-25.

Exact syntax

qzx checkDns <domain> --json

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
domainstrYesNot declaredDomain name to query (e.g. google.com)

Input examples

qzx checkDns google.com

Get all DNS records for google.com

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx checkDns <domain> --json

Representative output example

This illustrative JSON is derived from the current implementation-backed result contract. It shows what the command can return without claiming a recorded execution; values vary with inputs, host, permissions, and optional tools.

Example command: qzx checkDns google.com --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Queries A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, and CNAME DNS records for a given domain. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "errors": [],
    "records": {
        "A": [
            "192.0.2.10"
        ],
        "MX": [
            "10 mail.example.com"
        ]
    },
    "summary": {
        "status": "healthy",
        "items_checked": 4
    }
}
View the JSON result contract
{
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
        "success",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties": {
        "success": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "domain": [],
        "error": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "errors": [],
        "records": [],
        "summary": []
    },
    "additionalProperties": true
}

Errors and limits

The public contract requires success=false and a descriptive message on failure. This catalog does not yet declare a command-specific error taxonomy; inspect the result and do not invent error codes.

QZX is alpha software. Optional dependencies, permissions, and host capabilities can change the result.

Evidence workflow: requires an authorized endpoint or reviewed fixture.

Evidence and provenance

Documentation channel
Development documentation 0.2.2.0.2 · main · sha256:319b16857a87636ebc3b89734cc040a737bb56194464fca33ce73bdae2043096
Availability
0.2.2.0.2 or earlier

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