> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://datum-4926dda5-docs-api-reference-demo.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# DNS skill

> Teach agents to manage DNS zones and record sets in Datum Cloud using datumctl.

The DNS skill helps agents manage [DNS](/domain-dns/dns) zones and record sets in Datum Cloud — creating, inspecting, updating, and deleting `DNSZone` and `DNSRecordSet` resources within a project. It covers all supported record types (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, ALIAS, CAA, SRV, and more) and teaches agents to validate propagation after changes.

## Install

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Claude Code theme={null}
  /plugin marketplace add datum-cloud/skills
  /plugin install datum-cloud@datum-cloud
  ```

  ```bash npx skills theme={null}
  npx skills add https://github.com/datum-cloud/skills
  ```

  ```bash Cursor theme={null}
  # Settings → Rules → Add Rule → Remote Rule (GitHub)
  # Repository: datum-cloud/skills
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note>
  Once installed, the skill activates automatically when you ask an agent to work with DNS on Datum. No further configuration needed.
</Note>

## Capabilities

* List and describe DNS zones in a project
* Create DNS zones from YAML manifests
* Manage DNS record sets (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, ALIAS, CAA, SRV, and more)
* Set and update TTL per record entry
* Apply changes idempotently
* Preview changes before applying with `datumctl diff`
* Delete DNS zones and record sets safely
* Validate DNS propagation via status conditions and external `dig` queries
* Check permissions before acting

## How it relates to other Datum surfaces

* **Product docs:** [DNS](/domain-dns/dns) — the human-facing reference for DNS zones and records
* **Datum MCP:** [Datum MCP](/datum-mcp) — for agents that need live read/write access to DNS resources during a session
* **`datumctl`:** [datumctl overview](/datumctl/overview) — `get`, `describe`, `apply`, `diff`, `delete` commands the skill teaches agents to use

## View the full skill

The canonical SKILL.md lives in the [datum-cloud/skills](https://github.com/datum-cloud/skills) repo:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="On GitHub" icon="github" href="https://github.com/datum-cloud/skills/blob/main/skills/dns/SKILL.md">
    Browse the skill source, including frontmatter and full instructions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Raw SKILL.md" icon="file-code" href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datum-cloud/skills/main/skills/dns/SKILL.md">
    Direct URL for agents that fetch skills by URL.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>