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DNSimple MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to DNSimple and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 110 DNSimple actions (51 reads, 37 writes and 22 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the DNSimple credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces DNSimple's limits and records every call.

Connect DNSimple free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

110actionsin one signed file
51readlook, never change
37writecreate and update
22wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect DNSimple in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect DNSimple.
Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- access_tokenDNSimple API access token: an account token (Account > Access tokens) or a user token (User settings > API access…
- account_idYour DNSimple account id
- environmentYour DNSimple environment
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "dnsimple" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "dnsimple.zones.list" }# list zones · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "dnsimple.zone_records.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

DNSimple at a glance

Sign-in: Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide: access_token
Setup fields: account_idenvironment
Limits we pace to: 2,400 calls an hour, per connection
API covered: DNSimple API v2 (OpenAPI 3.1.1, spec 2.0.0, 111 operations), at your region's dnsimple.com address, set when you connect
Built from: DNSimple's documentation, read 23 October 2026developer.dnsimple.com developer.dnsimple.com
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 47 of 51 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 2, so ask can line DNSimple up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in DNSimple.

110 actions in 36 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

51readlook, never change
37writecreate and update
22destructivewait for a confirmation

Zone records
7
3 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
List zone records · Create a zone record · Retrieve a zone record · Update a zone record
Zones
7
4 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
List zones · Retrieve a zone · Activate a zone DNS service · Check zone distribution
Secondary DNS primaries
6
2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Create a primary server · List primary servers · Retrieve a primary server · Link a primary server to a secondary zone
Contacts
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a contact · List contacts · Retrieve a contact · Update a contact
Domains
5
3 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
Create a domain · List domains · Retrieve a domain · Domains research status
Registrant changes
5
3 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
Check registrant change requirements · Start registrant change · List registrant changes · Retrieve a registrant change
Templates
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a template · List templates · Retrieve a template · Update a template
Certificates
4
4 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List certificates · Retrieve a certificate · Retrieve a certificate private key · Download a certificate

28 more areas · 66 actions

Domain DS records 4
Domain email forwards 4
Registrar delegation 4
Template records 4
Webhooks 4
Domain dnssec 3
Domain services 3
Pushes 3
Registrar 3
Registrar transfer lock 3
Registrar transfers 3
TLDS 3
Letsencrypt certificate renewals 2
Letsencrypt certificates 2
Registrar auto renewal 2
Registrar registrations 2
Registrar renewals 2
Registrar restores 2
Registrar whois privacy 2
Services 2
Vanity name servers 2
Accounts 1
Billing charges 1
DNS analytics 1
Domain pushes 1
Domain templates 1
Secondary DNS zones 1
Whoami 1

Top actions

The DNSimple API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 15 of DNSimple's 16 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`dnsimple.whoami.get`Whoami	Whoami.	read	`identity.current_user.get`307 connectors
`dnsimple.zone_records.list`List zone records	List zone records.	read	`infra.dns_record.list`12 connectors
`dnsimple.zone_records.create`Create a zone record	Create a zone record.	write	`infra.dns_record.create`11 connectors
`dnsimple.zones.list`List zones	List zones.	read	`infra.dns_zone.list`10 connectors
`dnsimple.webhooks.create`Create a webhook	Create a webhook.	write	`automation.webhook.create`209 connectors
`dnsimple.webhooks.list`List webhooks	List webhooks.	read	`automation.webhook.list`202 connectors
`dnsimple.accounts.list`List accounts	List accounts.	read	`platform.tenant.list`70 connectors
`dnsimple.zones.get`Retrieve a zone	Retrieve a zone.	read	`infra.dns_zone.get`10 connectors
`dnsimple.zone_records.update`Update a zone record	Update a zone record.	write	`infra.dns_record.update`9 connectors
`dnsimple.zone_records.delete`Delete a zone record	Delete a zone record.	destructive	`infra.dns_record.delete`11 connectors
`dnsimple.certificates.list`List certificates	List certificates.	read	`security.certificate.list`22 connectors
`dnsimple.certificates.get`Retrieve a certificate	Retrieve a certificate.	read	`security.certificate.get`20 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the DNSimple actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
List zones in DNSimple and tell me what stands out.
callsdnsimple.zones.list
Writewrite
Create a zone record in DNSimple. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callsdnsimple.zone_records.create

Governance for DNSimple

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

22 DNSimple actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete a zone recorddnsimple.zone_records.delete
Delete a webhookdnsimple.webhooks.delete
Reject a pushdnsimple.pushes.reject
Delete a domaindnsimple.domains.delete
Delete a contactdnsimple.contacts.delete
Delete a templatednsimple.templates.delete
Deactivate a zone DNS servicednsimple.zones.deactivate
Disable DNSSECdnsimple.domain_dnssec.disable
Unapply a servicednsimple.domain_services.unapply
Delete a template recorddnsimple.template_records.delete
Delete a delegation signer recorddnsimple.domain_ds_records.delete
Transfer a domaindnsimple.registrar_transfers.create
Disable vanity name serversdnsimple.vanity_name_servers.disable
Delete an email forwarddnsimple.domain_email_forwards.delete
Disable domain auto-renewaldnsimple.registrar_auto_renewal.disable
Delete a primary serverdnsimple.secondary_dns_primaries.delete
Disable domain transfer lockdnsimple.registrar_transfer_lock.disable
Disable WHOIS privacydnsimple.registrar_whois_privacy.disable
Authorize a domain transfer outdnsimple.registrar.authorize_transfer_out
De-delegate from vanity name serversdnsimple.registrar_delegation.from_vanity
Cancel a registrant changednsimple.registrant_changes.cancel
Cancel a domain transferdnsimple.registrar_transfers.cancel

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

dodnsimple.zone_records.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete a zone record?

intent: the user asked me to delete a zone record

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key dnsimple-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "dnsimple-agent",  allowed_actions: ["dnsimple.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "dnsimple.zone_records.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "dnsimple.webhooks.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "dnsimple.pushes.reject", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to DNSimple only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What DNSimple costs on actionlake.

Every DNSimple action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call DNSimple refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 110 DNSimple actions
110actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
47reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every DNSimple action.

110 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Zone records7

dnsimple.zone_records.batchBatch create, update, and/or delete records in a zonewrite
dnsimple.zone_records.createCreate a zone recordwrite
dnsimple.zone_records.deleteDelete a zone recorddestructive
dnsimple.zone_records.distributionCheck zone record distributionread
dnsimple.zone_records.getRetrieve a zone recordread
dnsimple.zone_records.listList zone recordsread
dnsimple.zone_records.updateUpdate a zone recordwrite

Zones7

dnsimple.zones.activateActivate a zone DNS servicewrite
dnsimple.zones.deactivateDeactivate a zone DNS servicedestructive
dnsimple.zones.distributionCheck zone distributionread
dnsimple.zones.fileDownload a zone fileread
dnsimple.zones.getRetrieve a zoneread
dnsimple.zones.listList zonesread
dnsimple.zones.update_ns_recordsUpdate a zone's NS recordswrite

Secondary DNS primaries6

dnsimple.secondary_dns_primaries.createCreate a primary serverwrite
dnsimple.secondary_dns_primaries.deleteDelete a primary serverdestructive
dnsimple.secondary_dns_primaries.getRetrieve a primary serverread
dnsimple.secondary_dns_primaries.linkLink a primary server to a secondary zonewrite
dnsimple.secondary_dns_primaries.listList primary serversread
dnsimple.secondary_dns_primaries.unlinkUnlink a primary server from a secondary zonewrite

Contacts5

dnsimple.contacts.createCreate a contactwrite
dnsimple.contacts.deleteDelete a contactdestructive
dnsimple.contacts.getRetrieve a contactread
dnsimple.contacts.listList contactsread
dnsimple.contacts.updateUpdate a contactwrite

Domains5

dnsimple.domains.createCreate a domainwrite
dnsimple.domains.deleteDelete a domaindestructive
dnsimple.domains.getRetrieve a domainread
dnsimple.domains.listList domainsread
dnsimple.domains.research_statusDomains research statusread

Registrant changes5

dnsimple.registrant_changes.cancelCancel a registrant changedestructive
dnsimple.registrant_changes.checkCheck registrant change requirementsread
dnsimple.registrant_changes.createStart registrant changewrite
dnsimple.registrant_changes.getRetrieve a registrant changeread
dnsimple.registrant_changes.listList registrant changesread

Templates5

dnsimple.templates.createCreate a templatewrite
dnsimple.templates.deleteDelete a templatedestructive
dnsimple.templates.getRetrieve a templateread
dnsimple.templates.listList templatesread
dnsimple.templates.updateUpdate a templatewrite

Certificates4

dnsimple.certificates.downloadDownload a certificateread
dnsimple.certificates.getRetrieve a certificateread
dnsimple.certificates.get_private_keyRetrieve a certificate private keyread
dnsimple.certificates.listList certificatesread

Domain DS records4

dnsimple.domain_ds_records.createCreate a delegation signer recordwrite
dnsimple.domain_ds_records.deleteDelete a delegation signer recorddestructive
dnsimple.domain_ds_records.getRetrieve a delegation signer recordread
dnsimple.domain_ds_records.listList delegation signer recordsread

Domain email forwards4

dnsimple.domain_email_forwards.createCreate an email forwardwrite
dnsimple.domain_email_forwards.deleteDelete an email forwarddestructive
dnsimple.domain_email_forwards.getRetrieve an email forwardread
dnsimple.domain_email_forwards.listList email forwardsread

Registrar delegation4

dnsimple.registrar_delegation.from_vanityDe-delegate from vanity name serversdestructive
dnsimple.registrar_delegation.getList domain name serversread
dnsimple.registrar_delegation.to_vanityDelegate to vanity name serverswrite
dnsimple.registrar_delegation.updateChange domain name serverswrite

Template records4

dnsimple.template_records.createCreate a template recordwrite
dnsimple.template_records.deleteDelete a template recorddestructive
dnsimple.template_records.getRetrieve a template recordread
dnsimple.template_records.listList template recordsread

Webhooks4

dnsimple.webhooks.createCreate a webhookwrite
dnsimple.webhooks.deleteDelete a webhookdestructive
dnsimple.webhooks.getRetrieve a webhookread
dnsimple.webhooks.listList webhooksread

Domain dnssec3

dnsimple.domain_dnssec.disableDisable DNSSECdestructive
dnsimple.domain_dnssec.enableEnable DNSSECwrite
dnsimple.domain_dnssec.getDNSSEC statusread

Domain services3

dnsimple.domain_services.applyApply a servicewrite
dnsimple.domain_services.listList applied servicesread
dnsimple.domain_services.unapplyUnapply a servicedestructive

Pushes3

dnsimple.pushes.acceptAccept a pushwrite
dnsimple.pushes.listList pushesread
dnsimple.pushes.rejectReject a pushdestructive

Registrar3

dnsimple.registrar.authorize_transfer_outAuthorize a domain transfer outdestructive
dnsimple.registrar.check_domainCheck domainread
dnsimple.registrar.domain_pricesGet prices for a domainread

Registrar transfer lock3

dnsimple.registrar_transfer_lock.disableDisable domain transfer lockdestructive
dnsimple.registrar_transfer_lock.enableEnable domain transfer lockwrite
dnsimple.registrar_transfer_lock.getDomain transfer lock statusread

Registrar transfers3

dnsimple.registrar_transfers.cancelCancel a domain transferdestructive
dnsimple.registrar_transfers.createTransfer a domaindestructive
dnsimple.registrar_transfers.getRetrieve a domain transferread

TLDS3

dnsimple.tlds.extended_attributesList TLD extended attributesread
dnsimple.tlds.getRetrieve the TLDread
dnsimple.tlds.listList TLDsread

Letsencrypt certificate renewals2

dnsimple.letsencrypt_certificate_renewals.issueLet's Encrypt: Issue a certificate renewalwrite
dnsimple.letsencrypt_certificate_renewals.purchaseLet's Encrypt: Order a certificate renewalwrite

Letsencrypt certificates2

dnsimple.letsencrypt_certificates.issueLet's Encrypt: Issue a certificatewrite
dnsimple.letsencrypt_certificates.purchaseLet's Encrypt: Order a certificatewrite

Registrar auto renewal2

dnsimple.registrar_auto_renewal.disableDisable domain auto-renewaldestructive
dnsimple.registrar_auto_renewal.enableEnable domain auto-renewalwrite

Registrar registrations2

dnsimple.registrar_registrations.createRegister a domainwrite
dnsimple.registrar_registrations.getRetrieve a domain registrationread

Registrar renewals2

dnsimple.registrar_renewals.createRenew a domainwrite
dnsimple.registrar_renewals.getRetrieve a domain renewalread

Registrar restores2

dnsimple.registrar_restores.createRestore a domainwrite
dnsimple.registrar_restores.getRetrieve a domain restoreread

Registrar whois privacy2

dnsimple.registrar_whois_privacy.disableDisable WHOIS privacydestructive
dnsimple.registrar_whois_privacy.enableEnable WHOIS privacywrite

Services2

dnsimple.services.getRetrieve a serviceread
dnsimple.services.listList servicesread

Vanity name servers2

dnsimple.vanity_name_servers.disableDisable vanity name serversdestructive
dnsimple.vanity_name_servers.enableEnable vanity name serverswrite

Accounts1

dnsimple.accounts.listList accountsread

Billing charges1

dnsimple.billing_charges.listList billing chargesread

DNS analytics1

dnsimple.dns_analytics.queryAnalytics about DNS queriesread

Domain pushes1

dnsimple.domain_pushes.initiateInitiate a pushwrite

Domain templates1

dnsimple.domain_templates.applyApply a templatewrite

Secondary DNS zones1

dnsimple.secondary_dns_zones.createCreate a secondary zonewrite

Whoami1

dnsimple.whoami.getWhoamiread

Questions

The DNSimple MCP server, answered.

Is there a DNSimple MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 110 DNSimple actions across zone records, zones, secondary DNS primaries and contacts, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by DNSimple.

What do I need to connect DNSimple?

DNSimple API access token: an account token (Account > Access tokens) or a user token (User settings > API access…. Plus your account id and your environment. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "dnsimple" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in DNSimple?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 22 DNSimple actions are destructive, including delete a zone record, delete a webhook and reject a push. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my DNSimple API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the DNSimple service file: 2,400 calls an hour per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (47 DNSimple actions can be), which never reaches DNSimple.

What does a DNSimple action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (110 DNSimple actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls DNSimple refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which DNSimple API does it cover?

The DNSimple API v2 (OpenAPI 3.1.1, spec 2.0.0, 111 operations) at your region's dnsimple.com address, set when you connect. It is built from DNSimple's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 110 actions in 36 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my DNSimple data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your DNSimple credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent DNSimple today.

Connect DNSimple free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

DNSimple MCP server for AI agents.

Connect DNSimple in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect DNSimple.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in DNSimple.

Zone records

Zones

Secondary DNS primaries

Contacts

Domains

Registrant changes

Templates

Certificates