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Update an IP address's RDNS

An MCP tool from the Linode API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Update an IP address's RDNS Sets RDNS on an IP Address. Forward DNS must already be set up for reverse DNS to be applied. If you set the RDNS to null for public IPv4 addresses, it will be reset to the default… [PUT /v4/networking/ips/{address}]

Name on the gateway: linode_api__put_ip · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
address requiredstringThe address to operate on.
rdns requiredstringThe reverse DNS assigned to this address. For public IPv4 addresses, this will…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "linode_api__put_ip",
  "arguments": {
    "address": "…",
    "rdns": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Linode API server directly, which lists 439 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-linode-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/linode-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

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