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Reverse dns

An MCP tool from the Web and Network server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Find the hostname (PTR record) for an IPv4 or IPv6 address, via DNS-over-HTTPS. Many addresses have no PTR; the result says so.

Name on the gateway: web__reverse_dns · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
ip requiredstringIPv4 or IPv6 address, e.g. "1.1.1.1".

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": "web__reverse_dns",
  "arguments": {
    "ip": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Web and Network server directly, which lists 22 tools including this one:

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

Try asking

Use the reverse dns tool with ip set to ….

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