Namecheap — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the

namecheap-pp-cli

binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

Install via the Printing Press installer:

bash

npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press install namecheap --cli-only

Verify:
```
namecheap-pp-cli --version
```
Ensure
```
$GOPATH/bin
```
(or
```
$HOME/go/bin
```
) is on
```
$PATH
```
.

If the

npx

install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.3 or newer):

bash

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/developer-tools/namecheap/cmd/namecheap-pp-cli@latest

--version

reports "command not found" after install, the install step did not put the binary on

$PATH

. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

Curated OpenAPI description for Namecheap's XML API. The real API uses a single endpoint (

/xml.response

) with a

Command

query parameter plus Namecheap's query-string authentication parameters (

ApiUser

ApiKey

UserName

ClientIp

). Generation uses command-shaped pseudo paths that are normalized back to

/xml.response

by the Namecheap printed CLI patch layer.

When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

Command Reference

dns — Manage dns

namecheap-pp-cli dns get-email-forwarding

— Runs

namecheap.domains.dns.getEmailForwarding

namecheap-pp-cli dns get-hosts

— Runs

namecheap.domains.dns.getHosts

```
namecheap-pp-cli dns get-list
```
— Get DNS nameserver type and nameservers.

namecheap-pp-cli dns set-custom

— Runs

namecheap.domains.dns.setCustom

```
namecheap-pp-cli dns set-default
```
— Switch a domain to Namecheap default DNS.
```
namecheap-pp-cli dns set-hosts
```
— Runs
```
namecheap.domains.dns.setHosts
```
; HostName1/RecordType1/Address1/TTL1 style parameters can be passed via...

domains — Manage domains

```
namecheap-pp-cli domains check
```
— Check domain availability for one or more domains.
```
namecheap-pp-cli domains create
```
— Runs
```
namecheap.domains.create
```
. This is a mutating paid operation; use dry-run unless intentionally registering.

namecheap-pp-cli domains get-contacts

— Runs

namecheap.domains.getContacts

namecheap-pp-cli domains get-info

— Runs

namecheap.domains.getInfo

for a domain.

namecheap-pp-cli domains get-list

— Runs

namecheap.domains.getList

with paging and optional filters.

namecheap-pp-cli domains get-registrar-lock

— Runs

namecheap.domains.getRegistrarLock

namecheap-pp-cli domains get-tld-list

— Runs

namecheap.domains.getTldList

namecheap-pp-cli domains renew

— Runs

namecheap.domains.renew

. Mutating paid operation.

namecheap-pp-cli domains set-registrar-lock

— Runs

namecheap.domains.setRegistrarLock

ssl — Manage ssl

```
namecheap-pp-cli ssl get-info
```
— Get SSL certificate information.

namecheap-pp-cli ssl get-list

— Runs

namecheap.ssl.getList

```
namecheap-pp-cli ssl parse-csr
```
— Parse a certificate signing request.

users — Manage users

namecheap-pp-cli users address-get-info

— Runs

namecheap.users.address.getInfo

namecheap-pp-cli users address-get-list

— Runs

namecheap.users.address.getList

namecheap-pp-cli users get-balances

— Runs

namecheap.users.getBalances

namecheap-pp-cli users get-pricing

— Runs

namecheap.users.getPricing

Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

bash

namecheap-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"

which

resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code

means at least one match; exit code

means no confident match — fall back to

--help

or use a narrower query.

Auth Setup

Run

namecheap-pp-cli auth setup

to print the URL and steps for getting a key (add

--launch

to open the URL). Then set:

bash

export NAMECHEAP_API_KEY="<your-key>"

Or persist it in

~/.config/namecheap-pp-cli/config.toml

Run

namecheap-pp-cli doctor

to verify setup.

Agent Mode

Add

--agent

to any command. Expands to:

--json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes

Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr
Filterable —
```
--select
```
keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:
bash
```
namecheap-pp-cli dns get-email-forwarding --agent --select id,name,status
```
Previewable —
```
--dry-run
```
shows the request without sending
Offline-friendly — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available
Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag
Read-only — do not use this CLI for create, update, delete, publish, comment, upvote, invite, order, send, or other mutating requests

Response envelope

Commands that read from the local store or the API wrap output in a provenance envelope:

json

{
  "meta": {"source": "live" | "local", "synced_at": "...", "reason": "..."},
  "results": <data>
}

Parse

.results

for data and

.meta.source

to know whether it's live or local. A human-readable

N results (live)

summary is printed to stderr only when stdout is a terminal AND no machine-format flag (

--json

--csv

--compact

--quiet

--plain

--select

) is set — piped/agent consumers and explicit-format runs get pure JSON on stdout.

Agent Feedback

When you (or the agent) notice something off about this CLI, record it:

namecheap-pp-cli feedback "the --since flag is inclusive but docs say exclusive"
namecheap-pp-cli feedback --stdin < notes.txt
namecheap-pp-cli feedback list --json --limit 10

Entries are stored locally at

~/.namecheap-pp-cli/feedback.jsonl

. They are never POSTed unless

NAMECHEAP_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT

is set AND either

--send

is passed or

NAMECHEAP_FEEDBACK_AUTO_SEND=true

. Default behavior is local-only.

Write what surprised you, not a bug report. Short, specific, one line: that is the part that compounds.

Output Delivery

Every command accepts

--deliver <sink>

. The output goes to the named sink in addition to (or instead of) stdout, so agents can route command results without hand-piping. Three sinks are supported:

Sink	Effect
`stdout`	Default; write to stdout only
`file:<path>`	Atomically write output to `<path>` (tmp + rename)
`webhook:<url>`	POST the output body to the URL ( `application/json` or `application/x-ndjson` when `--compact` )

Unknown schemes are refused with a structured error naming the supported set. Webhook failures return non-zero and log the URL + HTTP status on stderr.

Named Profiles

A profile is a saved set of flag values, reused across invocations. Use it when a scheduled agent calls the same command every run with the same configuration - HeyGen's "Beacon" pattern.

namecheap-pp-cli profile save briefing --json
namecheap-pp-cli --profile briefing dns get-email-forwarding
namecheap-pp-cli profile list --json
namecheap-pp-cli profile show briefing
namecheap-pp-cli profile delete briefing --yes

Explicit flags always win over profile values; profile values win over defaults.

agent-context

lists all available profiles under

available_profiles

so introspecting agents discover them at runtime.

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
2	Usage error (wrong arguments)
3	Resource not found
4	Authentication required
5	API error (upstream issue)
7	Rate limited (wait and retry)
10	Config error

Argument Parsing

Parse

$ARGUMENTS

Empty,
help
, or
--help
→ show
```
namecheap-pp-cli --help
```
output
Starts with
install
→ ends with
```
mcp
```
→ MCP installation; otherwise → see Prerequisites above
Anything else → Direct Use (execute as CLI command with
```
--agent
```
)

MCP Server Installation

Install the MCP binary from this CLI's published public-library entry or pre-built release, then register it:

bash

claude mcp add namecheap-pp-mcp -- namecheap-pp-mcp

Verify:

claude mcp list

Direct Use

Check if installed:
```
which namecheap-pp-cli
```
If not found, offer to install (see Prerequisites at the top of this skill).
Match the user query to the best command from the Unique Capabilities and Command Reference above.

Execute with the

--agent

flag:

bash

namecheap-pp-cli <command> [subcommand] [args] --agent

If ambiguous, drill into subcommand help:
```
namecheap-pp-cli <command> --help
```
.

pp-namecheap

NPX Install

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SKILL.md Content

Namecheap — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

When Not to Use This CLI

Command Reference

Finding the right command

Auth Setup

Agent Mode

Response envelope

Agent Feedback

Output Delivery

Named Profiles

Exit Codes

Argument Parsing

MCP Server Installation

Direct Use