{"id":"lennylxx-ipv6-hosts","name":"ipv6-hosts","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/lennylxx/ipv6-hosts","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["ipv6","hosts-file","dns","automation","python","network-configuration"],"what_it_does":"Provides an IPv6-focused hosts file (and scripts) intended to speed up access by mapping domains (e.g., Google/YouTube/Facebook/Wikipedia) to their corresponding IPv6 addresses. Includes a Python script (update_hosts.py) to query DNS (default AAAA) and regenerate a hosts file, and a shell script (merge_snippets.sh) to combine host snippets.","use_cases":["Regenerating a local hosts file with IPv6 (AAAA) records for selected domains","Improving IPv6 connectivity/perceived latency for sites whose IPv6 routing may be suboptimal in certain regions","Automating updates of host mappings from DNS responses using multithreading"],"not_for":["A turnkey networking service (no hosted API for clients)","A replacement for proper DNS configuration across systems","Use cases requiring strong guarantees of censorship resistance or routing neutrality","Environments that require audited, enterprise-grade change control"],"best_when":"You want to manage a local hosts file for IPv6 domain resolution and are comfortable running scripts and applying the generated output on your own machine/network.","avoid_when":"You need official, continuously maintained, vendor-supported DNS infrastructure or you cannot tolerate potential staleness/incorrect mappings from changing DNS records.","alternatives":["System-level DNS configuration with reputable resolvers (e.g., Unbound/Bind/CoreDNS)","CDN-aware or DNS-over-HTTPS/TLS solutions","Managed resolvers or VPN/proxy configurations (where appropriate)","Browser extensions or tools that optimize DNS resolution (region-specific)"],"af_score":36.0,"security_score":37.5,"reliability_score":21.2,"package_type":"skill","discovery_source":["openclaw"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-29T15:00:17.140415+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication described; scripts operate locally and perform DNS lookups."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source repository (MIT). Any costs would be external (your infrastructure/network/DNS resolver usage)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":36.0,"security_score":37.5,"reliability_score":21.2,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":55.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":100.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":0.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":80.0,"security_notes":"Primarily local DNS querying and hosts-file generation; no auth model and no secret management described. TLS is relevant only indirectly (README suggests HTTPS Everywhere for securing transmission, but the core process shown is DNS lookup). Running scripts against public resolvers can leak the queried domains to those resolvers.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":35.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Not enough information to confirm idempotent behavior; script likely regenerates from DNS each run, overwriting or producing a new output file.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["No API; automation is via running scripts and applying generated hosts output","Script behavior depends on external DNS resolution and selected DNS server; results may vary over time","Multithreading can increase load on DNS infrastructure; no documented rate-limit/backoff policy"]}}