Pp Namecheap

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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:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:

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

2. Verify: namecheap-pp-cli --version
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer):

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

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

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:

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 0 means at least one match; exit code 2 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:

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:

  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