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An AI teammate for MXToolbox.

Connect MXToolbox and your Cicada agent works in it for you: 13 MXToolbox actions, from looking things up to making changes. Ask from iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack or the app, and keep it read-only if you only want it to look.

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Things to ask about MXToolbox
  • What broke in MXToolbox overnight, and is it new?
  • Open a MXToolbox issue for this bug with the steps from the Slack thread.
  • Summarise this week's MXToolbox activity for the standup.
  • Tell me when something in MXToolbox needs my attention.
Text it, Slack it, or type it in the app. Swap in your own details.
What Cicada can do in MXToolbox

13 MXToolbox actions, picked for what you ask.

About MXToolbox: MxToolbox provides a suite of network diagnostic and monitoring tools, including DNS lookups, blacklist checks, and email health analysis.

Reads

13 in all · always allowed
  • HTTP Lookup
    Perform an http test on a domain. use when you need to assess http connectivity and status for a…
  • Ping Lookup
    Perform a ping test on a specified domain or ip address. use when you need hop-by-hop network…
  • SMTP Lookup
    Perform an smtp test on the specified domain. use when verifying smtp connectivity for a domain.
  • Check Usage
    Retrieve api usage statistics. use when you need to monitor remaining api calls and quota reset…
  • Monitor Status
    Retrieve all monitor statuses. use when you need to get current health details of all account…
  • Lookup Blacklist
    Perform a blacklist check on a domain or ip. use when you need to verify whether a domain or ip is…
  • Lookup MX Records
    Retrieve mx records for a given domain. use when you need to discover mail exchange servers after…
  • Lookup SPF Record
    Retrieve spf records for a specified domain. use when confirming email sender authorization…
  • Lookup BIMI Record
    Retrieve bimi (brand indicators for message identification) record for a domain.
  • Lookup DKIM Record
    Retrieve dkim records for a domain. use when verifying dkim configuration before sending email.
  • Lookup DNS Records
    Retrieve dns records for a given domain. use when you need dns lookup details.
  • Lookup DMARC Record
    Retrieve dmarc records for a domain. use after confirming the domain is correctly formatted.
  • Lookup MTA-STS Record
    Lookup mta-sts record for a domain. use when validating mail transport security policy.

Changes

0 in all · off when MXToolbox is read-only

None in this app.

Showing 13 of 13. Your agent can use every one of them; you don't pick them, you ask for the outcome.

How it works

Connected in a minute. In your control after that.

  1. Connect MXToolbox

    Open Connections, find MXToolbox and paste an API key from your MXToolbox account settings. Cicada checks it works before saving it.

  2. Choose what it may do

    Full, Ask first or Read-only, for the whole workspace. Share MXToolbox with the team, or keep it under each person's own login.

  3. Ask from anywhere

    Text your agent on iMessage or WhatsApp, message it in Slack or the app, or put a MXToolbox job on a schedule: every morning, every Friday.

Works with your other tools

MXToolbox, together with the rest of your stack.

Ask for an outcome that spans apps and your agent pulls from each one, cross-checks them and sends back one answer.

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Questions

MXToolbox and Cicada, answered.

Does Cicada integrate with MXToolbox?

Yes. MXToolbox is one of the 888 apps with a page here, and it connects with an API key. Once it's connected, every agent in your workspace can use it from any channel you talk to them on.

How do I connect MXToolbox?

Open Connections, find MXToolbox and paste an API key from your MXToolbox account settings. Cicada checks it works before saving it.

What can Cicada do in MXToolbox?

13 actions: 13 that read from MXToolbox and 0 that change things in it, for example http lookup, ping lookup, smtp lookup. It picks the right ones for what you ask and chains them with your other apps.

Can I stop Cicada changing things in MXToolbox?

Yes. In Connections, set MXToolbox to Read-only and no agent in your workspace can create, change or delete anything in it; it can still read. Ask first lets it act but makes it check with you before each change.

Can I ask about MXToolbox from my phone?

Yes. Text your agent on iMessage or WhatsApp, or message it in Slack or the app. It answers in the same thread, and it can run MXToolbox jobs on a schedule, like every morning at 8.

Is my MXToolbox data safe?

Your MXToolbox login or key is stored on the server and never appears in a conversation. Disconnecting removes it. Every action an agent takes is in your activity log, and your data isn't used to train models.

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