# About the GoDaddy CLI (https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/en/docs/api-users/cli)

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title: About the GoDaddy CLI
description: What the gddy CLI covers, how it authenticates, and how it relates to the agent skill and the MCP server.
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## Overview

`gddy` is the GoDaddy command-line interface for domain and DNS operations. Install it once and use it from the terminal, or hand it off to an AI coding agent.

## Choose your guide

## CLI, agent skill, MCP server, and REST API

| Tool                                                      | What it does                                                                           | Account required? | Write access? |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------- |
| `gddy` CLI                                                | Install locally. Search, purchase, and manage domains and DNS from the terminal.       | Yes               | Yes           |
| [Agent skill for `gddy`](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/api-users/cli/agent-skill) | Runs `gddy` on your behalf inside an AI coding agent using your authenticated session. | Yes               | Yes           |
| [GoDaddy MCP server](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/api-users/mcp)                 | Hosted, read-only domain search and availability. No install.                          | No                | No            |
| [REST API](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/references/rest)                         | Direct API calls — full read/write access to domains, DNS, and more.                   | Yes               | Yes           |

## Related

* [Set up the CLI](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/api-users/cli/set-up)
* [CLI reference](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/api-users/cli/reference)
* [Agent skill for `gddy`](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/api-users/cli/agent-skill)
* [GoDaddy MCP server](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/api-users/mcp)
* [Payment profile](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/api-users/payment-profile) (required for domain purchase)
* [Authenticate](https://docs.developer.commerce.ote-godaddy.com/docs/api-users/auth)