generate_spf
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Build an SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record — the DNS TXT record that lists which servers may send mail for a domain. Pass the senders as mechanisms: include for a provider's own SPF (Google Workspace is _spf.google.com, Microsoft 365 is spf.protection.outlook.com, SendGrid is sendgrid.net), ip4/ip6 for your own servers, plus useMx/useA to authorise the domain's own MX or A records. The policy decides what receivers do with mail from anywhere else: 'fail' (-all, the production choice), 'softfail' (~all, for testing), 'neutral', or 'pass' (+all, which authorises the entire internet and should never be published). SPF is limited to ten DNS-triggering terms during recursive evaluation. This pure builder counts direct mechanisms; include and redirect targets can add nested lookups, so validate the published record with check_spf before treating the count as final. Returns the record, direct lookup count, whether that direct count or the 255-character limit is exceeded, plain-language warnings, and the DNS entry to publish. Use check_spf to resolve and validate a live record, and flatten_spf only when an existing record is over the limit. Nothing is looked up or stored — this is computation only.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mechanisms | array | no | Senders to authorise, in the order they should appear in the record |
| useA | boolean | no | Authorise the domain's own A/AAAA records. Costs one DNS lookup. |
| useMx | boolean | no | Authorise the domain's MX hosts. Costs one DNS lookup. |
| policy | string | no | What receivers do with everything else: fail (-all) for production, softfail (~all) while testing. Defaults to fail. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"mechanisms": {
"description": "Senders to authorise, in the order they should appear in the record",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ip4",
"ip6",
"include",
"a",
"mx",
"exists",
"redirect"
]
},
"value": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The value after the colon, e.g. '_spf.google.com' for an include or '203.0.113.5' for ip4"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"value"
]
}
},
"useA": {
"description": "Authorise the domain's own A/AAAA records. Costs one DNS lookup.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"useMx": {
"description": "Authorise the domain's MX hosts. Costs one DNS lookup.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"policy": {
"description": "What receivers do with everything else: fail (-all) for production, softfail (~all) while testing. Defaults to fail.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"fail",
"softfail",
"neutral",
"pass"
]
}
}
}