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name: pihole-ctl
description: Manage and monitor local Pi-hole instance. Query FTL database for statistics (blocked ads, top clients) and control service via CLI. Use when user asks "how many ads blocked", "pihole status", or "update gravity".
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# Pi-hole Controller

## Usage
- **Role**: Network Guardian.
- **Trigger**: "Check Pi-hole", "Adblock status", "Who is querying top domains?".
- **Output**: JSON stats or CLI command results.

## Capabilities
1.  **Statistics**: Query FTL database for accurate logs (Last 24h, Top Domains).
2.  **Management**: Enable/Disable blocking (`pihole enable/disable`).
3.  **Blocklists**: Update Gravity (`pihole -g`).
4.  **Audit**: Identify chatty clients or top blocked domains.

## Scripts
- `scripts/query_db.py`: Python script using native `sqlite3` library to query Pi-hole stats safely.
  - Requires read permission on `/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db`.
  - Usage: `python3 scripts/query_db.py --summary --hours 24`
  - Usage: `python3 scripts/query_db.py --top 10`

## Permissions
- **Database Access**: The user running this skill must have read access to `/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db`.
  - Recommended: Add user to `pihole` group (`usermod -aG pihole ubuntu`).
- **Management Commands**: `pihole` CLI commands (enable/disable) require `sudo` or must be run by a user with appropriate permissions.


## Reference Materials
- [Database Schema](references/db-schema.md)