Whois MCP Server

MCP to lookup whois information

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What is the Whois MCP MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Whois MCP, the whois mcp mcp server is the bridge. MCP to lookup whois information.

What Whois MCP does

Model Context Protocol server for whois lookups.

This MCP server allows AI agents like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf,.. etc to perform WHOIS lookups and retrieve domain details.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 4 tools directly:

  • whois_domain — Looksup whois information about the domain
  • whois_tld — Looksup whois information about the Top Level Domain (TLD)
  • whois_ip — Looksup whois information about the IP
  • whois_as — Looksup whois information about the Autonomous System Number (ASN)

Installing the whois mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @bharathvaj/whois-mcp, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Whois MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — whois_domain, whois_tld, whois_ip among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by bharathvaj-ganesan, written in Go.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the whois mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
whois_domainLooksup whois information about the domain
whois_tldLooksup whois information about the Top Level Domain (TLD)
whois_ipLooksup whois information about the IP
whois_asLooksup whois information about the Autonomous System Number (ASN)

How to install the Whois MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whois": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bharathvaj/whois-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Whois MCP to whois domain.
  • Use Whois MCP to whois tld.
  • Use Whois MCP to whois ip.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Whois MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (whois_domain, whois_tld, whois_ip, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Whois MCP directly.