WhoisJSON MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the WhoisJSON API. Exposes WHOIS, DNS, SSL, and domain availability lookups as tools for AI assistants.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the WhoisJSON MCP Server?

Whois, Dns, Ssl, And Domain Availability Lookups For Ai Assistants is an MCP project maintained in the whoisjson/mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the WhoisJSON API. Exposes WHOIS, DNS, SSL, and domain availability lookups as tools for AI assistants”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @whoisjson/mcp-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares WHOISJSON_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
whois_lookupWHOIS registration data for a domain (registrar, dates, contacts, nameservers…)
dns_lookupAll DNS records for a domain (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, CAA, DMARC…)
ssl_checkSSL/TLS certificate details and validity for a domain
domain_availabilityCheck if a domain is available for registration

How to install the WhoisJSON MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whoisjson": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@whoisjson/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WHOISJSON_API_KEY": "YOUR_WHOISJSON_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
WHOISJSON_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation