A side-by-side look at the Domain Intel MCP and PCBLT — Live Checks MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Domain Intel MCP for communication work over a hosted endpoint; choose PCBLT — Live Checks for communication. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
domain_intel, dns_lookup, email_deliverability.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P PCBLT — Live Checks | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 38/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | — |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Domain Intel MCP | View PCBLT — Live Checks |
domain_intelRegistrar, creation/expiry dates, domain age, EPP status, nameservers, DNSSEC, abuse contactdns_lookupA, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA recordsemail_deliverabilityMX presence, SPF/DMARC posture, free vs. disposable provider, verdicttech_stackWeb server, CMS/framework, CDN, analytics, security headers, page titlesubdomainsSubdomain discovery from Certificate Transparency logsdomain_reportOne call returns a full dossier: registration + DNS + email deliverability + tech stack, combinedNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"domain-intel-mcp": {
"url": "https://domain.datakoot.com/mcp"
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for PCBLT — Live Checks yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.