WhoisJSON

WHOIS, DNS, SSL, and domain availability lookups for AI assistants

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Client Config & Setup

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

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

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Capabilities & Tool Schemas (4)Self-reported

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by WhoisJSON.

whois_lookup

WHOIS registration data for a domain (registrar, dates, contacts, nameservers…)

dns_lookup

All DNS records for a domain (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, CAA, DMARC…)

ssl_check

SSL/TLS certificate details and validity for a domain

domain_availability

Check if a domain is available for registration

Documentation Overview

@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.

Tools

Tool	Description
`whois_lookup`	WHOIS registration data for a domain (registrar, dates, contacts, nameservers…)
`dns_lookup`	All DNS records for a domain (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, CAA, DMARC…)
`ssl_check`	SSL/TLS certificate details and validity for a domain
`domain_availability`	Check if a domain is available for registration

Prerequisites

Sign up at whoisjson.com and copy your API key from the dashboard.
Node.js ≥ 18.

Installation

Terminal

npm install -g @whoisjson/mcp-server
# or run directly with npx (no install needed):
npx @whoisjson/mcp-server

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

config.json

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

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

config.json

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

Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

config.json

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

Running locally (development)

bash

cd mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
WHOISJSON_API_KEY=your_key npm start

Publishing

Terminal

npm run build
npm publish --access public

API reference

Full API documentation: whoisjson.com/documentation

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Frequently Asked Questions about WhoisJSON

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "whoisjson": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y","@whoisjson/mcp-server"] } }

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Documentation Overview

@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.

Tools

Tool	Description
`whois_lookup`	WHOIS registration data for a domain (registrar, dates, contacts, nameservers…)
`dns_lookup`	All DNS records for a domain (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, CAA, DMARC…)
`ssl_check`	SSL/TLS certificate details and validity for a domain
`domain_availability`	Check if a domain is available for registration

Prerequisites

Sign up at whoisjson.com and copy your API key from the dashboard.
Node.js ≥ 18.

Installation

Terminal

npm install -g @whoisjson/mcp-server
# or run directly with npx (no install needed):
npx @whoisjson/mcp-server

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

config.json

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

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

config.json

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

Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

config.json

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

Running locally (development)

bash

cd mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
WHOISJSON_API_KEY=your_key npm start

Publishing

Terminal

npm run build
npm publish --access public

API reference

Full API documentation: whoisjson.com/documentation