# Name.ai MCP Server

Checks domain availability, retrieves WHOIS details, and inspects TLD pricing without API keys. Useful when choosing an address for your project inside an agent chat.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: namekart
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/namekart/nameai_mcp
- Updated: 2026-09-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/nameai-mcp-server

## What it does

The server interfaces with open name.ai endpoints, turning domain lookups into tool calls for coding assistants. It handles domain availability checks, WHOIS lookups, pricing queries, and top-level registry requirements. No authentication token is needed.

Clients connect over streamable HTTP at `https://mcp.name.ai/mcp`. You can also host the service locally using Docker or `uvicorn`. When binding a custom domain to a self-hosted instance, add the host to `MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS` to prevent DNS rebinding guards from throwing HTTP 421 responses.

Every exposed endpoint operates in read-only mode. Because of that, purchasing or reserving a chosen domain through the server is impossible.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.name.ai/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http nameai-mcp https://mcp.name.ai/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add nameai-mcp-server --url https://mcp.name.ai/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "nameai-mcp-server": {
            "url": "https://mcp.name.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "nameai-mcp-server": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.name.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http nameai-mcp-server https://mcp.name.ai/mcp
```

## When to use it
- check domain name availability for a new project
- retrieve WHOIS registration details for an address
- look up registration pricing for a specific TLD zone
- inspect technical requirements and registry constraints

## Example prompts
- Check whether myproject.ai is available to register
- Display WHOIS registration details and expiration for example.com
- What does domain registration cost in the .io TLD, and what are the rules?

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