# whois-mcp

> MCP Server

This repository hosts a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI agents to perform WHOIS lookups for domain details like ownership and registration information, streamlining domain research directly within AI tools.

## Overview

- **Category:** Developer Tools
- **Language:** JavaScript
- **Stars:** 60
- **Forks:** 2
- **Owner:** bharathvaj-ganesan
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/bharathvaj-ganesan/whois-mcp
- **Homepage:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/@bharathvaj/whois-mcp
- **Created:** 2025-03-05T18:20:19+00:00
- **Updated:** 2025-03-28T17:44:04+00:00
- **Source:** https://model-context-protocol.com/servers/whois-lookup-mcp-server-domain-research

## Setup

## Setup

**Using with Cursor - Globally**

1.  Run the MCP server using npx: `npx -y @bharathvaj/whois-mcp@latest`
2.  In Cursor IDE, go to `Cursor Settings` > `MCP`.
3.  Click `+ Add New MCP Server`.
4.  Fill in the form with Name: `Whois Lookup`, Type: `command`, and Command: `npx -y @bharathvaj/whois-mcp@latest`.

**Using with Cursor - Project-specific**

1.  Add an `.cursor/mcp.json` file to your project with the provided JSON configuration.

**Using with Roo Code**

1.  Access the MCP settings by clicking “Edit MCP Settings” in Roo Code settings or using the “Roo Code: Open MCP Config” command.
2.  Add the provided JSON configuration to the `mcpServers` section.


## Tools

## Available Tools

1.  `whois_domain` (Looksup whois information about the domain)
2.  `whois_tld` (Looksup whois information about the Top Level Domain (TLD))
3.  `whois_ip` (Looksup whois information about the IP)
4.  `whois_as` (Looksup whois information about the Autonomous System Number (ASN))