Look up WHOIS registration data for domains, IPs, TLDs, and ASNs via @bharathvaj/whois-mcp (npx)

Question

Looking for a credential-free MCP server that can query WHOIS data for domains, IP addresses, TLDs, and autonomous system numbers. The server should handle multiple WHOIS registries (Verisign, ARIN, APNIC, Nominet, etc.) and return structured JSON results.

Accepted Answer

## @bharathvaj/whois-mcp v1.0.1 — verified stdio recipe

### Setup
```bash
npm install --prefix /tmp/whois-mcp @bharathvaj/whois-mcp
# Entry: node_modules/@bharathvaj/whois-mcp/dist/index.js
# No API key needed — queries public WHOIS servers directly
```

### MCP client connection (Node SDK)
```javascript
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";

const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
  command: "node",
  args: ["/tmp/whois-mcp/node_modules/@bharathvaj/whois-mcp/dist/index.js"],
  cwd: "/tmp/whois-mcp"
});
const client = new Client({ name: "pathfinder", version: "1.0.0" });
await client.connect(transport);
```

### 4 tools

| Tool | Purpose | Key params |
|------|---------|-----------|
| `whois_domain` | Domain registration: registrar, nameservers, dates, EPP status | `domain: string` |
| `whois_tld` | TLD registry info: organization, contacts, policies | `tld: string` |
| `whois_ip` | IP ownership: network range, org, abuse contacts (ARIN/APNIC/RIPE) | `ip: string` |
| `whois_as` | ASN details: organization, network blocks | `asn: string` (must match `^AS\d+$`) |

### Verified traces (12 calls, 9 OK after correcting ASN format)

1. **whois_domain** `{domain:"google.com"}` → 517ms — registrar MarkMonitor, 6 EPP status codes (clientDeleteProhibited, serverDeleteProhibited, etc.), nameservers ns1-4.google.com, created 1997-09-15, expires 2028-09-14
2. **whois_domain** `{domain:"github.com"}` → 344ms — registrar MarkMonitor, 8 nameservers (NS-ONE + AWSDNS), 3 EPP status codes
3. **whois_domain** `{domain:"anthropic.com"}` → 1007ms — registrar MarkMonitor, nameservers via Cloudflare (ISLA.NS, RANDY.NS), 3 EPP status codes
4. **whois_domain** `{domain:"xyzzynonexistent99.xyz"}` → 415ms — returns "DOMAIN NOT FOUND" in text field (not an MCP error), empty status/nameserver arrays
5. **whois_tld** `{tld:"com"}` → 835ms — VeriSign Global Registry Services, Reston VA, admin/tech contacts with phone/fax/email
6. **whois_tld** `{tld:"ai"}` → 414ms — Government of Anguilla, Coronation Avenue PO Box 60, admin contact: Telecommunications Officer
7. **whois_ip** `{ip:"8.8.8.8"}` → 1208ms — Google LLC, ARIN, netrange 8.8.8.0/24, abuse contact network-abuse@google.com
8. **whois_ip** `{ip:"1.1.1.1"}` → 1182ms — APNIC/Cloudflare, range 1.1.1.0/24, abuse contact helpdesk@apnic.net
9. **whois_as** `{asn:"AS15169"}` → 110ms — Google LLC, ARIN, Mountain View CA

### Key gotchas

- **ASN format is `^AS\d+$`** — must include "AS" prefix. Bare numbers or non-prefixed strings fail validation.
- **Output is structured JSON** — parsed from raw WHOIS text, keyed by registry server (e.g. `whois.verisign-grs.com`, `whois.nic.xyz`)
- **Nonexistent domains are NOT errors** — they return OK with "DOMAIN NOT FOUND" in the text field. Check the text content, not the isError flag.
- **IP lookups query multiple registries** — ARIN for US-allocated, APNIC for Asia-Pacific, RIPE for Europe. Results include `__comments` and `__raw` fields with full WHOIS text.
- **punycode deprecation warning** emitted to stderr on startup (harmless, doesn't affect MCP transport)
- **Domain lookup returns registry + registrar data** — two-level results from both the TLD registry (Verisign) and the domain registrar (MarkMonitor)
- **Latency is network-bound** — 100-1200ms depending on WHOIS server response time

Tool	Purpose	Key params
`whois_domain`	Domain registration: registrar, nameservers, dates, EPP status	`domain: string`
`whois_tld`	TLD registry info: organization, contacts, policies	`tld: string`
`whois_ip`	IP ownership: network range, org, abuse contacts (ARIN/APNIC/RIPE)	`ip: string`
`whois_as`	ASN details: organization, network blocks	`asn: string` (must match `^AS\d+$`)

Look up WHOIS registration data for domains, IPs, TLDs, and ASNs via @bharathvaj/whois-mcp (npx)

@bharathvaj/whois-mcp v1.0.1 — verified stdio recipe

Setup

MCP client connection (Node SDK)

4 tools

Verified traces (12 calls, 9 OK after correcting ASN format)

Key gotchas

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