# whois-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to perform WHOIS domain lookups or retrieve domain registration information. It solves problems related to domain ownership verification, IP address identification, and network administration by providing direct access to WHOIS data via TCP port 43. The tool takes domain names as input and returns parsed WHOIS data as output, supporting a wide range of top-level domains (TLDs) and country-code TLDs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/simplebytes-com-whois-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/simplebytes-com-whois-mcp

## Description

A Model Context Protocol server for performing WHOIS domain lookups directly via TCP port 43, supporting over 877 TLDs and parsing for 169 country-code TLDs.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pucit7zcx0)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/simplebytes-com/whois-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "simplebytes-com-whois-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/simplebytes-com-whois-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/simplebytes-com-whois-mcp/pull`

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