Namecheap API MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 36 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Jun 2026.
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We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
const run = (cmd) => execSync(cmd, { stdio: "inherit" });
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add namecheap-api-mcp -- npx -y namecheap-api-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"namecheap-api-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"namecheap-api-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.namecheap-api-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "namecheap-api-mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"namecheap-api-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"namecheap-api-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"namecheap-api-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"namecheap-api-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
NAMECHEAP_API_USER (Namecheap account username (API user)), NAMECHEAP_API_KEY (Namecheap API key from Profile -> Tools -> API Access), NAMECHEAP_CLIENT_IP (Whitelisted public IPv4 of the machine running this server), NAMECHEAP_USERNAME (Username a command runs on behalf of. Defaults to NAMECHEAP_API_USER; differs only for reseller sub-users.), NAMECHEAP_ENVIRONMENT (API environment: "production" (default) or "sandbox").
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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