Dnsimple MCP Server

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Dnsimple is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 12 tools. Last commit 1 Sep 2026.

MCP server for DNSimple — domains, DNS zone records, availability, pricing and contacts.

Uptime history 47 days of history · worst day 24%

47 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

165 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 1 Sep 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Dnsimple every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add dnsimple --transport http https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dnsimple": {
      "url": "https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.dnsimple]
url = "https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dnsimple": {
      "url": "https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dnsimple": {
      "url": "https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 12

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

dnsimple

dnsimple_check_domain

Check whether a domain is available to register. Returns { domain, available, premium }. API: GET /{account}/registrar/domains/{domain}/check.

dnsimple_create_zone_record

Create a new DNS record in a zone. Additive — it adds a record without touching existing ones. API: POST /{account}/zones/{zone}/records.

dnsimple_delete_zone_record

Delete a DNS record from a zone. WARNING: permanently removes a live DNS record. API: DELETE /{account}/zones/{zone}/records/{record}. Returns 204 (no body).

dnsimple_get_domain

Retrieve a single domain by name or id. API: GET /{account}/domains/{domain}.

dnsimple_get_domain_prices

Retrieve the registration, renewal, and transfer prices for a domain. API: GET /{account}/registrar/domains/{domain}/prices.

dnsimple_get_zone_record

Retrieve a single DNS record in a zone by its numeric id. API: GET /{account}/zones/{zone}/records/{record}.

dnsimple_list_contacts

List the contacts in the account (used as domain registrants). API: GET /{account}/contacts.

dnsimple_list_domains

List the domains in the account, with pagination and optional filters. API: GET /{account}/domains.

dnsimple_list_zone_records

List the DNS records in a zone, with pagination and optional filters. API: GET /{account}/zones/{zone}/records.

dnsimple_list_zones

List the DNS zones in the account, with pagination and optional filters. API: GET /{account}/zones.

dnsimple_update_zone_record

Update an existing DNS record. WARNING: mutates LIVE DNS — changing content/ttl takes effect for real resolution. Only the fields you provide are sent. API: PATCH /{account}/zones/{zone}/records/{record}.

dnsimple_whoami

Identify the authenticated account/user for the current API token. Use this to discover your account id (data.account.id). API: GET /whoami.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	199 ms	11 min ago

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Dnsimple — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Dnsimple do?

It exposes 12 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: dnsimple_check_domain, dnsimple_create_zone_record, dnsimple_delete_zone_record, dnsimple_get_domain, dnsimple_get_domain_prices, dnsimple_get_zone_record and 6 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Dnsimple working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 165 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Dnsimple?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Dnsimple need an API key?

No. Dnsimple completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 12 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Dnsimple?

It answers our handshake in 165 ms on average, which is faster than 73% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Dnsimple open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.