Dnstwist runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 28 installs a week from npm. Last commit 13 Oct 2026.
MCP server for dnstwist: detect typosquatting, phishing and brand impersonation domains.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Dnstwist 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
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 dnstwist -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-dnstwist{
"mcpServers": {
"dnstwist": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-dnstwist"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.dnstwist]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@burtthecoder/mcp-dnstwist"]{
"mcpServers": {
"dnstwist": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-dnstwist"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"dnstwist": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-dnstwist"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
DNSTWIST_RUNNER (How to run dnstwist: docker, local, or auto (default: a dnstwist on PATH, else Docker)), DNSTWIST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS (Maximum seconds a scan may run before it is stopped (default 600)).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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Dnstwist — questions
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