Namecheap runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 38 installs a week from npm. Last commit 16 Mar 2026.
Check domain availability across 600+ TLDs on Namecheap with pricing and purchase links
We read the source, 20 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.
postinstall: node -e "console.log('\n✅ Namecheap MCP installed!\n\n⚠️ IMPORTANT: You must configure your Namecheap API credentials.\n\nQuick setup:\n\n1. Ask Claude: \"Visit https://api.ipify.org and tell me my IP address\"\n2. Enable Namecheap API and whitelist that IP\n https://www.namecheap.com → Profile → Tools → API Access\n3. Ask Claude to add credentials to ~/.claude/settings.json\n\nFull instructions:\nhttps://github.com/ziggythebot/namecheap-mcp#readme\n')"
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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 -- npx -y @birdmania1/namecheap-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"namecheap": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@birdmania1/namecheap-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.namecheap]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@birdmania1/namecheap-mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"namecheap": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@birdmania1/namecheap-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"namecheap": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@birdmania1/namecheap-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
NAMECHEAP_API_USER (Your Namecheap account username), NAMECHEAP_API_KEY (Your Namecheap API key from Profile → Tools → API Access), NAMECHEAP_USERNAME (Your Namecheap account username (same as API_USER)), NAMECHEAP_CLIENT_IP (Your whitelisted IP address (get with: curl -s https://api.ipify.org)).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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