namecheap-mcp (ringo380/namecheap-mcp) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 50 out of 100, grade D. It declares 34 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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namecheap-mcp

A Model Context Protocol server that wraps the Namecheap API, enabling AI assistants to manage domains, DNS records, SSL certificates, and account information.

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// key findings
⚠️
Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 18 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
✅
No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
🔐
You'll be asked for 1 credential: NAMECHEAP_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// tools this server exposes34 tools

These names and descriptions are the publisher's own, read from the source code. We print them as written. Our assessment is the findings above, not this list.

get_balances

Get your Namecheap account balance: available funds, total balance, earned amount, and withdrawable amount.

get_pricing

Get pricing information for Namecheap products. Use productType "DOMAIN" to check domain registration and renewal costs.

auth_status
get_dns_hosts

Get all DNS host records for a domain (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, etc.). Automatically writes a local snapshot to ~/.config/namecheap-mcp/snapshots/ as a free backup.

set_dns_hosts
update_dns_record
get_email_forwarding

Get all email forwarding rules for a domain.

set_email_forwarding
set_dns_default

Switch a domain back to using Namecheap's default DNS servers. Use this to revert from custom nameservers.

set_dns_custom

Set custom nameservers for a domain (e.g. to delegate DNS to Cloudflare, Route53, etc.).

list_dns_snapshots

List local DNS zone snapshots for a domain. Snapshots are written automatically before every write (and on every get_dns_hosts read) to ~/.config/namecheap-mcp/snapshots/. Use this to find a snapshot to restore with restore_dns_snapshot.

restore_dns_snapshot
check_domains

Check availability of one or more domains. Pass a comma-separated list like "example.com,example.net". Returns available/unavailable status per domain.

list_domains

List all domains in your Namecheap account. Supports pagination and search filtering. Call with increasing page values until hasNextPage is false to retrieve all domains.

get_domain_info

Get full details for a single domain: expiry date, auto-renew status, whois privacy, registrar lock, DNS settings.

renew_domain

Renew a domain for a specified number of years. Returns the new expiry date and transaction details.

get_tld_list
set_domain_autorenew

Enable or disable auto-renewal for a domain.

set_whoisguard

Enable or disable WHOIS guard (privacy protection) for a domain. WHOIS guard must already be purchased/allocated to the domain.

set_registrar_lock

Lock or unlock the registrar lock (transfer lock) for a domain. A locked domain cannot be transferred to another registrar.

register_domain
get_domain_contacts

Get WHOIS contact information for a domain: registrant, tech, admin, and billing contacts.

set_domain_contacts
reactivate_domain

Reactivate a recently expired domain.

renew_whoisguard

Renew WHOIS guard (privacy protection) for a domain. WHOIS guard renewal is separate from domain renewal.

setup
list_ssl_certs

List SSL certificates in your Namecheap account, including status, expiry, and associated domain.

create_ssl_cert

Purchase a new SSL certificate. Common types: PositiveSSL, EssentialSSL, InstantSSL, PositiveSSL Wildcard, PremiumSSL Wildcard.

get_ssl_info

Get details for a specific SSL certificate: status, domain, expiry, CSR, approver email, and validation info.

activate_ssl
reissue_ssl
transfer_domain
get_transfer_status

Get the current status of a domain transfer by its transfer ID.

list_transfers

List domain transfers in your Namecheap account with optional filtering by status.

// known CVEs in dependencies18 high12 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.3GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.3GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.3GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

highaxios@1.7.0GHSA-35jp-ww65-95wh

axios Vulnerable to Full Man-in-the-Middle via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `config.proxy`

highaxios@1.7.0GHSA-3g43-6gmg-66jw

axios Vulnerable to Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
🔐 secretNAMECHEAP_API_KEYAPI key (Account → Profile → Tools → API Access)
configNAMECHEAP_API_USERYour Namecheap username
configNAMECHEAP_CLIENT_IPWhitelisted public IP address
configNAMECHEAP_DEBUG
configNAMECHEAP_SANDBOXtrue to use the sandbox API (optional)
configNAMECHEAP_USERNAMEAccount username if different from API user (optional)
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

34/34 tools missing one or more hints — get_balances (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_pricing (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); auth_status (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +31 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Tool inputs are validated

31/34 tool handlers declare input schemas (91%)

Declare an inputSchema with zod/joi/yup on every tool definition.

Tool handlers catch errors

33/34 tool handlers wrap calls in try/catch (97%)

Wrap each tool handler body in try/catch and return a structured error response.

License file

No license file

Add a LICENSE file (MIT, Apache-2.0, etc.).

Tool test coverage

Only 1/34 tools referenced in tests (3%)

Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 18 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.3 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.3 (high)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

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