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whois mcp server for Gemini CLI

io.github.cyanheads/whois-mcp-server

Domain registration, availability, DNS records, and IP/ASN resolution via RDAP and DNS-over-HTTPS.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install whois mcp server in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whois-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/whois-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "RDAP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<RDAP_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "DOH_TIMEOUT_MS": "<DOH_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "RDAP_MAX_RETRIES": "<RDAP_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "DOH_MAX_RETRIES": "<DOH_MAX_RETRIES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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