# io.github.lanternrow/namecheap-api-mcp (npm · namecheap-api-mcp)

Namecheap API — domains, DNS, contacts, registrar lock, SSL listing, and pricing.

- Trust score: 66/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +20
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `namecheap-api-mcp`: 66/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp/namecheap-api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp/namecheap-api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `namecheap-api-mcp`
- Version: `1.0.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 78/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - CVE check failed: a known medium-severity CVE affects fast-xml-parser 4.5.7, a direct dependency. A fixed version is available.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 35 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1054 tokens (~65/item across 16 items; 16 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 98/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 93% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp -- npx -y namecheap-api-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp -- npx -y namecheap-api-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "namecheap-api-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg namecheap-api-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "namecheap-api-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "namecheap-api-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 66, +3)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23

### 2026-08-02 (score 63, +42)

- [security regression] CVE-2026-41650 affects this package: medium
- [security regression] Known CVEs: unverified → fail
- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 21, −25)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (16)

### `check_connection` (~41 tokens)

Verify the Namecheap API connection and credentials. Returns the account balance summary — a lightweight call that confirms the API user, key, and IP whitelist are all working.

### `list_domains` (~108 tokens)

List domains in the account, with creation/expiry dates, lock status, auto-renew, and WhoisGuard status. Supports paging and search.

Input parameters:

- `list_type` (string): Filter by status. Default ALL.
- `page` (integer): Page number (default 1).
- `page_size` (integer): Domains per page, 10-100 (default 20).
- `search_term` (string): Keyword to filter the domain list.
- `sort_by` (string): Sort order.

### `get_domain_info` (~49 tokens)

Get detailed info for one domain: status, created/expiry dates, WhoisGuard, DNS provider, and modification rights.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com

### `check_domains` (~48 tokens)

Check availability (and premium pricing) for one or more domains. Max 50 per call.

Input parameters:

- `domains` (array, required): Domain names to check, e.g. ['foo.com','bar.io']

### `get_domain_contacts` (~43 tokens)

Get the Registrant, Tech, Admin, and AuxBilling contact details for a domain.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com

### `get_registrar_lock` (~35 tokens)

Get the registrar lock status for a domain.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com

### `get_dns_hosts` (~51 tokens)

Get all DNS host records (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, URL, etc.) for a domain.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com

### `get_nameservers` (~44 tokens)

Get the nameservers associated with a domain, and whether it uses Namecheap's default DNS.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com

### `get_email_forwarding` (~41 tokens)

Get email forwarding settings (mailbox → forward-to) for a domain.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com

### `get_pricing` (~129 tokens)

Get Namecheap pricing for a product type (e.g. DOMAIN register/renew/transfer). Cache results — this is a heavy endpoint.

Input parameters:

- `action_name` (string): e.g. REGISTER, RENEW, TRANSFER, REACTIVATE.
- `product_category` (string): e.g. DOMAINS, REGISTER, RENEW, TRANSFER.
- `product_name` (string): e.g. com, net, io — a specific TLD.
- `product_type` (string): ProductType, e.g. DOMAIN, SSLCERTIFICATE, WHOISGUARD.

### `list_ssl_certificates` (~76 tokens)

List SSL certificates in the account, with type, host name, status, and expiry.

Input parameters:

- `list_type` (string): ALL, Processing, Active, Completed, Cancelled, etc. Default ALL.
- `page` (integer)
- `page_size` (integer)
- `search_term` (string): Keyword filter.

### `set_dns_hosts` (~127 tokens)

Replace ALL DNS host records for a domain. WARNING: this is destructive — Namecheap deletes any record not included here, so you must pass the COMPLETE desired record set (call get_dns_hosts first, merge your changes, then send everything). Switches the domain to Namecheap DNS if needed.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com
- `email_type` (string): Email routing mode. Set MX when including MX records; leave unset otherwise.
- `records` (array, required): The COMPLETE set of host records to apply. Omitted records are deleted.

### `set_default_dns` (~51 tokens)

Switch a domain to Namecheap's default (BasicDNS) nameservers. Required for Namecheap host records, URL/email forwarding.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com

### `set_custom_nameservers` (~86 tokens)

Point a domain at custom nameservers. NOTE: Namecheap host records, URL/email forwarding stop working while custom nameservers are in use.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com
- `nameservers` (array, required): Nameserver hostnames, e.g. ['dns1.p01.nsone.net','dns2.p01.nsone.net']

### `set_email_forwarding` (~65 tokens)

Set email forwarding rules for a domain. Replaces the full forwarding set (pass all rules you want to keep).

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com
- `forwards` (array, required): The complete set of mailbox → forward-to rules.

### `set_registrar_lock` (~60 tokens)

Lock or unlock a domain at the registrar (theft protection). Unlock before initiating an outbound transfer.

Input parameters:

- `action` (string): LOCK or UNLOCK. Default LOCK.
- `domain` (string, required): Full domain name, e.g. example.com

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Vulnerabilities, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp/namecheap-api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 66
- 2026-08-02: 63
- 2026-08-01: 21
- 2026-07-31: 21
- 2026-07-30: 46
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/namecheap-api-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/namecheap-api-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/lanternrow/namecheap-api-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp/namecheap-api-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp/namecheap-api-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lanternrow-namecheap-api-mcp/namecheap-api-mcp