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@erikirby/web-network-tools
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MCP server providing web tools: DNS lookup, WHOIS, SSL checker, HTTP status checker. Uses only public APIs and standard network tools. No scraping.
Free MCP server providing network diagnostic tools for any MCP client (Claude, Cursor, etc.).
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
dns_lookup | Look up DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME) |
http_status | Check HTTP response status, headers, timing |
ssl_info | Inspect SSL/TLS certificate details |
whois_lookup | WHOIS domain registration lookup |
port_check | Test if a TCP port is open |
{
"mcpServers": {
"web-network-tools": {
"url": "https://mcpize.com/mcp/web-network-tools"
}
}
}
git clone https://github.com/erikirby/mcp-web-tools.git
cd mcp-web-tools
npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js
# Check DNS records
dns_lookup domain=github.com
# Inspect SSL certificate
ssl_info domain=github.com
# Check HTTP headers
http_status url=https://example.com
# WHOIS lookup
whois_lookup domain=example.com
# Port scan
port_check host=example.com port=80
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MCP server providing web tools: DNS lookup, WHOIS, SSL checker, HTTP status checker. Uses only public APIs and standard network tools. No scraping.
The npm package @erikirby/web-network-tools receives a total of 21 weekly downloads. As such, @erikirby/web-network-tools popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @erikirby/web-network-tools demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.

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