Prefix WhoIs MCP server
online · 100% uptimeby pwhois.org·
org.pwhois/pwhois·v1.0.0Live BGP routing table and registry lookups: IP origin, ASN prefixes, transit, org search.
B77/100grade B
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Prefix WhoIs tools
Tool list not cached yet. `describe` through the gateway fetches it live.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-03 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 310ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 77/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How Prefix WhoIs compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 77/100
- higher than 55% of 3,471 Web search servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
- Response time
- 185 ms
- faster than 72% of 2,238 Web search servers
Install Prefix WhoIs in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http pwhois https://pwhois.org/mcp/
Prefix WhoIs: common questions
- Is Prefix WhoIs MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (77/100). Read the Prefix WhoIs safety report
- How do I install Prefix WhoIs?
- It runs remotely at pwhois.org. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Prefix WhoIs need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Prefix WhoIs maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is Prefix WhoIs up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Prefix WhoIs?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: The Company Atlas MCP server, Exa Search MCP server and jDocmunch MCP server.
- How does Prefix WhoIs compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 77/100 (higher than 55% of 3,471 Web search servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%); response time 185 ms (faster than 72% of 2,238 Web search servers). Full comparison.
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