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Domain registrar with DNS, email and SSL add-ons. Namecheap's official MCP server lets an AI assistant check and register domains and read or edit DNS records after you sign in; its API needs an eligible account and a whitelisted IP.
The MCP server can buy a domain in the conversation using a saved payment method or account funds, or hand you a link to pay on namecheap.com. The tools you get depend on the account access you approve. Claude is the client Namecheap says it has verified. source ↗
The sandbox is open to anyone. Production API access needs at least 20 domains, a $50 balance or $50 spent in the last 2 years, plus at least one whitelisted IPv4 address. API billing uses your account balance. Checked 2026-10-17. source ↗
How Namecheap connects to each AI platform: native connector or MCP, API through code the agent writes, browser control, or file upload.
| Platform | MCP / connector | API (agent-written code) | Browser | Upload / export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude (incl. Claude Code) | Not documented Namecheap has an official MCP server and Claude (incl. Claude Code) supports MCP, but Namecheap's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. Namecheap MCP docs ↗Claude (incl. Claude Code) MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed Claude (incl. Claude Code) can run code; Namecheap publishes an API. Namecheap API ↗Claude (incl. Claude Code) docs ↗ | Confirmed Claude Code with the Claude in Chrome extension (Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers) Claude (incl. Claude Code) browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Namecheap, then works on the files in your project; chat accepts attachments Claude (incl. Claude Code) docs ↗ |
| OpenAI Codex | Not documented Namecheap has an official MCP server and OpenAI Codex supports MCP, but Namecheap's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. Namecheap MCP docs ↗OpenAI Codex MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed OpenAI Codex can run code; Namecheap publishes an API. Namecheap API ↗OpenAI Codex docs ↗ | Confirmed Only in the ChatGPT desktop app; not in the Codex CLI or IDE extension OpenAI Codex browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Namecheap, then works on local repositories OpenAI Codex docs ↗ |
| Google Antigravity | Not documented Namecheap has an official MCP server and Google Antigravity supports MCP, but Namecheap's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. Namecheap MCP docs ↗Google Antigravity MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed Google Antigravity can run code; Namecheap publishes an API. Namecheap API ↗Google Antigravity docs ↗ | Confirmed Browser subagent via /browser, documented as an Antigravity App feature; the IDE has separate browser docs Google Antigravity browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Namecheap, then works on local projects and worktrees Google Antigravity docs ↗ |
Confirmed means both the tool's and the platform's official docs describe that route (links in the cell); IonBin has not tested every pairing. Not documented means it may work, but no official docs describe that route end to end. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
| Level | Status | Detail / source |
|---|---|---|
| Native connector / MCP | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| API / CLI | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| Browser-only | No | Web app; also reachable programmatically |
| Bulk upload / import | Yes | Beast Mode bulk search of up to 5,000 domains, including CSV import (https://www.namecheap.com/domains/bulk-domain-search/) |
Recorded Oct 17, 2026. Setup and plan limits vary; check the vendor's docs. How levels are assigned.
Via its official MCP server, from MCP-capable platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini (Google), Google Antigravity, OpenAI Codex.
Via its API, through automation hubs: Gumloop, Make, n8n, Zapier.
No long-form review yet. Verdict is based on research, not hands-on testing.
Web hosting, domains, VPS and an AI website builder. Hostinger's official API MCP server lets AI tools act on websites, VPS, domains and DNS, email marketing, billing and ecommerce, with tools switchable per product.
