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Namesake — baby name catalog and guides

by namesake.baby · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.1 · published by baby.namesake

Read-only access to Namesake's baby name catalog: meaning, origin, pronunciation, popularity trend.

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7 tools: 7 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http discovery https://namesake.baby/api/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

7 tools

Only reads 7Claude Code: allow
  • get_cultural_classificationReturns the Phase 5 null-model cultural classification for a baby name (strongly cultural / culturally influenced / partial / fashion drift) — the same badge the name profile shows…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_cultural_classification" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns the Phase 5 null-model cultural classification for a baby name (strongly cultural / culturally influenced / partial / fashion drift) — the same badge the name profile shows.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • get_guideReturns one guide's full content (title, intro, sections) — the same content the human page renders; every guide on this host is free to read.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_guide" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns one guide's full content (title, intro, sections) — the same content the human page renders; every guide on this host is free to read. Known topics (8): how-to-choose-a-baby-name, baby-name-checklist, partner-disagreement, baby-name-popularity, pronunciation-test, gender-neutral-names, most-culturally-driven-names-last-decade, why-names-go-in-and-out-of-fashion.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • get_nameReturns one baby name's public profile: meaning, origin, pronunciation, syllables, style/vibe tags, popularity rank + trend, and the Namesake score breakdown.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_name" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns one baby name's public profile: meaning, origin, pronunciation, syllables, style/vibe tags, popularity rank + trend, and the Namesake score breakdown.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • get_similar_namesReturns phonetic neighbors for a baby name from the research neighborhood graph — the same sounds-like list the /names/[slug] profile panel shows.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_similar_names" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns phonetic neighbors for a baby name from the research neighborhood graph — the same sounds-like list the /names/[slug] profile panel shows. Does not invent neighbors.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • list_guidesList every published, free-to-read baby-naming guide on this host.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_guides" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List every published, free-to-read baby-naming guide on this host. Known topics (8): how-to-choose-a-baby-name, baby-name-checklist, partner-disagreement, baby-name-popularity, pronunciation-test, gender-neutral-names, most-culturally-driven-names-last-decade, why-names-go-in-and-out-of-fashion.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • list_namesake_feedsList Namesake's free machine-readable feeds and their MCP/REST availability.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_namesake_feeds" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List Namesake's free machine-readable feeds and their MCP/REST availability. OpenAPI is also published at https://www.namesake.baby/openapi.json.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • search_namesSearch the baby name catalog by prefix/substring.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_names" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search the baby name catalog by prefix/substring. Returns name, origin, short meaning, 2024 SSA popularity rank, Namesake score, and trend label, ordered by popularity.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http discovery https://namesake.baby/api/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__discovery__list_namesake_feeds",
      "mcp__discovery__search_names",
      "mcp__discovery__get_name",
      "mcp__discovery__list_guides",
      "mcp__discovery__get_guide",
      "mcp__discovery__get_similar_names",
      "mcp__discovery__get_cultural_classification"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as discovery. Review it before you use it.