# `io.usefulapi/dnsimple` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/dnsimple
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/dnsimple
- Version: 1.16.4 (active)
- Publisher: io.usefulapi (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-22T11:18:35.241Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
DNSimple MCP by usefulapi
MCP server for DNSimple — domains, DNS zone records, availability, pricing and contacts.
```

Scanned 2026-10-22T10:18:44.895Z over streamable-http.

**12 tools: 2 can delete or cancel things, 2 change things and 8 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 2 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 2 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 8 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged untrusted-input or outbound.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_list_contacts` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | none |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (2)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `dnsimple_delete_zone_record`

- The name "dnsimple_delete_zone_record" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.
- The description says "permanently removes".
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Delete a DNS record from a zone. WARNING: permanently removes a live DNS record. API: DELETE /{account}/zones/{zone}/records/{record}. Returns 204 (no body).
```

### `dnsimple_update_zone_record`

- The name "dnsimple_update_zone_record" says "update": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Update an existing DNS record. WARNING: mutates LIVE DNS — changing content/ttl takes effect for real resolution. Only the fields you provide are sent. API: PATCH /{account}/zones/{zone}/records/{record}.
```

## Changes things (2)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `dnsimple_check_domain`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check whether a domain is available to register. Returns { domain, available, premium }. API: GET /{account}/registrar/domains/{domain}/check.
```

### `dnsimple_create_zone_record`

- The name "dnsimple_create_zone_record" says "create": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create a new DNS record in a zone. Additive — it adds a record without touching existing ones. API: POST /{account}/zones/{zone}/records.
```

## Only reads (8)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `dnsimple_get_domain`

- The name "dnsimple_get_domain" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve a single domain by name or id. API: GET /{account}/domains/{domain}.
```

### `dnsimple_get_domain_prices`

- The name "dnsimple_get_domain_prices" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve the registration, renewal, and transfer prices for a domain. API: GET /{account}/registrar/domains/{domain}/prices.
```

### `dnsimple_get_zone_record`

- The name "dnsimple_get_zone_record" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve a single DNS record in a zone by its numeric id. API: GET /{account}/zones/{zone}/records/{record}.
```

### `dnsimple_list_contacts`

- The name "dnsimple_list_contacts" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "dnsimple_list_contacts" says "list" and "contact": it reads contacts. The description's first sentence says "list" and "contact": it reads contacts.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the contacts in the account (used as domain registrants). API: GET /{account}/contacts.
```

### `dnsimple_list_domains`

- The name "dnsimple_list_domains" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the domains in the account, with pagination and optional filters. API: GET /{account}/domains.
```

### `dnsimple_list_zone_records`

- The name "dnsimple_list_zone_records" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the DNS records in a zone, with pagination and optional filters. API: GET /{account}/zones/{zone}/records.
```

### `dnsimple_list_zones`

- The name "dnsimple_list_zones" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the DNS zones in the account, with pagination and optional filters. API: GET /{account}/zones.
```

### `dnsimple_whoami`

- The name "dnsimple_whoami" says "whoami": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Identify the authenticated account/user for the current API token. Use this to discover your account id (data.account.id). API: GET /whoami.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `dnsimple`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_whoami",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_list_domains",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_get_domain",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_list_zone_records",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_get_zone_record",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_get_domain_prices",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_list_zones",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_list_contacts"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_check_domain",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_create_zone_record"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_update_zone_record",
      "mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_delete_zone_record"
    ]
  }
}
```

Capability tags behind the rules (a read tagged outbound is asked about):

- `mcp__dnsimple__dnsimple_list_contacts`: private-data

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:27:41.322Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:27:41.322Z. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. Values are shown as the endpoint returned them. Method: https://anlyon.dev/methodology#remote-posture

| Fact | Observed |
| --- | --- |
| Reachable | `yes` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `200` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `yes` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `4` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp` |
| Authorization servers | `https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `yes` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `no` |

- **high** Tools that change things, listed to anyone ([unauth-remote-writes](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#unauth-remote-writes))

```untrusted-server-text
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 4 tools that change things (2 destructive, 2 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://dnsimple.usefulapi.io/mcp: tools/list returned 12 tools to an anonymous client, including dnsimple_update_zone_record (destructive), dnsimple_delete_zone_record (destructive), dnsimple_check_domain (write), dnsimple_create_zone_record (write)
```