How to integrate Whoisfreaks MCP with Codex

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Whoisfreaks MCP integration, you can draft, triage, summarise emails, and much more, all without leaving the terminal or the app, whichever you prefer.

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Whoisfreaks is a leading provider of domain WHOIS database and API services. Instantly access comprehensive domain ownership and registration data for research and monitoring.

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Introduction

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Whoisfreaks MCP integration, you can draft, triage, summarise emails, and much more, all without leaving the terminal or the app, whichever you prefer.

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Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • CodeAct: A dedicated workbench that allows GPT to write its code to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Large tool responses: Handle them to minimise context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so GPTs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install Whoisfreaks MCP in Codex

Run the setup command

Run this command in your terminal to add the Composio MCP server to Codex.

Terminal

It will initiate the authentication in a browser window, authorize Codex to access your Composio account.

Composio authentication page

(Optional) Authenticate with OAuth

To authenticate manually, run the login command to open a browser window and authorize Codex to access your Composio account.

bash
codex mcp login composio

Verify the connection

Run codex mcp list to confirm Composio appears as a registered MCP server.

bash
codex mcp list

Codex App

Codex App follows the same approach as VS Code.

  1. Click ⚙️ on the bottom left → MCP Servers → + Add servers → Streamable HTTP:
  2. Fill the header and Key fields with { "x-consumer-api-key" = "ck_*******" }.
  3. The Key is the Composio API key, that you can find on dashboard.composio.dev
  4. Click on Authenticate and authorize Codex to your Composio account and you're all set.
Codex App MCP setup
  1. Restart and verify if it's there in .codex/config.toml
bash
[mcp_servers.composio]
url = "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
http_headers = { "x-consumer-api-key" = "ck_*******" }

What is the Whoisfreaks MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Whoisfreaks MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Whoisfreaks account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Whoisfreaks operations on your behalf.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Whoisfreaks with Codex using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Whoisfreaks directly from your terminal, VS Code, or the Codex App using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across CLI, VS Code, and standalone app
  • Natural language commands for Whoisfreaks operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • CodeAct workbench for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking Codex to perform various Whoisfreaks operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits
  • Build automation scripts that leverage Codex's AI capabilities
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Whoisfreaks action and event your agent gets out of the box.

ASN WHOIS Lookup

Tool to retrieve comprehensive ASN WHOIS information including ownership, network infrastructure, and IP address ranges.

Bulk DNS Lookup

Tool to process multiple domains or IPs simultaneously, returning all DNS records in a single request (max 100).

Bulk Domain Availability Check

Tool to check availability of multiple domains in one request (max 100 domains).

Bulk WHOIS Lookup

Tool to query WHOIS information for up to 100 domains in a single request.

DNS Live Lookup

Tool to perform real-time DNS record resolution for network diagnostics and configuration verification.

Check Domain Availability

Tool to check if a domain is available for registration with optional suggestions.

Get Domain Files Status

Tool to check availability and update status of domain data files including newly registered, expired, and dropped domains.

IP Geolocation Lookup

Tool to retrieve geographic location information for an IP address including country, city, coordinates, ISP, and security details.

IP WHOIS Lookup

Tool to retrieve comprehensive WHOIS information for an IP address including organization, ISP, and network details.

Security Threat Lookup

Tool to check if an IP address is associated with malicious activity, security threats, or appears on blocklists.

SSL Certificate Lookup

Tool to fetch live SSL certificate with full secure cert chain, validity dates, and issuer information.

Subdomain Lookup

Tool to discover all subdomains associated with a domain name.

WHOIS Historical Lookup

Tool to access historical domain records from comprehensive database with up to 100 records per page.

WHOIS Live Lookup

Tool to fetch real-time WHOIS domain registration data directly from authoritative WHOIS servers.

WHOIS Live Lookup V2

Tool to fetch real-time WHOIS domain data using v2.

WHOIS Reverse Lookup By Company

Tool to search for domains registered by a specific company or organization using reverse WHOIS lookup.

WHOIS Reverse Lookup by Email

Tool to search for domains registered with a specific email address.

WHOIS Reverse Lookup By Owner

Tool to search for domains registered by a specific owner name using reverse WHOIS lookup.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Whoisfreaks MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Whoisfreaks tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Whoisfreaks and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Codex fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Whoisfreaks tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Whoisfreaks scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Whoisfreaks data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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