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      <title>Best Email Validation APIs 2026: Free vs Paid Comparison</title>
      <dc:creator>Kiprio</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/kiprio/best-email-validation-apis-2026-free-vs-paid-comparison-55bi</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/kiprio/best-email-validation-apis-2026-free-vs-paid-comparison-55bi</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Need to clean a mailing list, block fake signups, or verify an email address before sending? An email validation API does the heavy lifting: MX record lookups, disposable domain detection, syntax checks, and role address flagging — all via a single REST call. This guide compares the top email validation APIs in 2026 across free tier limits, accuracy claims, and response format.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why Use an Email Validation API?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Rolling your own email checker sounds simple until you hit the edge cases:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Disposable addresses&lt;/strong&gt; — Mailinator, Guerrilla Mail, and 5,000+ throwaway domains that pass syntax checks&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Role addresses&lt;/strong&gt; — admin@, support@, info@ inflate your subscriber count and tank deliverability&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;MX failures&lt;/strong&gt; — valid-looking addresses on domains with no mail server&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Typo correction&lt;/strong&gt; — gmial.com, yahooo.com caught before your list grows stale&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Hard-bounce prevention&lt;/strong&gt; — a single bad list can get your sending domain blocklisted&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Top Email Validation APIs at a Glance (2026)
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"&gt;&lt;table&gt;
&lt;thead&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th&gt;API&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Free Tier&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Paid From&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Disposable Detection&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;MX Check&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Typo Hint&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/thead&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;kiprio.com&lt;/strong&gt; Best Value&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;100 req/day&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$9/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes (5,400+ domains)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;ZeroBounce&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;100 req/month&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$20/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;No&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;NeverBounce&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;None (pay-per-use)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.008/email&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;No&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Hunter.io&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;25 verif/month&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$49/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;No&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Abstract API&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;100 req/month&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$14/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;No&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. kiprio.com Email Validation API — Best Value
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 100 requests/day, no credit card required&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Pro&lt;/strong&gt;: $9/month — 10,000 requests/month&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Endpoint&lt;/strong&gt;: GET &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/v1/email/?email=test@example.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://kiprio.com/v1/email/?email=test@example.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The kiprio Email Validation API checks syntax, MX records, disposable domain status (5,400+ domains), role address detection, and returns a typo hint when the domain looks like a common provider misspelling.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;curl &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"https://kiprio.com/v1/email/?email=user@gmail.com"&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="se"&gt;\&lt;/span&gt;
  &lt;span class="nt"&gt;-H&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;





&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"email"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"user@gmail.com"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"valid"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;true&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"disposable"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;false&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"role"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;false&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"mx_found"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;true&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"typo_hint"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;null&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"result"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"deliverable"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Python example:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight python"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kn"&gt;import&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;httpx&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="k"&gt;def&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;validate_email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;api_key&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;):&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="n"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;httpx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;get&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;https://kiprio.com/v1/email/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="n"&gt;params&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;},&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="n"&gt;headers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;X-API-Key&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;api_key&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="n"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;raise_for_status&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="n"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;validate_email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;user@example.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;YOUR_KEY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="k"&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="ow"&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;valid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="ow"&gt;or&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;disposable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;]:&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nf"&gt;print&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;Reject this address&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best for&lt;/strong&gt;: Developers who want a daily free tier with disposable detection, MX verification, and typo correction in one call.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. ZeroBounce — Accuracy-First Enterprise Option
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 100 credits/month (one per validation) | &lt;strong&gt;Paid&lt;/strong&gt;: from $20/month (2,000 validations)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;ZeroBounce is the market leader on deliverability accuracy, with a 98%+ guarantee and bulk batch processing. Their scoring model cross-references mail server responses and proprietary blocklists. The tradeoff: no daily free tier (monthly cap exhausts in a day of moderate use) and pricing scales steeply — 100,000 validations runs ~$400/month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. NeverBounce — Pay-Per-Use Without a Subscription
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: None | &lt;strong&gt;Paid&lt;/strong&gt;: $0.008/email (pay-per-use) or $8/month (1,000 credits)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;NeverBounce suits list cleaning over a single-shot API. No monthly subscription needed: buy credits, use them. Accuracy claims 99.9% and the bulk file upload (CSV) is well-tested. Not ideal for real-time form validation — the cost adds up on high-traffic signups.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Hunter.io Email Verifier
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 25 verifications/month | &lt;strong&gt;Paid&lt;/strong&gt;: from $49/month (1,000 verifications)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hunter is primarily an email finder (find addresses by company domain), with verification as a secondary feature. The API is clean and the free tier covers manual checks, but 25/month is not enough for any automated flow. Best if you already use Hunter for prospecting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  5. Abstract API Email Validation
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 100 req/month | &lt;strong&gt;Paid&lt;/strong&gt;: from $14/month&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Simple REST API with good documentation. The 100/month free tier is monthly (not daily), so it exhausts fast in testing. No typo correction. A reasonable choice if you are already using other Abstract APIs and want to consolidate billing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What to Look For in an Email Validation API
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daily vs monthly caps&lt;/strong&gt;: 100/day ≈ 3,000/month. A 100/month cap sounds equivalent but runs out in the first morning of integration testing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disposable domain list size&lt;/strong&gt;: The difference between 500 and 5,000+ domains is the difference between catching Mailinator and catching the long tail of newly registered throwaway services.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Typo correction&lt;/strong&gt;: Returning &lt;code&gt;gmial.com → gmail.com?&lt;/code&gt; at the form layer prevents hard bounces before they hit your list.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Response time&lt;/strong&gt;: Real-time validation at signup tolerates ~300ms. Batch-mode APIs can afford 2–3 seconds; form validation cannot.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Summary
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Free daily validation&lt;/strong&gt; — kiprio.com (100/day, no card, disposable + MX + typo)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Under $10/month&lt;/strong&gt; — kiprio.com Pro ($9/mo, 10,000/month)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Enterprise accuracy at scale&lt;/strong&gt; — ZeroBounce&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;One-off list cleaning&lt;/strong&gt; — NeverBounce pay-per-use&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bundled with prospecting&lt;/strong&gt; — Hunter.io&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;p&gt;Try kiprio.com free: 100 email validations/day, disposable detection, MX check, and typo hints — no credit card. &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/signup?ref=devto-email-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Get free API key&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/blog/best-email-validation-api-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Full comparison with live demo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Best WHOIS Lookup APIs 2026: Free vs Paid Comparison</title>
      <dc:creator>Kiprio</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/kiprio/best-whois-lookup-apis-2026-free-vs-paid-comparison-159j</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/kiprio/best-whois-lookup-apis-2026-free-vs-paid-comparison-159j</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Need to query domain ownership, registration dates, and registrar details programmatically? A WHOIS API handles the raw WHOIS protocol and delivers clean JSON. This guide compares the top WHOIS APIs in 2026 across pricing, rate limits, data quality, and what you actually get back.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why Use a WHOIS API?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Raw WHOIS queries work for one-off lookups but fail at scale. A REST WHOIS API solves the common pain points:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Domain monitoring&lt;/strong&gt; — detect expiring or newly registered domains automatically&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Lead qualification&lt;/strong&gt; — look up a prospect domain age, owner, and registrar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Fraud detection&lt;/strong&gt; — flag domains registered less than 30 days ago&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Competitive research&lt;/strong&gt; — enumerate a competitor registrar footprint&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Threat intelligence&lt;/strong&gt; — identify disposable or privacy-shielded registrations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Top WHOIS APIs at a Glance (2026)
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"&gt;&lt;table&gt;
&lt;thead&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th&gt;API&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Free Tier&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Paid From&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Parsed JSON&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Expiry Date&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Bulk&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/thead&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;kiprio.com&lt;/strong&gt; Best Value&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;100 req/day&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$9/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WhoisXML API&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;500 credits&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$99/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;APILayer WHOIS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;1,000 req/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$14.99/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;No&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Abstract API&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;20 req/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$14/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;No&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WhoisFreaks&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;100 req/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$9.99/mo&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Yes&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. kiprio.com WHOIS API — Best Value
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 100 requests/day, no credit card required&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Pro&lt;/strong&gt;: $9/month — 10,000 requests/month&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Endpoint&lt;/strong&gt;: GET &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/v1/whois?domain=example.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://kiprio.com/v1/whois?domain=example.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The kiprio WHOIS API returns clean, parsed JSON with registrar, creation date, expiry date, nameservers, registrant country, and privacy shield status across TLDs.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;curl &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"https://kiprio.com/v1/whois?domain=github.com"&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nt"&gt;-H&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;





&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"domain"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"github.com"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"registrar"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"MarkMonitor Inc."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"created_at"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"2007-01-26"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"expires_at"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"2025-01-26"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"nameservers"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"ns1.p16.dynect.net"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"ns2.p16.dynect.net"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;],&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"registrant_country"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"US"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"privacy_shield"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;false&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Python example:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight python"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kn"&gt;import&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;httpx&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="k"&gt;def&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;whois_lookup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;domain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;api_key&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;):&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="n"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;httpx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;get&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;https://kiprio.com/v1/whois&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;
                  &lt;span class="n"&gt;params&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;domain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;domain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;},&lt;/span&gt;
                  &lt;span class="n"&gt;headers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;X-API-Key&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;api_key&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;})&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="n"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;raise_for_status&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="n"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="n"&gt;info&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;whois_lookup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;example.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;YOUR_KEY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="nf"&gt;print&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sa"&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;Expires: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="si"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;info&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;expires_at&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="si"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sh"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best for&lt;/strong&gt;: Developers who want clean, affordable WHOIS with a daily free tier.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. WhoisXML API — Enterprise Choice
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 500 credits (one-time) | &lt;strong&gt;Paid&lt;/strong&gt;: $99/month (75,000 queries)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most data-rich option: 2,600+ TLDs, 10+ years of historical WHOIS snapshots, reverse WHOIS, and domain availability. If you need historical data or SOC-level threat intel, nothing else competes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. APILayer WHOIS API
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 1,000 req/month | &lt;strong&gt;Paid&lt;/strong&gt;: $14.99/month&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Good documentation and parsed JSON. The 1,000/month free tier exhausts in two days of moderate monitoring. No bulk endpoint or historical data.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Abstract API WHOIS
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 20 req/month | &lt;strong&gt;Paid&lt;/strong&gt;: $14/month&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Useful only if already paying for other Abstract APIs. The 20/month cap is not viable for any systematic use.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  5. WhoisFreaks
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free tier&lt;/strong&gt;: 100 req/month | &lt;strong&gt;Paid&lt;/strong&gt;: $9.99/month&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Competitive pricing with bulk endpoints and newly registered domain feeds. Good alternative to kiprio if you need more than 100 daily lookups.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What to Look For in a WHOIS API
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parsed JSON vs raw text&lt;/strong&gt;: Structured fields (created_at, expires_at, registrar) are essential — raw WHOIS text parsing breaks across registrars.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daily vs monthly caps&lt;/strong&gt;: 100/day ~ 3,000/month. A monthly cap of 1,000 sounds similar but exhausts in two days of monitoring.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLD coverage&lt;/strong&gt;: ccTLDs like .uk, .de, .io vary by registry policy — verify before committing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Response freshness&lt;/strong&gt;: Real-time queries outperform 24h-cached results for domain monitoring.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Summary
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Free daily monitoring&lt;/strong&gt; — kiprio.com (100/day, no card)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Under $10/month&lt;/strong&gt; — kiprio.com Pro ($9/mo) or WhoisFreaks ($9.99/mo)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Enterprise / historical&lt;/strong&gt; — WhoisXML API&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bundled platform&lt;/strong&gt; — APILayer WHOIS&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;p&gt;Try kiprio.com free: 100 WHOIS lookups/day, clean parsed JSON, no credit card. &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/signup?ref=devto-whois-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Get free API key&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/blog/best-whois-api-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Full comparison with live demo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>I Built a Live Registry of 750+ MCP Servers — Here's What I Found</title>
      <dc:creator>Kiprio</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/kiprio/i-built-a-live-registry-of-750-mcp-servers-heres-what-i-found-j3a</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/kiprio/i-built-a-live-registry-of-750-mcp-servers-heres-what-i-found-j3a</guid>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;
  
  
  I Built a Live Registry of 750+ MCP Servers — Here's What I Found
&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Draft for dev.to / HN — Chris to review before posting. Add author bio at bottom.]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Model Context Protocol (MCP) has exploded in the past six months. Every week, dozens of new MCP servers appear on GitHub — tools that let Claude and other AI assistants connect to databases, APIs, file systems, and basically anything else you can imagine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The problem? There's no easy way to discover them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So I built one: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/mcp-registry" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;kiprio.com/mcp-registry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; — a live registry that tracks, categorises, and ranks MCP servers from across GitHub and community lists.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's what I found after indexing 750+ servers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The MCP Ecosystem by Numbers
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;750+ servers indexed&lt;/strong&gt; (and growing — the tracker runs daily)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Language breakdown:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Python: 32% (241 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;TypeScript: 31% (236 servers)
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;JavaScript: 9% (66 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Go: 8% (59 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rust: 4% (30 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Python/TypeScript split is almost even. Python dominates for data-heavy integrations (databases, analytics, ML). TypeScript leads for browser-based and web service integrations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stars distribution:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
The median MCP server has under 50 stars. Most are small personal projects. But the top 10% have thousands — these are the tools that solve real problems and get shared.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Most-starred categories:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Developer tools (Claude Code enhancers, terminal integrations)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Workflow automation (n8n, custom pipeline builders)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Database connectors (PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;API integrations (GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;File system and search tools&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What's Actually Useful vs. What's Hype
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After looking at 750+ servers, some patterns emerged:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The good:&lt;/strong&gt; Database MCP servers are genuinely useful. Being able to ask "show me the top 10 products by revenue this month" and have Claude query your actual database is compelling. The GitHub MCP server for code review workflows is also solid.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The redundant:&lt;/strong&gt; There are at least 40 different "weather" MCP servers, 30+ "web search" wrappers, and countless "read a file" implementations. The long tail is very long.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The interesting:&lt;/strong&gt; The niche ones. There's an MCP server for interacting with Betfair betting markets, one for Ethereum on-chain data, one for competitive intelligence monitoring. These solve real specific problems.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  How the Registry Works
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The registry scrapes GitHub daily, processes &lt;code&gt;package.json&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;pyproject.toml&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;mcp.json&lt;/code&gt; files to confirm these are actual MCP server implementations (not just repos that mention MCP), then ranks them by:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;GitHub stars (popularity signal)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recent activity (last commit date)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Documentation quality (README completeness)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Community adoption (dependents, forks)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can search the full registry at &lt;strong&gt;kiprio.com/mcp-registry&lt;/strong&gt; or use the API:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="c"&gt;# Search for database MCP servers&lt;/span&gt;
curl &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"https://kiprio.com/v1/mcp-registry/search?q=database"&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="c"&gt;# Get top-rated servers&lt;/span&gt;
curl &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"https://kiprio.com/v1/mcp-registry/top?limit=20"&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="c"&gt;# Get server details&lt;/span&gt;
curl &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"https://kiprio.com/v1/mcp-registry/server/modelcontextprotocol/servers"&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The API is free with rate limits. For bulk access and webhooks when new servers are added, there's a Pro tier.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Most Interesting Finding
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MCP adoption is happening faster than documentation.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most servers work but have minimal README files. The ecosystem is still in "builders building for builders" mode. If you're writing a new MCP server today, a good README with a working example puts you in the top 20% by documentation quality.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The second interesting finding: &lt;strong&gt;TypeScript is winning for production-quality servers.&lt;/strong&gt; The Python servers tend to be more experimental. The TypeScript ones (especially from the core MCP team and larger contributors) are more complete and battle-tested.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What's Next
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The registry is updated daily. Next additions:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Changelog feed&lt;/strong&gt;: subscribe to get notified when a server you're watching releases a new version&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Compatibility matrix&lt;/strong&gt;: which servers work with which clients (Claude Desktop, Continue.dev, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Quality scores&lt;/strong&gt;: automated scoring based on test coverage, documentation, activity&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you've built an MCP server and want it indexed, it should be picked up automatically within 24h. If not, &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/mcp-registry" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;submit it here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Built with Python, FastAPI, and a lot of GitHub API calls. The full data is available via the API.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Add: Your bio here — "I build tools at kiprio.com"]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tags:&lt;/strong&gt; mcp, claude, ai, modelcontextprotocol, opensource&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CTA headline for HN:&lt;/strong&gt; "I indexed 750+ MCP servers so you don't have to — here's what the ecosystem looks like"&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;STATUS: DRAFT — Chris needs to review before posting. Add real usage stats from the dashboard if available. Consider adding a screenshot of the registry page.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <item>
      <title>Power Up Your Claude Workflows with the Kiprio MCP Server</title>
      <dc:creator>Kiprio</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/kiprio/power-up-your-claude-workflows-with-the-kiprio-mcp-server-12ad</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/kiprio/power-up-your-claude-workflows-with-the-kiprio-mcp-server-12ad</guid>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;
  
  
  dev.to Article Draft: Using Kiprio MCP Server in Your Claude Workflows
&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Power Up Your Claude Workflows with the Kiprio MCP Server&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;claude&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;mcp&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;api&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;developer&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;ai&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're using Claude Desktop or Claude Code and want to add real-world data capabilities to your AI workflows, the Kiprio MCP server gives you instant access to a growing set of APIs — no backend code required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In this post, I'll walk through the three most useful tools, how to connect them, and what you can build.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What is an MCP Server?
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets Claude connect to external tools and data sources. Instead of copy-pasting data into prompts, you configure an MCP server once and Claude can call APIs on your behalf during conversations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Setting Up Kiprio MCP
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Add this to your Claude Desktop config (&lt;code&gt;~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json&lt;/code&gt; on Mac):&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"mcpServers"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"kiprio"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"command"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"uvx"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"args"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"kiprio-mcp"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;],&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"env"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
        &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"KIPRIO_API_KEY"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"your-free-key-here"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Or for Claude Code, run: &lt;code&gt;claude mcp add kiprio -- uvx kiprio-mcp&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Get your free API key at &lt;strong&gt;kiprio.com/mcp&lt;/strong&gt; — no credit card required, 100 requests/day free per tool.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  The Three Tools Worth Using Today
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;
  
  
  1. Email Validation (&lt;code&gt;email_validate&lt;/code&gt;)
&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Perfect for checking user-submitted emails in Claude-powered data pipelines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Claude prompt: "Validate these emails from the CSV: alice@example.com, bob@notreal..."
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Claude calls the Kiprio email validator automatically, returning deliverability scores and MX record checks. No more hand-rolling SMTP probes.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"email"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"alice@example.com"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"valid"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;true&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"disposable"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;false&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"mx_valid"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;true&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"score"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mf"&gt;0.92&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Use case: screening leads before an outreach campaign, validating signups in a Claude-assisted form processor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;
  
  
  2. DNS Lookup (&lt;code&gt;dns_lookup&lt;/code&gt;)
&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ask Claude to investigate domain infrastructure and get structured DNS data back.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Claude prompt: "What mail servers does anthropic.com use? Are they on any blocklists?"
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Returns A, MX, TXT, CNAME records in one call. Useful for Claude-powered devops scripts, domain investigation workflows, and security checks.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;
  
  
  3. Invoice Parser (&lt;code&gt;invoice_parser&lt;/code&gt;)
&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Upload a PDF or image invoice and get structured JSON back — supplier name, line items, totals, VAT.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Claude prompt: "Parse this invoice PDF and add it to my expenses spreadsheet"
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This is where MCP really shines: Claude handles the reasoning and formatting, Kiprio handles the extraction. The result plugs straight into your workflow.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Building a Real Workflow
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's a quick example: a Claude workflow that validates supplier contacts from a spreadsheet.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Claude reads the CSV via your file system MCP&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;For each row, calls &lt;code&gt;email_validate&lt;/code&gt; via Kiprio MCP&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Flags low-score or disposable addresses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Outputs a clean report&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The whole thing runs in a single Claude conversation. No server code. No API boilerplate.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  BYOK Pricing
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The free tier covers experimentation (20 req/day). For production:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Pro&lt;/strong&gt;: from $9/mo — unlimited calls, SLA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Business&lt;/strong&gt;: from $39/mo — higher rate limits, priority support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All plans are BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) — your key, your usage. No sharing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What's Coming
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Kiprio MCP server is registered at &lt;strong&gt;mcpservers.org&lt;/strong&gt; and the tool list is growing. Coming soon: web scraping, PDF generation, and WHOIS lookups via MCP.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're building Claude-powered tools and need reliable APIs, try Kiprio: &lt;strong&gt;kiprio.com/mcp&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Built by ForeverTools. Questions? Find us at kiprio.com.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Publishing Checklist
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] Chris posts this to dev.to under ForeverTools profile&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] Add canonical URL to kiprio.com/mcp page: &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;link rel="me" href="https://dev.to/forevertools"&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] Submit dev.to article URL to kiprio sitemap (add to sitemap.xml)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] Chris: post short link in relevant dev.to communities (#claude, #mcp, #api)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] After 7 days: check analytics (dev.to dashboard shows reads, reactions)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Internal Link to Add
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On kiprio.com/mcp page, add near the bottom:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight html"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;📖 &lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="na"&gt;href=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;"https://dev.to/forevertools/power-up-your-claude-workflows"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;Read our dev.to guide to getting started&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



</description>
      <category>claude</category>
      <category>mcp</category>
      <category>api</category>
      <category>developer</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>I Built a Live Registry of 750+ MCP Servers — Here's What I Found</title>
      <dc:creator>Kiprio</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/kiprio/i-built-a-live-registry-of-750-mcp-servers-heres-what-i-found-2ic7</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/kiprio/i-built-a-live-registry-of-750-mcp-servers-heres-what-i-found-2ic7</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Model Context Protocol (MCP) has exploded in the past six months. Every week, dozens of new MCP servers appear on GitHub — tools that let Claude and other AI assistants connect to databases, APIs, file systems, and basically anything else you can imagine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The problem? There's no easy way to discover them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So I built one: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/mcp-registry" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;kiprio.com/mcp-registry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; — a live registry that tracks, categorises, and ranks MCP servers from across GitHub and community lists.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's what I found after indexing 750+ servers.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The MCP Ecosystem by Numbers
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;750+ servers indexed&lt;/strong&gt; (and growing — the tracker runs daily)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Language breakdown:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Python: 32% (241 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;TypeScript: 31% (236 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;JavaScript: 9% (66 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Go: 8% (59 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rust: 4% (30 servers)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Python/TypeScript split is almost even. Python dominates for data-heavy integrations (databases, analytics, ML). TypeScript leads for browser-based and web service integrations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stars distribution:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
The median MCP server has under 50 stars. Most are small personal projects. But the top 10% have thousands — these are the tools that solve real problems and get shared.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Most-starred categories:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Developer tools (Claude Code enhancers, terminal integrations)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Workflow automation (n8n, custom pipeline builders)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Database connectors (PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;API integrations (GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;File system and search tools&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;


&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What's Actually Useful vs. What's Hype
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After looking at 750+ servers, some patterns emerged:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The good:&lt;/strong&gt; Database MCP servers are genuinely useful. Being able to ask "show me the top 10 products by revenue this month" and have Claude query your actual database is compelling. The GitHub MCP server for code review workflows is also solid.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The redundant:&lt;/strong&gt; There are at least 40 different "weather" MCP servers, 30+ "web search" wrappers, and countless "read a file" implementations. The long tail is very long.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The interesting:&lt;/strong&gt; The niche ones. There's an MCP server for interacting with Betfair betting markets, one for Ethereum on-chain data, one for competitive intelligence monitoring. These solve real specific problems.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  How the Registry Works
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The registry scrapes GitHub daily, processes &lt;code&gt;package.json&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;pyproject.toml&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;mcp.json&lt;/code&gt; files to confirm these are actual MCP server implementations (not just repos that mention MCP), then ranks them by:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;GitHub stars (popularity signal)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recent activity (last commit date)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Documentation quality (README completeness)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Community adoption (dependents, forks)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can search the full registry at &lt;strong&gt;kiprio.com/mcp-registry&lt;/strong&gt; or use the API:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="c"&gt;# Search for database MCP servers&lt;/span&gt;
curl &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"https://kiprio.com/v1/mcp-registry/search?q=database"&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="c"&gt;# Get top-rated servers&lt;/span&gt;
curl &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"https://kiprio.com/v1/mcp-registry/top?limit=20"&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="c"&gt;# Get server details&lt;/span&gt;
curl &lt;span class="s2"&gt;"https://kiprio.com/v1/mcp-registry/server/modelcontextprotocol/servers"&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The API is free with rate limits. For bulk access and webhooks when new servers are added, there's a Pro tier.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Most Interesting Finding
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MCP adoption is happening faster than documentation.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most servers work but have minimal README files. The ecosystem is still in "builders building for builders" mode. If you're writing a new MCP server today, a good README with a working example puts you in the top 20% by documentation quality.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The second interesting finding: &lt;strong&gt;TypeScript is winning for production-quality servers.&lt;/strong&gt; The Python servers tend to be more experimental. The TypeScript ones (especially from the core MCP team and larger contributors) are more complete and battle-tested.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What's Next
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The registry is updated daily. Next additions:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Changelog feed&lt;/strong&gt;: subscribe to get notified when a server you're watching releases a new version&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Compatibility matrix&lt;/strong&gt;: which servers work with which clients (Claude Desktop, Continue.dev, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Quality scores&lt;/strong&gt;: automated scoring based on test coverage, documentation, activity&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you've built an MCP server and want it indexed, it should be picked up automatically within 24h. If not, &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com/mcp-registry" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;submit it here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Built with Python, FastAPI, and a lot of GitHub API calls. The full data is available via the API.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;— The team at &lt;a href="https://kiprio.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;kiprio.com&lt;/a&gt; — we build APIs and tools for developers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

</description>
      <category>mcp</category>
      <category>claudeai</category>
      <category>developer</category>
      <category>api</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Up Your Claude Workflows with the Kiprio MCP Server</title>
      <dc:creator>Kiprio</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/kiprio/power-up-your-claude-workflows-with-the-kiprio-mcp-server-23cm</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/kiprio/power-up-your-claude-workflows-with-the-kiprio-mcp-server-23cm</guid>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;
  
  
  dev.to Article Draft: Using Kiprio MCP Server in Your Claude Workflows
&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Power Up Your Claude Workflows with the Kiprio MCP Server&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;claude&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;mcp&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;api&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;developer&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;ai&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're using Claude Desktop or Claude Code and want to add real-world data capabilities to your AI workflows, the Kiprio MCP server gives you instant access to a growing set of APIs — no backend code required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In this post, I'll walk through the three most useful tools, how to connect them, and what you can build.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What is an MCP Server?
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets Claude connect to external tools and data sources. Instead of copy-pasting data into prompts, you configure an MCP server once and Claude can call APIs on your behalf during conversations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Setting Up Kiprio MCP
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Add this to your Claude Desktop config (&lt;code&gt;~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json&lt;/code&gt; on Mac):&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"mcpServers"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"kiprio"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"command"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"uvx"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"args"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"kiprio-mcp"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;],&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"env"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
        &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"KIPRIO_API_KEY"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"your-free-key-here"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Or for Claude Code, run: &lt;code&gt;claude mcp add kiprio -- uvx kiprio-mcp&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Get your free API key at &lt;strong&gt;kiprio.com/mcp&lt;/strong&gt; — no credit card required, 100 requests/day free per tool.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  The Three Tools Worth Using Today
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;
  
  
  1. Email Validation (&lt;code&gt;email_validate&lt;/code&gt;)
&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Perfect for checking user-submitted emails in Claude-powered data pipelines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Claude prompt: "Validate these emails from the CSV: alice@example.com, bob@notreal..."
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Claude calls the Kiprio email validator automatically, returning deliverability scores and MX record checks. No more hand-rolling SMTP probes.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"email"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"alice@example.com"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"valid"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;true&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"disposable"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;false&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"mx_valid"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kc"&gt;true&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"score"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mf"&gt;0.92&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Use case: screening leads before an outreach campaign, validating signups in a Claude-assisted form processor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;
  
  
  2. DNS Lookup (&lt;code&gt;dns_lookup&lt;/code&gt;)
&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ask Claude to investigate domain infrastructure and get structured DNS data back.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Claude prompt: "What mail servers does anthropic.com use? Are they on any blocklists?"
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Returns A, MX, TXT, CNAME records in one call. Useful for Claude-powered devops scripts, domain investigation workflows, and security checks.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;
  
  
  3. Invoice Parser (&lt;code&gt;invoice_parser&lt;/code&gt;)
&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Upload a PDF or image invoice and get structured JSON back — supplier name, line items, totals, VAT.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Claude prompt: "Parse this invoice PDF and add it to my expenses spreadsheet"
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This is where MCP really shines: Claude handles the reasoning and formatting, Kiprio handles the extraction. The result plugs straight into your workflow.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Building a Real Workflow
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's a quick example: a Claude workflow that validates supplier contacts from a spreadsheet.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Claude reads the CSV via your file system MCP&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;For each row, calls &lt;code&gt;email_validate&lt;/code&gt; via Kiprio MCP&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Flags low-score or disposable addresses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Outputs a clean report&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The whole thing runs in a single Claude conversation. No server code. No API boilerplate.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  BYOK Pricing
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The free tier covers experimentation (20 req/day). For production:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Pro&lt;/strong&gt;: from $9/mo — unlimited calls, SLA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Business&lt;/strong&gt;: from $39/mo — higher rate limits, priority support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All plans are BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) — your key, your usage. No sharing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  What's Coming
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Kiprio MCP server is registered at &lt;strong&gt;mcpservers.org&lt;/strong&gt; and the tool list is growing. Coming soon: web scraping, PDF generation, and WHOIS lookups via MCP.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're building Claude-powered tools and need reliable APIs, try Kiprio: &lt;strong&gt;kiprio.com/mcp&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Built by ForeverTools. Questions? Find us at kiprio.com.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Publishing Checklist
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] Chris posts this to dev.to under ForeverTools profile&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] Add canonical URL to kiprio.com/mcp page: &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;link rel="me" href="https://dev.to/forevertools"&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] Submit dev.to article URL to kiprio sitemap (add to sitemap.xml)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] Chris: post short link in relevant dev.to communities (#claude, #mcp, #api)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;[ ] After 7 days: check analytics (dev.to dashboard shows reads, reactions)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Internal Link to Add
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On kiprio.com/mcp page, add near the bottom:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight html"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;📖 &lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="na"&gt;href=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;"https://dev.to/forevertools/power-up-your-claude-workflows"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;Read our dev.to guide to getting started&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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