MCP server

Namesake — baby name catalog and guides Official

baby.namesake/discovery

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

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

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

namesake.baby (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

7

Token cost

About 935 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.discovery]
url = "https://namesake.baby/api/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"discovery":{"httpUrl":"https://namesake.baby/api/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"discovery":{"url":"https://namesake.baby/api/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"discovery":{"type":"http","url":"https://namesake.baby/api/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add discovery https://namesake.baby/api/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"discovery","server_url":"https://namesake.baby/api/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"discovery","server_url":"https://namesake.baby/api/mcp"}

Tools

• get_cultural_classification ~126 tokens
  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.
• get_guide ~178 tokens
  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-
• get_name ~114 tokens
  Returns one baby name's public profile: meaning, origin, pronunciation, syllables, style/vibe tags, popularity rank + trend, and the Namesake score breakdown.
• get_similar_names ~153 tokens
  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.
• list_guides ~125 tokens
  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.
• list_namesake_feeds ~84 tokens
  List Namesake's free machine-readable feeds and their MCP/REST availability. OpenAPI is also published at https://www.namesake.baby/openapi.json.
• search_names ~155 tokens
  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.

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