Business Name Desk MCP

An MCP server that allows AI agents to check if a US business name is available by searching state business registers, checking .com domain registration status, and identifying restricted words requiring regulatory approval. It covers live data for several states and links to official searches for others.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.

Vendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by Business Name Desk

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What its tools do

2 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

2 of 2 have a description · 2 of 2 declare behavior hints · 1 of 1 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

Passed Endpoint answered the live check · Nov 6, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC
Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to businessnamedesk.com · Nov 6, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC
Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain · Nov 6, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC
Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

Check if a specific business name is available in a target state
Verify if the corresponding .com domain is registered
Identify restricted words that may require regulatory approval
List the states currently supported for live business entity searches

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.0

mcp-registry: com.businessnamedesk/name-check@1.0.0 Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server: business-name-desk 1.0.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check: 2025-11-25
Tools: 2 advertised
Resources: Not advertised
Resource templates: Not advertised
Prompts: Not advertised

Server-advertised capabilities

{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Tools

2 advertised

check_business_name — Check a business name

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Check whether a business name looks available in a US state: searches the state's business register (live in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Iowa, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas; other states return the official search link), whether the .com is registered, and words that often need a regulator's approval. Returns the closest registered names, the official state search URL and a link to the full result.

check_business_name input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "name",
    "state"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "The business name to check, e.g. \"Blue Ridge Coffee\""
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 40,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Two-letter code or full name of the US state, e.g. \"TX\" or \"Texas\""
    }
  }
}

check_business_name annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true
}

list_states — List states searched live

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-only

List the US states whose business register Business Name Desk searches live, with the data source and how current it is, and the official search links for the other states.

list_states input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {}
}

list_states annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (1 of 1 answered).

2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks: 1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency: 480 ms
95th percentile latency: 480 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

Nov 6, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC · probe · passed · 480 ms · metadata changed · 2 tool(s)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http business-name-desk-mcp https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add business-name-desk-mcp --url https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable business-name-desk-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "business-name-desk-mcp": {
      "url": "https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "business-name-desk-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start business-name-desk-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "business-name-desk-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http business-name-desk-mcp https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.

Claude Desktop configuration

https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "business-name-desk-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://businessnamedesk.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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