Nameidea MCP

Provides read-only access to recorded surnames from the 2010 U.S. Census dataset, allowing agents to search names by substring, prefix, or rank and retrieve detailed records including counts and official sources for writing and name research.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-18Operated by Nameidea

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://nameideahub.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search surnames by substring, prefix, or Census rank
Retrieve detailed surname records including counts and sources
Filter names by spelling length and rank bounds
Access traceable data for writing and name research

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search_surnames
get_surname_record

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 a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http nameidea-mcp https://nameideahub.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 nameidea-mcp --url https://nameideahub.com/mcp

Cursor

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

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nameidea-mcp": {
      "url": "https://nameideahub.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nameidea-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://nameideahub.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "nameidea-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nameideahub.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 nameidea-mcp https://nameideahub.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nameidea-mcp": {
      "url": "https://nameideahub.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": {
    "nameidea-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://nameideahub.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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