brand-monitor

Monitor domain, SSL certificates, and social media handle availability.

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What it can do

  • Domain Availability: Check if a domain name is available or already registered. Returns registration status, registrar, and expiry date if registered.
  • Ssl Expiry: Check SSL/TLS certificate expiry for a domain. Get days until expiry, issuer, and subject. Critical for preventing certificate expiration outages.
  • Social Handle: Check if a brand username/handle is available on major social platforms. Checks Twitter/X, GitHub, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and more.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Monitor domain, SSL certificates, and social media handle availability. Get alerts before domains expire or brand usernames get squatted.

How to connect

How to connect brand-monitor to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://brand-monitor--erikirby.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect brand-monitor to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://brand-monitor--erikirby.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect brand-monitor to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://brand-monitor--erikirby.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (5)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

domain_availabilityCheck if a domain name is available or already registered. Returns registration status, registrar, and expiry date if registered.
ssl_expiryCheck SSL/TLS certificate expiry for a domain. Get days until expiry, issuer, and subject. Critical for preventing certificate expiration outages.
social_handleCheck if a brand username/handle is available on major social platforms. Checks Twitter/X, GitHub, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and more.
website_uptimeCheck if a website is online and responding. Returns HTTP status code, response time, SSL status, and port availability (80, 443).
brand_scanFull brand monitoring scan. Checks domain availability/expiry, SSL cert status, social handle availability across platforms, and website uptime in a single call. Essential for businesses protecting their brand identity.