whois

Legacy alias for domain.whois (GET /v1/whois). Prefer domain.whois.

SERVER54ch10 SOURCEsachio222/54ch10-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade B, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/54ch10-mcp/whois.md

WHAT IT DOES

What whois does on 54ch10

AI agents call whois to retrieve information from 54ch10 without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why whois is rated Low

Even though whois only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs whois safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 54ch10, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For whois, this is the rule to start with:

whois Allowed

whois is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "whois": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect 54ch10, apply this rule, and every whois call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about whois

What does the whois tool do? +

Legacy alias for domain.whois (GET /v1/whois). Prefer domain.whois. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 54ch10 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on whois? +

Register the 54ch10 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for whois: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches 54ch10. Nothing to install.

What risk level is whois? +

whois is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit whois? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the whois rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block whois completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for whois. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides whois? +

whois is provided by the 54ch10 MCP server (sachio222/54ch10-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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