MCP Server

NameDrop publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can fetch name pronunciations as a first-class capability — not as a screen-scrape.

What the MCP server exposes

Tool	Purpose
`namedrop_pronounce_guide`	Given a name or NameDrop profile URL, returns pronunciation audio URL plus phonetic guide

The Names API alone is enough for typical apps. The MCP server adds:

Tool surface for agents — Claude, GPT-class agents, and other MCP-capable clients discover the tool through the standard MCP catalog.
Rate-limit handling — server-side rate limiting + retries that the agent doesn’t have to think about.
Normalised inputs — accepts raw names, profile URLs, or partial matches; returns a consistent shape.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "namedrop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@namedrop/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Reload Claude Code; the namedrop_pronounce_guide tool appears in the tool list.

The server speaks standard MCP over stdio. Any MCP-compatible client can attach via:

npx @namedrop/mcp

Email hello@namedrop.io — we’ll set up an API key for production usage and add you to the early-access list.