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anpekesen/namegender-mcp

Model Context Protocol server for the NameGender API: gender from names, emails and usernames, with probability, sample size and source on every answer.

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About anpekesen/namegender-mcp

Model Context Protocol server that wraps the NameGender API to infer gender from names, emails, and usernames. Every result includes a probability score, sample size, and source. Written in JavaScript for MCP-compatible clients.

Best for

Developers who need quick name-based gender guesses inside MCP-compatible AI tools.

Use cases

Enrich CRM records with gender predictions
Resolve gender from user emails in chatbot flows
Add gender context to lead scoring pipelines

Notes

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-21. Licensed MIT.

Pros

Works across names, emails, and usernames
Provides probability, sample size, and source for transparency
Simple MCP integration for JavaScript projects

Cons

No stars or community adoption yet
Depends on an external API, adding a third-party call
Name-based inference is not a reliable measure of gender identity

Key facts

What we have checked

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How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

claude mcp add namegender -e NAMEGENDER_API_KEY=ng_live_... -- npx -y namegender-mcp

Tools exposed

gender_from_name
gender_from_email
gender_from_username
gender_bulk
name_countries
account_status
NAMEGENDER_API_KEY
NAMEGENDER_BASE_URL

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "namegender": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "namegender-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NAMEGENDER_API_KEY": "ng_live_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Install

Add anpekesen/namegender-mcp to your client

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --env NAMEGENDER_API_KEY=YOUR_NAMEGENDER_API_KEY --transport stdio anpekesen-namegender-mcp -- npx -y namegender-mcp@0.3.0

Needs NAMEGENDER_API_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anpekesen-namegender-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "namegender-mcp@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NAMEGENDER_API_KEY": "YOUR_NAMEGENDER_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs NAMEGENDER_API_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anpekesen-namegender-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "namegender-mcp@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NAMEGENDER_API_KEY": "YOUR_NAMEGENDER_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs NAMEGENDER_API_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "namegender-api-key",
      "description": "API key from the namegender.com dashboard",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "anpekesen-namegender-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "namegender-mcp@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NAMEGENDER_API_KEY": "${input:namegender-api-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs NAMEGENDER_API_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.anpekesen-namegender-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "namegender-mcp@0.3.0"]
env_vars = ["NAMEGENDER_API_KEY"]

Needs NAMEGENDER_API_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What anpekesen/namegender-mcp connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

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