Give your AI agent 150+ tools in 30 seconds

Your AI coding assistant can write code, explain errors, and refactor functions. But ask it to check DNS records, validate an email, or decode a JWT, and it's stuck. It doesn't have access to those tools. You end up opening a browser, finding a utility, copying the result, and pasting it back into your editor.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) fixes this. It lets AI assistants call external tools directly. Botoi runs an MCP server with 49 developer tools that your agent can call by name, and it takes one config snippet to connect.

Step 1: pick your editor

Every major AI coding tool supports MCP. Here's the config for each.

Claude Desktop

Open claude_desktop_config.json (Settings > Developer > Edit Config) and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "botoi": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://api.botoi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

One terminal command:

claude mcp add botoi --transport streamable-http https://api.botoi.com/mcp

Cursor

Open Cursor Settings > MCP and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "botoi": {
      "url": "https://api.botoi.com/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Add to your settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "botoi": {
        "type": "streamable-http",
        "url": "https://api.botoi.com/mcp"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "botoi": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.botoi.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

Restart your editor. That's it. Your agent now has 49 developer tools available.

Step 2: start asking

Your AI assistant discovers the tools on connection. You don't install anything, import anything, or manage any processes. Ask questions in natural language and the assistant picks the right tool.

DNS lookup

You: "What are the MX records for stripe.com?"

Tool call: lookup_dns
Input: { "domain": "stripe.com", "type": "MX" }

Result:
{
  "domain": "stripe.com",
  "type": "MX",
  "records": [
    { "value": "aspmx.l.google.com", "priority": 1, "ttl": 300 },
    { "value": "alt1.aspmx.l.google.com", "priority": 5, "ttl": 300 }
  ],
  "resolver": "1.1.1.1",
  "query_time_ms": 8
}

Structured JSON, 8ms query time. No dig command to remember, no output to parse.

SHA-256 hashing

You: "Generate a SHA-256 hash of the string 'hello world'"

Tool call: dev_hash
Input: { "text": "hello world", "algorithm": "sha256" }

Result:
{
  "algorithm": "sha256",
  "hash": "b94d27b9934d3e08a52e52d7da7dabfac484efe37a5380ee9088f7ace2efcde9",
  "input_length": 11
}

Email validation

You: "Is admin@tempmail.com a disposable email?"

Tool call: lookup_email
Input: { "email": "admin@tempmail.com" }

Result:
{
  "email": "admin@tempmail.com",
  "is_valid": true,
  "is_disposable": true,
  "is_free": false,
  "mx_found": true,
  "suggestion": null
}

The tool checks syntax, MX records, and disposable provider databases in one call.

JWT decoding

You: "Decode this token: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1c2VyIjoiYWxpY2UifQ.Ck2..."

Tool call: dev_jwt_verify
Input: { "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9..." }

Result:
{
  "header": { "alg": "HS256" },
  "payload": { "user": "alice" },
  "expired": false
}

No jwt.io tab. The header, payload, and expiry status come back inline.

All 49 tools at a glance

Category	Count	Tools
Lookup	12	IP geolocation, DNS, WHOIS, SSL, email validate, URL metadata, phone, company, domain availability, tech detect, VPN detect, HTTP headers
Text and data	10	Base64, JSON format/validate, Markdown to HTML, HTML to Markdown, CSV to JSON, YAML to JSON, JSON to YAML, XML to JSON
Developer	12	Hash (MD5/SHA), UUID (v4/v7), JWT sign/verify, cron describe, password generate, URL encode/decode, regex test, text diff, semver, timestamp convert
Security	5	AES encrypt/decrypt, TOTP generate, credit card validate, PII detect
Transform	5	Minify JS/CSS, SQL format, code format, JSON to TypeScript

The full tool list with parameter schemas is at api.botoi.com/v1/mcp/tools.json.

Want higher limits? Add an API key

Anonymous access gives you 5 requests per minute and 100 per day. Enough for a quick coding session. For heavier use, add an API key to the config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "botoi": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://api.botoi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free key at botoi.com/api/signup. The free tier gives you 1,000 requests per day with no credit card. Paid plans start at $9/month.

Same tools, also available as a REST API

The MCP server wraps the same endpoints as the Botoi REST API. If you're building an application (not working inside an AI assistant), call the API directly.

DNS lookup via curl

curl -X POST https://api.botoi.com/v1/dns/lookup \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain": "stripe.com", "type": "MX"}'

Hash generation via curl

curl -X POST https://api.botoi.com/v1/hash \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text": "hello world", "algorithm": "sha256"}'

Email validation in Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.botoi.com/v1/email/validate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ email: "user@example.com" }),
});
const data = await res.json();
// data.is_valid, data.is_disposable, data.mx_found

One API key works for both MCP and REST. Rate limits are shared. You can use MCP during development and the REST API in production with the same account.

Why MCP over browser tools and CLI commands

Approach	Steps	Context switch
Browser tool	Open tab, find tool, enter input, copy result, paste back	High
CLI command	Open terminal, remember syntax, parse output, copy back	Medium
MCP tool	Ask in natural language, get structured result inline	None

The difference compounds. Over a full day of coding, dozens of small lookups add up. With MCP, each one stays inside your conversation.

Get started now

1. Copy the config snippet for your editor from Step 1 above
2. Restart your editor
3. Ask your agent: "Look up the DNS records for example.com"

If the tool call works, you're connected. All 49 tools are available. Check the full MCP setup docs for advanced configuration, or browse the API docs for the complete list of 150+ endpoints.