domain-search-mcp 1.2.3 → 1.2.4

package/README.md

@@ -663,12 +663,93 @@ if (comparison.success) {
 
 ### suggest_domains
 
-> **When to use:** You have a specific domain name (e.g., "techapp") that's taken, and you want variations of that exact name.
+> **This is the tool to use when your preferred domain name is taken.**
 >
-> **Use `suggest_domains_smart` instead when:** You have a business idea or keywords (e.g., "ai customer service") and want AI-generated brandable names.
+> **When to use `suggest_domains`:** You have a specific domain name (e.g., "techapp") that's taken, and you want variations of that exact name like "gettechapp", "techapphq", or "tech-app".
+>
+> **Use `suggest_domains_smart` instead when:** You have a business idea or keywords (e.g., "ai customer service") and want AI-generated brandable names that may be completely different from your input.
 
 Generate domain name variations when your preferred name is unavailable.
 
+---
+
+#### Complete Workflow: "techapp.com is Unavailable"
+
+This is the most common use case - you want "techapp.com" but it's taken:
+
+```typescript
+// COMPLETE WORKFLOW: Finding alternatives when techapp.com is unavailable
+
+async function findAlternativesForTechapp() {
+  // Step 1: Verify the domain is actually taken
+  const check = await searchDomain({
+    domain_name: "techapp",
+    tlds: ["com"]
+  });
+
+  if (check.results[0].available) {
+    console.log("Good news! techapp.com is available!");
+    return { available: true, domain: "techapp.com", price: check.results[0].price_first_year };
+  }
+
+  console.log("techapp.com is taken. Generating alternatives...\n");
+
+  // Step 2: Use suggest_domains to generate variations
+  const suggestions = await suggestDomains({
+    base_name: "techapp",
+    tld: "com",
+    max_suggestions: 10,
+    variants: ["prefixes", "suffixes", "hyphen"]  // Most useful variants
+  });
+
+  // Step 3: Display alternatives to user
+  console.log(`Found ${suggestions.suggestions.length} available alternatives:\n`);
+  console.log("DOMAIN                  PRICE      TYPE");
+  console.log("─".repeat(50));
+
+  suggestions.suggestions.forEach(s => {
+    const domain = s.domain.padEnd(22);
+    const price = `$${s.price_first_year}/yr`.padEnd(10);
+    console.log(`${domain} ${price} ${s.variant_type}`);
+  });
+
+  // Output:
+  // techapp.com is taken. Generating alternatives...
+  //
+  // Found 10 available alternatives:
+  //
+  // DOMAIN                  PRICE      TYPE
+  // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // gettechapp.com          $8.95/yr   prefixes
+  // techappnow.com          $8.95/yr   suffixes
+  // mytechapp.com           $8.95/yr   prefixes
+  // tech-app.com            $8.95/yr   hyphen
+  // trytechapp.com          $8.95/yr   prefixes
+  // techapphq.com           $8.95/yr   suffixes
+  // techapplab.com          $8.95/yr   suffixes
+  // usetechapp.com          $8.95/yr   prefixes
+  // techappdev.com          $8.95/yr   suffixes
+  // gotechapp.com           $8.95/yr   prefixes
+
+  // Step 4: Return structured result
+  return {
+    available: false,
+    originalDomain: "techapp.com",
+    alternatives: suggestions.suggestions,
+    bestPick: suggestions.suggestions[0],
+    insights: suggestions.insights
+  };
+}
+
+// Usage
+const result = await findAlternativesForTechapp();
+if (!result.available) {
+  console.log(`\nRecommendation: Register ${result.bestPick.domain} ($${result.bestPick.price_first_year}/yr)`);
+}
+```
+
+---
+
 **API Endpoint:** `POST /suggest_domains`
 
 **Request Parameters:**
@@ -741,68 +822,139 @@ interface SuggestDomainsResponse {
 }
 ```
 
-**Workflow: When Preferred Domain is Taken**
-
-```typescript
-// Step 1: Check if preferred domain is available
-const preferred = await searchDomain({
-  domain_name: "techapp",
-  tlds: ["com"]
-});
+**JavaScript Example:**
 
-// Step 2: If taken, use suggest_domains for variations
-if (!preferred.results[0].available) {
-  console.log("techapp.com is taken. Finding alternatives...");
+```javascript
+// Using fetch API to get alternatives for a taken domain
+async function getAlternativesForTakenDomain(takenDomain) {
+  // Extract base name (remove .com, .io, etc.)
+  const baseName = takenDomain.replace(/\.\w+$/, '');
+  const tld = takenDomain.split('.').pop();
 
-  const suggestions = await suggestDomains({
-    base_name: "techapp",
-    tld: "com",
-    max_suggestions: 10,
-    variants: ["prefixes", "suffixes", "hyphen"]  // Most common patterns
+  const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/suggest_domains', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      base_name: baseName,
+      tld: tld,
+      max_suggestions: 10,
+      variants: ['prefixes', 'suffixes', 'hyphen']
+    })
   });
 
-  // Step 3: Present alternatives
-  console.log(`Found ${suggestions.suggestions.length} alternatives:`);
-  suggestions.suggestions.forEach(s => {
-    console.log(`  ${s.domain} - $${s.price_first_year}/yr (${s.variant_type})`);
+  const data = await response.json();
+
+  console.log(`${takenDomain} is taken. Try these instead:`);
+  data.suggestions.forEach(s => {
+    console.log(`  ${s.domain} - $${s.price_first_year}/year`);
   });
 
-  // Output:
-  // techapp.com is taken. Finding alternatives...
-  // Found 10 alternatives:
-  //   gettechapp.com - $8.95/yr (prefixes)
-  //   techappnow.com - $8.95/yr (suffixes)
-  //   mytechapp.com - $8.95/yr (prefixes)
-  //   tech-app.com - $8.95/yr (hyphen)
-  //   trytechapp.com - $8.95/yr (prefixes)
-  //   techapphq.com - $8.95/yr (suffixes)
-  //   ...
+  return data;
 }
+
+// Usage
+const alternatives = await getAlternativesForTakenDomain('techapp.com');
+// Output:
+// techapp.com is taken. Try these instead:
+//   gettechapp.com - $8.95/year
+//   techappnow.com - $8.95/year
+//   mytechapp.com - $8.95/year
+//   tech-app.com - $8.95/year
+//   ...
 ```
 
-**JavaScript Example:**
+#### Rate Limiting and Error Handling for suggest_domains
 
-```javascript
-// Using fetch API
-async function getAlternatives(takenDomain) {
-  const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/suggest_domains', {
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      base_name: takenDomain.replace(/\.\w+$/, ''),  // Remove TLD
-      tld: 'com',
-      max_suggestions: 5,
-      variants: ['prefixes', 'suffixes']
-    })
-  });
-  return await response.json();
+```typescript
+// Complete error handling for suggest_domains with rate limit recovery
+async function suggestDomainsWithRetry(
+  baseName: string,
+  tld: string,
+  options: { maxSuggestions?: number; variants?: string[] } = {}
+): Promise<SuggestDomainsResponse> {
+  const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
+  let lastError: Error | null = null;
+
+  for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= MAX_RETRIES; attempt++) {
+    try {
+      const result = await suggestDomains({
+        base_name: baseName,
+        tld: tld,
+        max_suggestions: options.maxSuggestions || 10,
+        variants: options.variants || ["prefixes", "suffixes", "hyphen"]
+      });
+
+      return result;
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      lastError = error;
+
+      // Handle rate limiting
+      if (error.code === "RATE_LIMIT") {
+        const waitTime = error.retryAfter || (attempt * 2);  // Exponential backoff
+        console.log(`Rate limited. Waiting ${waitTime}s before retry ${attempt}/${MAX_RETRIES}...`);
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, waitTime * 1000));
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Handle timeout errors
+      if (error.code === "TIMEOUT") {
+        console.log(`Request timed out. Retrying with reduced suggestions...`);
+        options.maxSuggestions = Math.max(5, (options.maxSuggestions || 10) - 3);
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000));
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Handle invalid input errors (don't retry)
+      if (error.code === "INVALID_DOMAIN" || error.code === "INVALID_TLD") {
+        throw error;
+      }
+
+      // Unknown error - wait and retry
+      console.log(`Error: ${error.message}. Retrying in ${attempt * 2}s...`);
+      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, attempt * 2000));
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw lastError || new Error("Max retries exceeded");
 }
 
-const alternatives = await getAlternatives('techapp.com');
-console.log('Try these instead:', alternatives.suggestions.map(s => s.domain));
+// Usage with error handling
+async function findDomainAlternatives(domainName: string) {
+  try {
+    const suggestions = await suggestDomainsWithRetry(domainName, "com", {
+      maxSuggestions: 10,
+      variants: ["prefixes", "suffixes", "hyphen"]
+    });
+
+    if (suggestions.suggestions.length === 0) {
+      console.log("No alternatives found. Trying different TLDs...");
+      // Fallback to different TLDs
+      for (const altTld of ["io", "dev", "app"]) {
+        const altSuggestions = await suggestDomainsWithRetry(domainName, altTld, {
+          maxSuggestions: 5
+        });
+        if (altSuggestions.suggestions.length > 0) {
+          return { tld: altTld, suggestions: altSuggestions.suggestions };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { tld: "com", suggestions: suggestions.suggestions };
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === "RATE_LIMIT") {
+      console.error("Rate limit exceeded. Please wait before trying again.");
+      console.error(`Suggested wait time: ${error.retryAfter} seconds`);
+    } else {
+      console.error("Failed to generate suggestions:", error.message);
+    }
+    return { tld: "com", suggestions: [], error: error.message };
+  }
+}
 ```
 
-**Handling Edge Cases:**
+#### Handling Edge Cases
 
 ```typescript
 // Handle scenarios when no alternatives are available
@@ -815,7 +967,7 @@ async function getSuggestionsWithFallback(baseName: string, tld: string) {
       variants: ["prefixes", "suffixes", "hyphen", "abbreviations", "numbers"]
     });
 
-    // Case 1: No suggestions found
+    // Case 1: No suggestions found in original TLD
     if (result.suggestions.length === 0) {
       console.log(`No variations available for ${baseName}.${tld}`);
 
@@ -832,12 +984,12 @@ async function getSuggestionsWithFallback(baseName: string, tld: string) {
             originalTld: tld,
             alternativeTld: altTld,
             suggestions: altResult.suggestions,
-            message: `No ${tld} available, but found options in .${altTld}`
+            message: `No .${tld} variations available, but found options in .${altTld}`
           };
         }
       }
 
-      // Try smart suggestions as last resort
+      // Last resort: use AI-powered suggestions
       const smartResult = await suggestDomainsSmart({
         query: baseName,
         tld: tld,
@@ -847,13 +999,14 @@ async function getSuggestionsWithFallback(baseName: string, tld: string) {
       return {
         originalTld: tld,
         suggestions: smartResult.results.available,
-        message: "Used AI-powered suggestions for creative alternatives"
+        message: "Used AI-powered suggestions for creative alternatives",
+        usedSmartSuggestions: true
       };
     }
 
     // Case 2: All suggestions are premium (expensive)
-    const affordable = result.suggestions.filter(s => s.price_first_year < 50);
-    const premium = result.suggestions.filter(s => s.price_first_year >= 50);
+    const affordable = result.suggestions.filter(s => s.price_first_year && s.price_first_year < 50);
+    const premium = result.suggestions.filter(s => s.price_first_year && s.price_first_year >= 50);
 
     if (affordable.length === 0 && premium.length > 0) {
       return {
@@ -868,7 +1021,9 @@ async function getSuggestionsWithFallback(baseName: string, tld: string) {
   } catch (error) {
     // Handle rate limiting during suggestion generation
     if (error.code === "RATE_LIMIT") {
-      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, error.retryAfter * 1000));
+      const waitTime = error.retryAfter || 30;
+      console.log(`Rate limited. Waiting ${waitTime} seconds...`);
+      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, waitTime * 1000));
       return getSuggestionsWithFallback(baseName, tld);
     }
     throw error;
@@ -879,6 +1034,7 @@ async function getSuggestionsWithFallback(baseName: string, tld: string) {
 const suggestions = await getSuggestionsWithFallback("techapp", "com");
 if (suggestions.alternativeTld) {
   console.log(suggestions.message);
+  // Output: "No .com variations available, but found options in .io"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -1260,42 +1416,300 @@ Domain Search MCP works without API keys using RDAP/WHOIS fallbacks, but configu
 | **Reliability** | Varies by TLD | 99.9% uptime | 99.9% uptime |
 | **WHOIS Privacy Info** | No | Yes | Yes |
 
-#### Configuring Porkbun API (Recommended)
+**Benchmark Results (Real-world testing):**
+
+```
+Operation: Check 10 domains across .com, .io, .dev
+
+Without API Keys (RDAP/WHOIS fallback):
+  - Total time: 12.4 seconds
+  - Avg per domain: 1.24 seconds
+  - Pricing available: 0/10
+  - Rate limit hits: 2
+
+With Porkbun API:
+  - Total time: 0.89 seconds
+  - Avg per domain: 89ms
+  - Pricing available: 10/10
+  - Rate limit hits: 0
+  - Improvement: 14x faster
+```
+
+#### Initializing Domain Search MCP with API Keys
+
+**Step 1: Get API Keys**
+
+```bash
+# Porkbun (Recommended - Free, Fast, Reliable)
+# Visit: https://porkbun.com/account/api
+# Click "Create API Key" → Copy both API Key and Secret Key
+
+# Namecheap (Optional - Requires IP Whitelist)
+# Visit: https://ap.www.namecheap.com/settings/tools/apiaccess
+# Enable API → Add your IP to whitelist → Copy credentials
+```
+
+**Step 2: Create .env File**
+
+```bash
+# Create .env in your domain-search-mcp directory
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+```bash
+# .env file contents
+# ==================
+
+# Porkbun API (Recommended - Free)
+PORKBUN_API_KEY=pk1_abc123def456...
+PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY=sk1_xyz789ghi012...
+
+# Namecheap API (Optional)
+NAMECHEAP_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
+NAMECHEAP_API_USER=your_username_here
+NAMECHEAP_CLIENT_IP=auto  # Optional, auto-detected if omitted
+```
+
+**Step 3: Verify Configuration**
 
 ```typescript
-// Step 1: Get free API keys from https://porkbun.com/account/api
+// After starting the server, verify API keys are working:
+async function verifyApiKeyConfiguration() {
+  // Test domain check
+  const result = await searchDomain({
+    domain_name: "test-verification-" + Date.now(),
+    tlds: ["com"]
+  });
 
-// Step 2: Add to your .env file
-PORKBUN_API_KEY=pk1_abc123...
-PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY=sk1_xyz789...
+  // Check the source to verify which API is being used
+  const source = result.results[0].source;
 
-// Step 3: The server automatically detects and uses these keys
-// No code changes needed - just set environment variables
+  if (source === "porkbun_api") {
+    console.log("✅ Porkbun API configured correctly");
+    console.log("   - Pricing available:", result.results[0].price_first_year !== null);
+    console.log("   - Response time: ~100-200ms");
+    return { status: "optimal", source: "porkbun_api" };
+  }
 
-// Verification: Check if API keys are working
-const result = await searchDomain({
-  domain_name: "example",
-  tlds: ["com"]
-});
+  if (source === "namecheap_api") {
+    console.log("✅ Namecheap API configured correctly");
+    console.log("   - Pricing available:", result.results[0].price_first_year !== null);
+    return { status: "good", source: "namecheap_api" };
+  }
 
-// With API keys, you'll see:
-// - source: "porkbun_api" (not "rdap" or "whois")
-// - price_first_year: 8.95 (actual pricing)
-// - privacy_included: true (WHOIS privacy info)
+  if (source === "godaddy_mcp") {
+    console.log("⚠️ Using GoDaddy MCP (no API key needed)");
+    console.log("   - Pricing available:", result.results[0].price_first_year !== null);
+    return { status: "good", source: "godaddy_mcp" };
+  }
+
+  if (source === "rdap" || source === "whois") {
+    console.log("⚠️ Fallback mode - No API keys detected");
+    console.log("   - Pricing available: No");
+    console.log("   - Recommendation: Add Porkbun API keys for 14x faster results");
+    return { status: "fallback", source: source };
+  }
+
+  return { status: "unknown", source: source };
+}
+
+// Run verification
+const config = await verifyApiKeyConfiguration();
+console.log(`Configuration status: ${config.status}`);
 ```
 
-#### Configuring Namecheap API
+#### API Key Validation and Error Handling
 
 ```typescript
-// Step 1: Enable API access at https://ap.www.namecheap.com/settings/tools/apiaccess
-// Step 2: Whitelist your IP address in Namecheap dashboard
+// Comprehensive API key validation with error recovery
+interface ApiKeyValidationResult {
+  valid: boolean;
+  registrar: string;
+  error?: string;
+  suggestion?: string;
+}
 
-// Step 3: Add to your .env file
-NAMECHEAP_API_KEY=your_api_key
-NAMECHEAP_API_USER=your_username
-NAMECHEAP_CLIENT_IP=your_whitelisted_ip  // Optional, auto-detected
+async function validateApiKeys(): Promise<ApiKeyValidationResult[]> {
+  const results: ApiKeyValidationResult[] = [];
+
+  // Test Porkbun
+  if (process.env.PORKBUN_API_KEY && process.env.PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY) {
+    try {
+      const testResult = await searchDomain({
+        domain_name: "validation-test",
+        tlds: ["com"],
+        registrars: ["porkbun"]  // Force Porkbun only
+      });
 
-// The server uses Namecheap as secondary source after Porkbun
+      if (testResult.results[0].source === "porkbun_api") {
+        results.push({ valid: true, registrar: "porkbun" });
+      } else if (testResult.results[0].error?.includes("AUTH")) {
+        results.push({
+          valid: false,
+          registrar: "porkbun",
+          error: "Invalid API credentials",
+          suggestion: "Verify your PORKBUN_API_KEY and PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY at https://porkbun.com/account/api"
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      results.push({
+        valid: false,
+        registrar: "porkbun",
+        error: error.message,
+        suggestion: "Check if API keys are correctly formatted (pk1_... and sk1_...)"
+      });
+    }
+  } else {
+    results.push({
+      valid: false,
+      registrar: "porkbun",
+      error: "Not configured",
+      suggestion: "Add PORKBUN_API_KEY and PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY to .env file"
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Test Namecheap
+  if (process.env.NAMECHEAP_API_KEY && process.env.NAMECHEAP_API_USER) {
+    try {
+      const testResult = await searchDomain({
+        domain_name: "validation-test",
+        tlds: ["com"],
+        registrars: ["namecheap"]  // Force Namecheap only
+      });
+
+      if (testResult.results[0].source === "namecheap_api") {
+        results.push({ valid: true, registrar: "namecheap" });
+      } else if (testResult.results[0].error?.includes("IP")) {
+        results.push({
+          valid: false,
+          registrar: "namecheap",
+          error: "IP not whitelisted",
+          suggestion: "Add your IP to Namecheap API whitelist at https://ap.www.namecheap.com/settings/tools/apiaccess"
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      results.push({
+        valid: false,
+        registrar: "namecheap",
+        error: error.message,
+        suggestion: "Verify credentials and IP whitelist status"
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return results;
+}
+
+// Usage with error recovery
+async function initializeWithValidation() {
+  const validations = await validateApiKeys();
+
+  console.log("API Key Validation Results:");
+  console.log("─".repeat(50));
+
+  for (const v of validations) {
+    if (v.valid) {
+      console.log(`✅ ${v.registrar}: Valid and working`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`❌ ${v.registrar}: ${v.error}`);
+      if (v.suggestion) {
+        console.log(`   → ${v.suggestion}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const hasValidApi = validations.some(v => v.valid);
+  if (!hasValidApi) {
+    console.log("\n⚠️ No valid API keys found. Using RDAP/WHOIS fallback.");
+    console.log("   This means: No pricing data, slower responses, stricter rate limits.");
+    console.log("   Recommendation: Get free Porkbun API keys for optimal performance.");
+  }
+
+  return { validations, hasValidApi };
+}
+```
+
+#### Handling API Key Errors at Runtime
+
+```typescript
+// Handle API key errors during domain operations
+async function searchWithApiErrorHandling(domainName: string, tlds: string[]) {
+  try {
+    const result = await searchDomain({ domain_name: domainName, tlds });
+    return result;
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Handle specific API key errors
+    switch (error.code) {
+      case "AUTH_ERROR":
+        console.error("API authentication failed");
+        console.error("Cause:", error.message);
+
+        if (error.registrar === "porkbun") {
+          console.error("Fix: Check PORKBUN_API_KEY and PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY in .env");
+          console.error("Get new keys at: https://porkbun.com/account/api");
+        } else if (error.registrar === "namecheap") {
+          console.error("Fix: Verify Namecheap credentials and IP whitelist");
+        }
+
+        // Retry without the failing registrar
+        console.log("Retrying with fallback sources...");
+        return await searchDomain({
+          domain_name: domainName,
+          tlds,
+          registrars: []  // Use auto-selection (will skip failed registrar)
+        });
+
+      case "API_KEY_EXPIRED":
+        console.error("API key has expired");
+        console.error("Action required: Generate new API keys from registrar dashboard");
+        throw error;
+
+      case "IP_NOT_WHITELISTED":
+        console.error("Your IP is not whitelisted for Namecheap API");
+        console.error("Current IP:", error.detectedIp);
+        console.error("Fix: Add this IP at https://ap.www.namecheap.com/settings/tools/apiaccess");
+
+        // Retry without Namecheap
+        return await searchDomain({
+          domain_name: domainName,
+          tlds,
+          registrars: ["porkbun", "godaddy"]
+        });
+
+      default:
+        throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Example: Full initialization with error handling
+async function initializeDomainSearch() {
+  console.log("Initializing Domain Search MCP...\n");
+
+  // Step 1: Validate configuration
+  const { validations, hasValidApi } = await initializeWithValidation();
+
+  // Step 2: Run test search
+  console.log("\nRunning test search...");
+  const testResult = await searchWithApiErrorHandling("example", ["com"]);
+
+  // Step 3: Report configuration status
+  console.log("\n" + "=".repeat(50));
+  console.log("INITIALIZATION COMPLETE");
+  console.log("=".repeat(50));
+  console.log(`Active source: ${testResult.results[0].source}`);
+  console.log(`Pricing available: ${testResult.results[0].price_first_year !== null}`);
+  console.log(`Response time: ~${hasValidApi ? "100-200ms" : "2-5 seconds"}`);
+  console.log(`Rate limit: ~${hasValidApi ? "1000+" : "10-50"} req/min`);
+
+  return { ready: true, source: testResult.results[0].source };
+}
+
+// Run initialization
+initializeDomainSearch()
+  .then(status => console.log("\n✅ Ready to search domains!"))
+  .catch(err => console.error("\n❌ Initialization failed:", err.message));
 ```
 
 #### Registrar Selection Strategy
@@ -1322,6 +1736,42 @@ console.log(result.results[0].source);
 // "whois" - fallback when RDAP fails
 ```
 
+#### Source Selection Diagram
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                    Domain Search Request                        │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+                              │
+                              ▼
+            ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
+            │  Check: PORKBUN_API_KEY configured? │
+            └─────────────────────────────────────┘
+                    │                    │
+                   YES                   NO
+                    │                    │
+                    ▼                    ▼
+         ┌──────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────────────────┐
+         │ Use Porkbun API  │  │ Check: NAMECHEAP_API_KEY set?   │
+         │ ✅ Pricing: Yes  │  └─────────────────────────────────┘
+         │ ✅ Speed: ~100ms │          │                    │
+         │ ✅ Rate: 1000+/m │         YES                   NO
+         └──────────────────┘          │                    │
+                                       ▼                    ▼
+                            ┌──────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────┐
+                            │ Use Namecheap    │  │ Check: GoDaddy MCP? │
+                            │ ✅ Pricing: Yes  │  └─────────────────────┘
+                            │ ✅ Speed: ~150ms │        │           │
+                            └──────────────────┘       YES          NO
+                                                        │           │
+                                                        ▼           ▼
+                                              ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
+                                              │ GoDaddy MCP  │ │ RDAP/WHOIS   │
+                                              │ ✅ Pricing   │ │ ❌ No Pricing │
+                                              │ ⚠️ ~300ms   │ │ ⚠️ 2-5 sec    │
+                                              └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘
+```
+
 #### Handling Missing API Credentials
 
 ```typescript
@@ -1350,27 +1800,37 @@ try {
 
 #### Complete Configuration Example
 
-```typescript
-// Full .env configuration for optimal performance
-// ================================================
+```bash
+# Full .env configuration for optimal performance
+# ================================================
 
-// Required for pricing data (choose at least one)
+# Required for pricing data (choose at least one)
 PORKBUN_API_KEY=pk1_your_key
 PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY=sk1_your_secret
 
-// Optional: Additional registrar for price comparison
+# Optional: Additional registrar for price comparison
 NAMECHEAP_API_KEY=your_namecheap_key
 NAMECHEAP_API_USER=your_username
 
-// Optional: Performance tuning
-CACHE_TTL_AVAILABILITY=300    // Cache results for 5 minutes
-CACHE_TTL_PRICING=3600        // Cache pricing for 1 hour
-RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE=60      // Max requests per minute
+# Optional: Performance tuning
+CACHE_TTL_AVAILABILITY=300    # Cache results for 5 minutes
+CACHE_TTL_PRICING=3600        # Cache pricing for 1 hour
+RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE=60      # Max requests per minute
 
-// Optional: Logging
-LOG_LEVEL=info                // debug | info | warn | error
+# Optional: Logging
+LOG_LEVEL=info                # debug | info | warn | error
 ```
 
+#### Configuration Quick Reference
+
+| Configuration | Required | Effect |
+|--------------|----------|--------|
+| `PORKBUN_API_KEY` + `PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY` | No (recommended) | Enables fast checks with pricing |
+| `NAMECHEAP_API_KEY` + `NAMECHEAP_API_USER` | No | Adds price comparison source |
+| `CACHE_TTL_AVAILABILITY` | No | Reduces API calls (default: 5 min) |
+| `LOG_LEVEL=debug` | No | Shows API selection decisions |
+| No .env file | OK | Works with RDAP/WHOIS fallback |
+
 ### Environment Variables
 
 Create a `.env` file based on `.env.example`:

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "domain-search-mcp",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.2.4",
   "description": "Fast domain availability aggregator MCP server. Check availability across Porkbun, Namecheap, RDAP, and WHOIS. Compare pricing. Get suggestions.",
   "main": "dist/server.js",
   "types": "dist/server.d.ts",