Gender API MCP server
6 operations0 webhooks
Look up the gender behind a first name with Gender API - one name, up to 100 at once, an email address or a full name, each answer scored with its sample count and accuracy.
Try Gender API with your agent
Connect Gender API, then paste this into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. For ideas from other apps, see the use cases.
Using Corsair, show me what you can do in Gender API on my account, then run one read-only example and show me the result.
Gender API tools and triggers
Tools are what your agent can do in Gender API through Corsair's MCP server. Triggers are the Gender API events a routine can start from.
Lookup
- MultiRead-only
Look up up to 100 names in one request, answered in the same order, with an optional country per name
lookup.multi
- NameRead-only
Look up the gender behind one first name, with the sample count and the accuracy behind the answer. A country, locale or IP localizes it, which changes the answer for names such as Andrea
lookup.name
Account
- StatsRead-only
Read the remaining request count and whether the monthly limit is used up
account.stats
Country Of Origin
- GetRead-only
Find the countries a first name most likely comes from, each with a probability score
countryOfOrigin.get
- LookupRead-only
Extract the first and last name from an email address and look up the gender behind the first name
email.lookup
Full Name
- SplitRead-only
Split a full name into first and last name, then look up the gender behind the first name
fullName.split
Connect Gender API to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor
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Connect Gender API in Corsair
Add your Gender API API key once in Corsair. Corsair stores the credential encrypted and makes the Gender API API calls for your agent, so it never goes into a prompt or a config file. Connect Gender API
If your link lets the agent add apps, you can skip this: it gives you a sign-in link the first time it needs Gender API. On a ChatGPT personal plan, connect Gender API here first.
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Add Corsair's MCP server to your agent
Every client uses the same address:
https://mcp.corsair.dev/mcpOpen Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste the address, then select Connect.Add a custom MCP server with the address and choose OAuth. Personal plans get read tools only.Add to CursorOr add this to~/.cursor/mcp.json. Cursor opens Corsair to sign in the first time it connects.{ "mcpServers": { "corsair": { "url": "https://mcp.corsair.dev/mcp" } } }Run this, then run/mcpin Claude Code to sign in.claude mcp add --transport http corsair https://mcp.corsair.dev/mcpCodex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Zed and other clients with OAuth sign-in work the same way. Clients without it, such as GitHub Copilot's coding agent, use a link's own address and an API key. Setup for every client
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Sign in and choose what needs your approval
Your client opens Corsair to sign in. Pick a link: the apps your agent can use and a mode that decides what it may do without asking. Every Gender API operation only reads data, so it runs right away in every mode.
FAQ
Install corsair and @corsair-dev/genderapi, add the Gender API plugin, and connect with an API key. Then call methods like corsair.genderapi.api.account.stats() from your app. Corsair keeps each tenant isolated.
Yes. Gender API requires an API key from your Gender API account or developer dashboard. Create credentials with access that matches what you automate, then paste them into Corsair or connect through managed auth in Hub.
Yes. One Corsair client can hit Gender API, GitHub, Notion, Stripe, and the rest. Trigger Gender API from a webhook, push updates to Slack, or chain actions across plugins. Same tenant context across integrations, plain TypeScript.
Teams use Corsair for look up the gender behind a first name with Gender API - one name, up to 100 at once, an email address or a full name, each answer scored with its sample count and accuracy. Common builds include sync jobs, admin tooling, and agents that call Gender API APIs from your backend.
The SDK is open source. Self-host and you pay Corsair nothing for the integration layer. Hub bills for hosted auth and execution, not per Gender API API call. Hub has a generous free tier. For hobby projects you can probably run the whole thing on free. Paid plans start to matter with more tenants or heavier traffic.
We maintain @corsair-dev/genderapi in the open repo. When Gender API ships API changes, upgrade the package. Your call sites stay typed. You should not need to rewrite the integration layer each time.
No. Corsair does not read your Gender API data or hold individual access credentials. Credentials stay in your database. API calls run on your instance. We do not store Gender API data on your behalf.
Yes. Add https://mcp.corsair.dev/mcp as a custom connector or MCP server in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Codex or any client that supports remote MCP servers with OAuth sign-in, then sign in to Corsair. On ChatGPT personal plans, custom servers currently get read tools only.
Yes. Put Gender API on a link in Strict mode and every write waits for your approval, while destructive actions are refused. Every Gender API operation only reads data, so there are no changes to approve today. You can change a link's mode at hub.corsair.dev/me.