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Random.org MCP Server

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Random.org MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the api.random.org service for generating true random numbers, strings, UUIDs, and more.

Features

This MCP server provides the following tools:

  • generateIntegers - Generate true random integers within a specified range

  • generateIntegerSequences - Generate sequences of true random integers

  • generateDecimalFractions - Generate random decimal fractions between 0 and 1

  • generateGaussians - Generate random numbers from a Gaussian distribution

  • generateStrings - Generate random strings from specified characters

  • generateUUIDs - Generate true random UUIDs (version 4)

  • generateBlobs - Generate random binary data in base64 or hex format

  • getUsage - Get API usage statistics

Related MCP server: RL-MCP

Installation & Deployment

Method 1: Global Installation

# Install globally npm install -g random-org-mcp-server # Verify installation random-org-mcp --version

Method 2: Use without Installation

# Run directly with npx (no installation required) npx random-org-mcp-server

Method 3: Local Project Installation

# Install in your project npm install random-org-mcp-server # Run from node_modules npx random-org-mcp-server

πŸ› οΈ Build from Source

  1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/QianJue-CN/TRUERandomMCP.git cd TRUERandomMCP
  1. Install dependencies:

npm install
  1. Build the project:

npm run build

Configuration

πŸ”‘ Get API Key

  1. Visit api.random.org to get a free API key

  2. Register and obtain your API key

βš™οΈ Configuration Methods

Create a .env file in your working directory:

# Copy example file (if building from source) cp .env.example .env

Edit .env file:

RANDOM_ORG_API_KEY=your_api_key_here RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND=1 RATE_LIMIT_BURST_SIZE=5 REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=10000 MAX_RETRIES=3 RETRY_DELAY_MS=1000

Method 2: MCP Client Configuration

Configure directly in your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop):

{ "mcpServers": { "random-org": { "command": "npx", "args": ["random-org-mcp-server"], "env": { "RANDOM_ORG_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here" } } } }

Environment Variables

  • RANDOM_ORG_API_KEY (required) - Your api.random.org API key

  • RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND (optional, default: 1) - Rate limiting

  • RATE_LIMIT_BURST_SIZE (optional, default: 5) - Burst size for rate limiting

  • REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS (optional, default: 10000) - Request timeout in milliseconds

  • MAX_RETRIES (optional, default: 3) - Maximum number of retries

  • RETRY_DELAY_MS (optional, default: 1000) - Delay between retries

Usage

πŸ”— MCP Client Integration

Claude Desktop Configuration

  1. Locate your Claude Desktop configuration file:

    • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

    • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

    • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

  2. Add the Random.org MCP server configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "random-org": { "command": "npx", "args": ["random-org-mcp-server"], "env": { "RANDOM_ORG_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here" } } } }
  1. Restart Claude Desktop

Alternative Configurations

Using Global Installation

{ "mcpServers": { "random-org": { "command": "random-org-mcp", "env": { "RANDOM_ORG_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here" } } } }

Using Local Installation

{ "mcpServers": { "random-org": { "command": "node", "args": ["node_modules/random-org-mcp-server/dist/index.js"], "env": { "RANDOM_ORG_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here" } } } }

Running the Server

πŸš€ Production Usage

If installed globally:

random-org-mcp

Using npx (no installation required):

npx random-org-mcp-server

From source:

npm start

πŸ› οΈ Development

For development with auto-reload:

npm run dev

Tool Examples

Generate Random Integers

{ "name": "generateIntegers", "arguments": { "n": 5, "min": 1, "max": 100, "replacement": true, "base": 10 } }

Generate Random Strings

{ "name": "generateStrings", "arguments": { "n": 3, "length": 8, "characters": "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789", "replacement": true } }

Generate UUIDs

{ "name": "generateUUIDs", "arguments": { "n": 5 } }

Generate Gaussian Numbers

{ "name": "generateGaussians", "arguments": { "n": 10, "mean": 0, "standardDeviation": 1, "significantDigits": 6 } }

Get Usage Statistics

{ "name": "getUsage", "arguments": {} }

API Limits

The api.random.org service has the following limits:

  • Integers: 1-10,000 numbers per request

  • Integer Sequences: 1-10,000 sequences, each 1-10,000 numbers long

  • Decimal Fractions: 1-10,000 numbers per request

  • Gaussians: 1-10,000 numbers per request

  • Strings: 1-10,000 strings per request, each 1-20 characters long

  • UUIDs: 1-1,000 UUIDs per request

  • Blobs: 1-100 blobs per request, each 1-1,048,576 bytes

Error Handling

The server includes comprehensive error handling:

  • Input validation for all parameters

  • Rate limiting to respect API limits

  • Automatic retries with exponential backoff

  • Detailed error messages for troubleshooting

Development

Scripts

  • npm run build - Build the TypeScript code

  • npm start - Run the compiled server

  • npm run dev - Run in development mode with auto-reload

  • npm run clean - Clean the build directory

Project Structure

src/ β”œβ”€β”€ index.ts # Main entry point β”œβ”€β”€ server.ts # MCP server implementation β”œβ”€β”€ randomOrgClient.ts # API client for random.org β”œβ”€β”€ rateLimiter.ts # Rate limiting implementation β”œβ”€β”€ config.ts # Configuration management └── types.ts # TypeScript type definitions

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository

  2. Create a feature branch

  3. Make your changes

  4. Add tests if applicable

  5. Submit a pull request

Support

For issues related to this MCP server, please open an issue on GitHub. For api.random.org API issues, please refer to their documentation.

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