mcp-devutils

A production-ready MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing essential utility functions for AI development workflows.

Features

• UUID v4 Generation: Generate random UUIDs

• Base64 Encoding/Decoding: Encode and decode text to/from Base64 format

• Timestamp Conversion: Convert between Unix timestamps and human-readable datetime strings

• Hash Computation: Compute MD5 and SHA256 hashes of text strings

Related MCP server: DevKits MCP Server

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10

Installation

From PyPI

pip install mcp-devutils

Add to Claude Desktop

claude mcp add "mcp-devutils" --command "mcp-devutils"

From Source

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-devutils.git
cd mcp-devutils
pip install -e .

Usage

Running the Server

You can run the MCP server using either the command-line script or directly with Python:

Using the command-line script:

mcp-devutils

Using Python directly:

python -m mcp_devutils.server

Running from source directory:

python src/mcp_devutils/server.py

Tools

generate_uuid

Generate a random UUID v4.

Returns:

• str: A UUID v4 string (e.g., 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000)

base64_encode

Encode text to Base64 format.

Parameters:

• text (str): The text to encode

Returns:

• str: The Base64 encoded string

base64_decode

Decode Base64 to text.

Parameters:

• encoded_text (str): The Base64 encoded text to decode

Returns:

• str: The decoded text string

timestamp_to_datetime

Convert Unix timestamp to human-readable datetime.

Parameters:

• timestamp (float): Unix timestamp in seconds

Returns:

• str: Datetime string in ISO 8601 format (UTC)

datetime_to_timestamp

Convert datetime to Unix timestamp.

Parameters:

• datetime_str (str): Datetime string in ISO 8601 format (e.g., 2024-01-01T12:00:00Z)

Returns:

• float: Unix timestamp in seconds

md5_hash

Compute MD5 hash of text.

Parameters:

• text (str): The text to hash

Returns:

• str: MD5 hash as hexadecimal string

sha256_hash

Compute SHA256 hash of text.

Parameters:

• text (str): The text to hash

Returns:

• str: SHA256 hash as hexadecimal string

Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

1. Open Claude Desktop

2. Go to Settings → Model Context Protocol (MCP)

3. Click "Add Server"

4. Select "Command" as the connection type

5. Enter the command:

   mcp-devutils

6. Click "Connect"

Cursor

1. Open Cursor

2. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P)

3. Select "MCP: Add Server"

4. Choose "Command" from the dropdown

5. Enter the command:

   mcp-devutils

6. Click "OK"

Manual Configuration (JSON)

You can also configure MCP clients using a JSON configuration file:

{
  "name": "mcp-devutils",
  "command": "mcp-devutils",
  "type": "stdio"
}

PyPI Publishing

Prerequisites

• Install build tools:

  pip install build twine

Build the Package

python -m build

This creates a dist/ directory with .tar.gz and .whl files.

Upload to PyPI

twine upload dist/*

You'll be prompted for your PyPI username and password.

Upload to TestPyPI (for testing)

twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*

Development

Run Tests

pip install pytest
pytest

Lint

pip install mypy
mypy src/

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.