devtools-mcp 🛠️

Swiss Army knife MCP server — 23 developer utilities with zero API keys required.

Stop context-switching to convert Base64, decode JWTs, generate UUIDs, test regex, or look up HTTP status codes. mcp-devtools-server puts all these tools directly in your AI assistant.

Quick Start

Claude Code

claude mcp add devtools -- npx mcp-devtools-server

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["devtools-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / VS Code

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or VS Code MCP settings:

{
  "servers": {
    "devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["devtools-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

No API keys. No configuration. Just works.

23 Tools Included

Encoding & Decoding

Cryptography & Hashing

Generation

JSON

Date & Time

Text & Regex

Numbers & Units

Web & System

Examples

Ask your AI assistant:

• "Decode this JWT token: eyJhbG..."

• "What's the SHA256 hash of 'hello world'?"

• "Generate 5 UUIDs"

• "Convert 1679616000 to a human-readable date"

• "Test this regex (\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2}) against '2026-03-18'"

• "What does HTTP 418 mean?"

• "Convert #ff6b35 to RGB and HSL"

• "Generate a QR code for https://example.com"

• "What does */5 * * * * mean as a cron schedule?"

• "How many tokens is this text?"

Why devtools-mcp?

• Zero config — No API keys, accounts, or setup required

• 23 tools — One server replaces a dozen browser tabs

• Fast — Pure local computation, no network calls (except QR)

• Lightweight — Single dependency (qrcode), ~50KB installed

• Works everywhere — Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, any MCP client

Development

git clone https://github.com/kira-autonoma/devtools-mcp.git
cd devtools-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm start

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