Softalleys Utilities MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides utility tools for UUID generation, ULID generation, conversion between formats, UTC time retrieval, and random string generation.

Features

This MCP server provides the following tools:

UUID Tools

• generate_uuid: Generate a random UUID (version 4)

• generate_uuid_v7: Generate a time-based UUID (version 7) with optional datetime parameter

• uuid_to_ulid: Convert a UUID v7 to a ULID

ULID Tools

• generate_ulid: Generate a time-based ULID with optional datetime parameter

• ulid_to_uuid: Convert a ULID to a UUID v7

Time Tools

• current_utc: Get the current time in UTC (ISO 8601 format)

Random String Tools

• generate_random_string: Generate a random string with customizable options:

  • Length (default: 10)

  • Include uppercase letters (default: true)

  • Include numbers (default: true)

  • Include special characters (default: true)

Installation

Using npm

npm install -g softalleys-utilities-mcp

Using npx (no installation required)

npx softalleys-utilities-mcp

Building from source

git clone <repository-url>
cd softalleys-utilities-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add this server to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS/Linux: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "softalleys-utilities": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "softalleys-utilities-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed globally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "softalleys-utilities": {
      "command": "softalleys-utilities-mcp"
    }
  }
}

With Docker

Build the Docker image

docker build -t softalleys-utilities-mcp .

Run with Docker

docker run -i softalleys-utilities-mcp

Use with Claude Desktop (Docker)

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "softalleys-utilities": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "softalleys-utilities-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tool Examples

Generate UUID v4

Request: Use the generate_uuid tool
Response: "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Generate UUID v7 with specific datetime

Request: Use generate_uuid_v7 with datetime "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
Response: "018d2e4a-7a00-7000-8000-000000000000"

Generate ULID

Request: Use generate_ulid
Response: "01HJ8X4Y9Z6M2K3N4P5Q6R7S8T"

Convert UUID v7 to ULID

Request: Use uuid_to_ulid with uuid "018d2e4a-7a00-7000-8000-000000000000"
Response: "01HJ8X4Y9Z6M2K3N4P5Q6R7S8T"

Get current UTC time

Request: Use current_utc
Response: "2024-10-29T16:45:30.123Z"

Generate random string

Request: Use generate_random_string with length 16, includeUpperCase true, includeNumbers true, includeSpecialChars false
Response: "aB3dE5fG7hI9jK1l"

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20 or higher

• npm

Setup

npm install

Build

npm run build

Watch mode

npm run watch

Technical Details

• Built with TypeScript

• Uses the Model Context Protocol SDK

• UUID generation via the uuid package

• ULID generation via the ulidx package

• Follows MCP specification for tool registration and execution

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.