MCP Server DevUtils — 17 Developer Tools for AI Assistants
An MCP server that gives your AI assistant 17 developer utilities — base64, UUID, JWT decode, cron, timestamps, JSON, regex. No API keys, no external services, just npx.
You: "Decode this JWT: eyJhbGci..."
AI: Header: { alg: "RS256" } Payload: { sub: "1234", exp: 1700000000 } Expired: yesWorks with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code Copilot. Zero auth required.

Tools
Tool | What it does |
| Encode a string to Base64 |
| Decode a Base64 string |
| Generate one or more UUIDs (v4) |
| Generate a ULID |
| Hash a string (md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512) |
| Hash with all algorithms at once |
| Decode a JWT token (header, payload, expiry) |
| Explain a cron expression in plain English |
| Validate a cron expression |
| Show next N run times for a cron expression |
| Convert Unix timestamp to ISO 8601 |
| Convert ISO 8601 to Unix timestamp |
| Get current time in multiple formats |
| Pretty-print a JSON string |
| Minify a JSON string |
| Validate JSON and report its type |
| Test a regex pattern against a string |
Quick Start
With Claude Desktop
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"devutils": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-devutils"]
}
}
}With Cursor
Add to your .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"devutils": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-devutils"]
}
}
}With VS Code (Copilot)
Add to your .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"devutils": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-devutils"]
}
}
}Examples
Ask your AI assistant:
"Decode this JWT token: eyJhbG..."
"What does the cron expression
0 9 * * 1-5mean?""Generate 5 UUIDs"
"Hash this string with SHA-256: hello world"
"Convert Unix timestamp 1700000000 to a date"
"Format this JSON: {"a":1,"b":2}"
"Test the regex
\d{3}-\d{4}against '555-1234'"
Development
npm install
npm test
npm run buildAuthor
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