roll_dice
Simulate dice rolls using standard notation to generate random numbers for games, decisions, or probability calculations.
Instructions
Roll the dice with the given notation
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| notation | Yes | ||
| num_rolls | No |
Implementation Reference
- server.py:25-29 (handler)The handler function for the 'roll_dice' MCP tool. It instantiates a DiceRoller with the provided notation and number of rolls, then returns its string representation containing the roll results. The @mcp.tool() decorator also handles registration and schema inference from the signature.
@mcp.tool() def roll_dice(notation: str, num_rolls: int = 1) -> str: """Roll the dice with the given notation""" roller = DiceRoller(notation, num_rolls) return str(roller) - dice_roller.py:4-47 (helper)The DiceRoller class provides the core logic for parsing dice notation (e.g., '2d6k1'), rolling dice, keeping highest rolls if specified, handling multiple rolls, and formatting the output. Used by the roll_dice tool handler.
class DiceRoller: def __init__(self, notation, num_rolls=1): self.notation = notation self.num_rolls = num_rolls self.dice_pattern = re.compile(r"(\d+)d(\d+)(k(\d+))?") def roll_dice(self): match = self.dice_pattern.match(self.notation) if not match: raise ValueError("Invalid dice notation") num_dice = int(match.group(1)) dice_sides = int(match.group(2)) keep = int(match.group(4)) if match.group(4) else num_dice rolls = [random.randint(1, dice_sides) for _ in range(num_dice)] rolls.sort(reverse=True) kept_rolls = rolls[:keep] return rolls, kept_rolls def roll_multiple(self): """Roll the dice multiple times according to num_rolls""" results = [] for _ in range(self.num_rolls): rolls, kept_rolls = self.roll_dice() results.append({ "rolls": rolls, "kept": kept_rolls, "total": sum(kept_rolls) }) return results def __str__(self): if self.num_rolls == 1: rolls, kept_rolls = self.roll_dice() return f"ROLLS: {', '.join(map(str, rolls))} -> RETURNS: {sum(kept_rolls)}" else: results = self.roll_multiple() result_strs = [] for i, result in enumerate(results, 1): result_strs.append(f"Roll {i}: ROLLS: {', '.join(map(str, result['rolls']))} -> RETURNS: {result['total']}") return "\n".join(result_strs)