basic-mcp
Provides a suite of deterministic tools for time calculations, math, and string manipulation that LLMs often struggle to perform accurately. It also includes utilities for secure randomness, data validation, and basic network operations like DNS lookups.
README
basic-mcp
MCP server providing deterministic tools for operations that LLMs commonly struggle with: time, math, counting, randomness, and validation.
Installation
bun install
Usage
With Claude Code
Add to ~/.claude.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"basic-tools": {
"command": "bun",
"args": ["run", "/path/to/basic-mcp/index.ts"]
}
}
}
Standalone
bun run index.ts
Tools
Time
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
now |
Get current date/time with timezone support |
date_diff |
Calculate difference between two dates |
date_add |
Add/subtract time from a date |
unix_timestamp |
Convert between Unix timestamps and dates |
Math
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
calculate |
Evaluate math expressions (supports "15% of 200", sqrt, trig, etc.) |
convert_units |
Convert between units (km to miles, celsius to fahrenheit, etc.) |
statistics |
Calculate mean, median, mode, std dev, min, max, sum |
Strings
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
count |
Count characters, words, lines, bytes, sentences, paragraphs |
hash |
Generate MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512 hashes |
uuid |
Generate UUID v4 |
base64 |
Encode/decode base64 |
regex_test |
Test strings against regex patterns |
Random
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
random_int |
Cryptographically secure random integer |
random_float |
Cryptographically secure random float |
random_choice |
Select random item(s) from a list |
shuffle |
Randomly shuffle an array (Fisher-Yates) |
Validation
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
validate |
Validate email, URL, IPv4, IPv6, UUID, JSON, credit card (Luhn) |
json_parse |
Parse JSON with optional path extraction |
url_parse |
Parse URL into components |
dns_lookup |
DNS lookup (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME records) |
License
MIT
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