DevKits MCP Server

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@hezeclark1987/devkits-mcp-server

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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes DevKits developer utilities directly inside Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, and any other MCP-compatible AI tool. All tools run locally with no external API calls.

About DevKits

DevKits is your all-in-one developer toolkit with 200+ free online tools:

Format & Validate: JSON, XML, CSS, HTML
Encode & Decode: Base64, JWT, URL, HTML entities
Generate: UUIDs, hashes, QR codes, passwords
Convert: Markdown to HTML, timestamps, colors
Analyze: Regex testing, cron expressions, text diffs
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Installation

Option A — npx (no install)

npx @hezeclark1987/devkits-mcp-server

Option B — global install

npm install -g @hezeclark1987/devkits-mcp-server

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devkits": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@hezeclark1987/devkits-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor Configuration

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project root, or to the global ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devkits": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@hezeclark1987/devkits-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Continue (VS Code) Configuration

Add to ~/.continue/config.json:

{
  "experimental": {
    "modelContextProtocolServers": [
      {
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio",
          "command": "npx",
          "args": ["@hezeclark1987/devkits-mcp-server"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
`devkits_json_format`	Format & validate JSON	`json`, `indent?`
`devkits_base64_encode`	Encode text to Base64	`text`
`devkits_base64_decode`	Decode Base64 to text	`encoded`
`devkits_jwt_decode`	Decode JWT header & payload	`token`
`devkits_regex_test`	Test regex against input	`pattern`, `text`, `flags?`
`devkits_url_encode`	URL-encode a string	`url`
`devkits_url_decode`	URL-decode a string	`encoded`
`devkits_hash_generate`	Generate SHA/MD5 hash	`text`, `algorithm?`
`devkits_uuid_generate`	Generate UUID v4	`count?`
`devkits_markdown_to_html`	Convert Markdown to HTML	`markdown`
`devkits_diff_compare`	Line-by-line text diff	`text1`, `text2`
`devkits_cron_parse`	Parse & explain cron expression	`expression`

Examples

Format JSON:

Use devkits_json_format to pretty-print {"name":"Alice","age":30}

Decode a JWT:

Decode this JWT with devkits_jwt_decode: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9...

Generate hashes:

Hash the string "hello world" with sha256 using devkits_hash_generate

Parse a cron expression:

Explain the cron expression "0 9 * * 1-5" using devkits_cron_parse

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/hezeclark1987/devkits-mcp
cd devkits-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm start

License

MIT — built with love by DevKits