# DevUtils MCP Server (npm · devutils-mcp-server)

36 local developer utilities for AI agents. Hash, encoding, UUID, JWT, JSON, network, text.

- Trust score: 70/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +24
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `devutils-mcp-server`: 70/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/paladini-devutils-mcp-server/devutils-mcp-server.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/paladini-devutils-mcp-server/devutils-mcp-server)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `devutils-mcp-server`
- Version: `1.1.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 25 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 81/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1820 tokens (~50/item across 36 items; 36 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add paladini-devutils-mcp-server -- npx -y devutils-mcp-server
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add paladini-devutils-mcp-server -- npx -y devutils-mcp-server
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "paladini-devutils-mcp-server": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "devutils-mcp-server"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add paladini-devutils-mcp-server --command npx --arg -y --arg devutils-mcp-server
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  paladini-devutils-mcp-server:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "devutils-mcp-server"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paladini-devutils-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "devutils-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 70, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23

### 2026-08-02 (score 66, +12)

- [security regression] Known CVEs: partial → unverified
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified

### 2026-08-01 (score 54, +26)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-31 (score 28, +3)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100

### 2026-07-30 (score 25, −21)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (36)

### `hash_md5` (~31 tokens)

Generate an MD5 hash of the given input string.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to hash

### `hash_sha1` (~32 tokens)

Generate a SHA-1 hash of the given input string.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to hash

### `hash_sha256` (~32 tokens)

Generate a SHA-256 hash of the given input string.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to hash

### `hash_sha512` (~32 tokens)

Generate a SHA-512 hash of the given input string.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to hash

### `hash_bcrypt` (~55 tokens)

Generate a bcrypt hash of the given input string. Useful for password hashing.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to hash
- `rounds` (integer): Number of salt rounds (4-16, default: 10)

### `hash_bcrypt_verify` (~47 tokens)

Verify a string against a bcrypt hash. Returns true if matches.

Input parameters:

- `hash` (string, required): The bcrypt hash to verify against
- `input` (string, required): The plain text string

### `base64_encode` (~27 tokens)

Encode a string to Base64.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to encode

### `base64_decode` (~32 tokens)

Decode a Base64 string back to plain text.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The Base64 string to decode

### `url_encode` (~31 tokens)

URL-encode a string (percent-encoding).

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to URL-encode

### `url_decode` (~29 tokens)

Decode a URL-encoded string.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The URL-encoded string to decode

### `html_encode` (~31 tokens)

Encode special characters in a string to HTML entities.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to HTML-encode

### `html_decode` (~34 tokens)

Decode HTML entities in a string back to their original characters.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The HTML-encoded string to decode

### `hex_encode` (~29 tokens)

Encode a string to its hexadecimal representation.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to hex-encode

### `hex_decode` (~29 tokens)

Decode a hexadecimal string back to plain text.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The hex string to decode

### `generate_uuid` (~39 tokens)

Generate a cryptographically secure UUID v4.

Input parameters:

- `count` (integer): Number of UUIDs to generate (1-100, default: 1)

### `generate_nanoid` (~64 tokens)

Generate a NanoID — a compact, URL-friendly unique ID.

Input parameters:

- `count` (integer): Number of IDs to generate (1-100, default: 1)
- `length` (integer): Length of the NanoID (1-128, default: 21)

### `generate_password` (~105 tokens)

Generate a secure random password with configurable options.

Input parameters:

- `count` (integer): Number of passwords to generate (1-50)
- `length` (integer): Password length (4-256, default: 16)
- `lowercase` (boolean): Include lowercase letters (default: true)
- `numbers` (boolean): Include numbers (default: true)
- `symbols` (boolean): Include symbols (default: true)
- `uppercase` (boolean): Include uppercase letters (default: true)

### `generate_random_hex` (~42 tokens)

Generate a random hexadecimal string of the specified byte length.

Input parameters:

- `bytes` (integer): Number of random bytes (output will be 2x this length in hex)

### `jwt_decode` (~46 tokens)

Decode a JWT (JSON Web Token) and display its header and payload without verifying the signature. Useful for debugging and inspecting tokens.

Input parameters:

- `token` (string, required): The JWT string to decode

### `jwt_validate` (~50 tokens)

Validate the structure of a JWT. Checks format, Base64URL encoding, JSON validity, and expiration status. Does NOT verify the cryptographic signature.

Input parameters:

- `token` (string, required): The JWT string to validate

### `json_format` (~60 tokens)

Format (pretty-print) a JSON string with configurable indentation. Can also minify JSON.

Input parameters:

- `indent` (integer): Number of spaces for indentation (0 = minify, default: 2)
- `input` (string, required): The JSON string to format

### `json_validate` (~34 tokens)

Validate a JSON string and report any parsing errors with their approximate location.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The JSON string to validate

### `json_path_query` (~81 tokens)

Extract a value from a JSON object using a dot-notation path (e.g., 'user.address.city' or 'items[0].name').

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The JSON string to query
- `path` (string, required): Dot-notation path (e.g., 'user.name', 'data[0].id', 'config.db.host')

### `timestamp_to_date` (~70 tokens)

Convert a Unix timestamp (seconds or milliseconds) to a human-readable ISO 8601 date string.

Input parameters:

- `timestamp` (number, required): Unix timestamp (seconds or milliseconds)
- `timezone` (string): IANA timezone (e.g., 'America/New_York', 'Europe/London', default: UTC)

### `date_to_timestamp` (~73 tokens)

Convert a date string to a Unix timestamp. Accepts ISO 8601 and common date formats.

Input parameters:

- `date` (string, required): Date string (e.g., '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z', '2024-01-15', 'January 15, 2024')

### `number_base_convert` (~83 tokens)

Convert a number between different bases (binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal, or any base 2-36).

Input parameters:

- `from_base` (integer): Source base (2-36, default: 10)
- `to_base` (integer): Target base (2-36, default: 16)
- `value` (string, required): The number string to convert

### `color_convert` (~57 tokens)

Convert colors between HEX, RGB, and HSL formats.

Input parameters:

- `color` (string, required): Color value (e.g., '#FF5733', 'rgb(255,87,51)', 'hsl(11,100%,60%)')

### `byte_convert` (~87 tokens)

Convert between byte units (B, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB). Supports both binary (1024) and SI (1000) standards.

Input parameters:

- `binary` (boolean): Use binary (1024) instead of SI (1000) standard (default: true)
- `from_unit` (string, required): Source unit
- `value` (number, required): The numeric value to convert

### `cidr_calculate` (~84 tokens)

Calculate network details from a CIDR notation (e.g., '192.168.1.0/24'). Returns network address, broadcast, host range, and host count.

Input parameters:

- `cidr` (string, required): IPv4 CIDR notation (e.g., '192.168.1.0/24', '10.0.0.0/8')

### `ip_validate` (~48 tokens)

Validate and classify an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Returns type, class, scope, and whether it's private/loopback/multicast.

Input parameters:

- `ip` (string, required): IP address to validate

### `text_stats` (~45 tokens)

Analyze text and return detailed statistics: character count, word count, line count, sentence count, paragraph count, and reading time.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The text to analyze

### `lorem_ipsum` (~49 tokens)

Generate Lorem Ipsum placeholder text.

Input parameters:

- `count` (integer): Number of paragraphs/sentences/words to generate
- `type` (string): Type of output: paragraphs, sentences, or words

### `case_convert` (~59 tokens)

Convert a string between different casing styles: camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case, kebab-case, CONSTANT_CASE, Title Case, and more.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to convert
- `to` (string, required): Target case style

### `slugify` (~45 tokens)

Convert a string to a URL-friendly slug. Removes special characters, replaces spaces with hyphens, and lowercases everything.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The string to slugify

### `regex_test` (~66 tokens)

Test a regular expression pattern against an input string. Returns all matches with groups and indices.

Input parameters:

- `flags` (string): Regex flags (default: 'g')
- `input` (string, required): The string to test against
- `pattern` (string, required): The regex pattern (without delimiters)

### `text_diff` (~62 tokens)

Compare two strings and show a simple line-by-line diff. Lines prefixed with '+' are additions, '-' are deletions, ' ' are unchanged.

Input parameters:

- `text1` (string, required): First text (original)
- `text2` (string, required): Second text (modified)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/paladini-devutils-mcp-server/devutils-mcp-server#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 70
- 2026-08-02: 66
- 2026-08-01: 54
- 2026-07-31: 28
- 2026-07-30: 25
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/devutils-mcp-server
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/devutils-mcp-server
- Repository: https://github.com/paladini/devutils-mcp-server
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/paladini-devutils-mcp-server/devutils-mcp-server/changelog.xml
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