Nanoid Generate

Generators REST API MCP

Generate one or more NanoID-style identifiers. Defaults to the standard 21-char URL-safe alphabet used by the npm `nanoid` package. Uses rejection sampling so custom alphabets stay unbiased.

This page documents the MCP tool findutils:nanoid_generate. See the REST reference →

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Call it over MCP

Tool name findutils:nanoid_generate · no API keys · 120 requests/min per IP

Claude Code

claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/

Claude Desktop — claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "findutils": {
      "url": "https://mcp.findutils.com/"
    }
  }
}

Raw JSON-RPC (any MCP client) — verified example

curl -X POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "nanoid_generate",
      "arguments": {
        "count": 1
      }
    }
  }'

Input schema

Argument Type Required Description
size integer no Length of each ID. Default: 21.
count integer no How many IDs to generate. Default: 1.
alphabet string no Character set to draw from. Default: nanoid URL-safe.

Example arguments (verified)

{
  "count": 1
}

Also a REST endpoint

The same tool answers plain HTTP at POST /api/tools/nanoid-generate/execute — no key, 60 requests/min.

Open the REST reference for Nanoid Generate →

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