Random String

Generate cryptographically-random strings from a chosen charset.

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

Call it over MCP

Tool name findutils:random_string · 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": "random_string",
      "arguments": {
        "length": 8
      }
    }
  }'

Input schema

Argument	Type	Required	Description
length	integer	no	Characters per string (1-1000). Default: 12.
count	integer	no	How many strings to generate (1-100). Default: 1.
charset	string (alphanumeric \| alphabetic \| numeric \| hex \| custom)	no	Character pool. Defaults to alphanumeric. Default: "alphanumeric".
custom	string	no	Custom charset string, used when charset="custom".

Example arguments (verified)

{
  "length": 8
}

Also a REST endpoint

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

Open the REST reference for Random String →

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