softalleys-utilities-mcp: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

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softalleys-utilities-mcp copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from Softalleys/softalleys-utilities-mcp. It costs 373 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for a TypeScript MCP server that provides tools for generating identifiers, times, and random strings. MCP is a standard way for an AI client to call tools provided by another program.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when developing or testing the Softalleys utilities MCP server, including UUID, ULID, UTC time, and random-string features.
Why use it?
It gives developers the project structure, available tools, build commands, and testing guidance needed to work consistently on the server.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is Softalleys/softalleys-utilities-mcp's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on softalleys-utilities-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything softalleys-utilities-mcp configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to Softalleys/softalleys-utilities-mcp. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Softalleys/softalleys-utilities-mcp

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softalleys-utilities-mcp copilot-instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.

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Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

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What it actually says

Softalleys Utilities MCP Server

This is a TypeScript-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing utility tools for UUID, ULID, time, and random string generation.

Project Structure

softalleys-utilities-mcp/
├── src/
│   └── index.ts          # Main MCP server implementation
├── build/                # Compiled JavaScript output
├── .vscode/
│   └── mcp.json         # MCP server configuration for VS Code
├── .github/
│   └── copilot-instructions.md
├── Dockerfile           # Docker configuration
├── package.json         # Project dependencies
├── tsconfig.json        # TypeScript configuration
└── README.md           # Project documentation

Available Tools

  1. generate_uuid - Generate random UUID v4
  2. generate_uuid_v7 - Generate time-based UUID v7 (with optional datetime)
  3. generate_ulid - Generate time-based ULID (with optional datetime)
  4. uuid_to_ulid - Convert UUID v7 to ULID
  5. ulid_to_uuid - Convert ULID to UUID v7
  6. current_utc - Get current UTC time
  7. generate_random_string - Generate random string with custom options

Development

  • Build: npm run build
  • Watch: npm run watch

Testing

You can test this MCP server using:

  1. VS Code with GitHub Copilot (mcp.json configured)
  2. Claude Desktop (see README.md for configuration)
  3. Docker (Dockerfile included)

References

Changes

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softalleys-utilities-mcp copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Softalleys/softalleys-utilities-mcp (0 stars, last pushed 10mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 373 tokens to every session, about $0.0019 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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