random-hex-grid-generator

Generates a 2D hexagonal grid of specified dimensions, filled with random hexadecimal values. Useful for game prototyping, visualizations, or data masking.

Installation

You can run this MCP server without installing globally using npx:

npx @dennisk2025/random-hex-grid-generator

Or install it with npm:

npm install -g @dennisk2025/random-hex-grid-generator

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add the following entry to your Claude Desktop config file at:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hexgrid": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/random-hex-grid-generator"]
    }
  }
}

Replace "hexgrid" with any short name you prefer for this MCP server.

Usage

Ask Claude to use the following tool:

Tool: generate_hex_grid

Creates a 2D array representing a hexagonal grid of random hex values. Each cell contains a random hex value of the specified length.

Parameters:

• rows (integer, required): Number of rows in the grid
• columns (integer, required): Number of columns in the grid
• hex_length (integer, optional, default 2): Length of each hexadecimal value (e.g., 2 for 00-FF, 6 for full RGB hex)

Example Tool Call

Tool: generate_hex_grid
Parameters:
{
  "rows": 5,
  "columns": 8,
  "hex_length": 2
}

Sample output:

{
  "grid": [
    ["1f", "d3", "c5", "0a", "ee", "b2", "67", "8e"],
    ["4c", "9a", "7e", "f0", "55", "3d", "b7", "62"],
    ...
  ]
}

Available Tools

| Name | Description | |---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | generate_hex_grid | Creates a 2D array representing a hexagonal grid of random hex values. |

generate_hex_grid Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description | Default | |-------------|----------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------| | rows | integer | Yes | Number of rows in the grid | | | columns | integer | Yes | Number of columns in the grid | | | hex_length | integer | No | Length of each hexadecimal value (e.g., 2 for 00-FF, 6 for full RGB hex) | 2 |

If you have issues or feature requests, please let us know!