text-unicode-escape MCP Server

Converts input text into a Unicode escape sequence representation (e.g., A -> \u0041), and can decode a string of Unicode escapes back to normal text. Useful for encoding, debugging, or understanding Unicode code points.

Installation

Via npm:

npm install @dennisk2025/text-unicode-escape

or directly run with npx:

npx @dennisk2025/text-unicode-escape

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add this block to your Claude Desktop config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unicodeescape": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/text-unicode-escape"]
    }
  }
}

Config file location:

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

Available Tools

1. to_unicode_escape

   • Description: Transforms a string into its Unicode escape sequence, showing each character as its hexadecimal Unicode code point (e.g., 👋 -> \u1F44B).
   • Input:
     • text (string, required): The text to convert to Unicode escape sequences.
   • Output (JSON object):
     • unicode_escaped: The resulting escape sequence string.

2. from_unicode_escape

   • Description: Converts Unicode escape sequences back into normal text (e.g., \u0041\u1F44B -> A👋).
   • Input:
     • unicode_escaped_text (string, required): String containing Unicode escape sequences to decode.
   • Output (JSON object):
     • text: The decoded string.

Usage Examples

Example: Encode text to Unicode escapes

Tool: to_unicode_escape Params:

{
  "text": "Hello 👋"
}

Response:

{
  "unicode_escaped": "\\u0048\\u0065\\u006C\\u006C\\u006F\\u0020\\u1F44B"
}

Example: Decode Unicode escapes back to text

Tool: from_unicode_escape Params:

{
  "unicode_escaped_text": "\\u1F50A\\u0021"
}

Response:

{
  "text": "🔊!"
}

License

MIT