Acrostic Puzzle Skill
OnlineCredit Usage:1 per callTool:AcrosticPuzzleSkill
The tool
The API generates clues using dictionary definitions with themed word selection for positive, nature, adventure, friendship, and learning categories.
Once your client is connected to the VerveKit MCP server, this appears in its tool list as AcrosticPuzzleSkill. It is read-only and open-world: it fetches, it never mutates anything on your side, so most clients will call it without asking you to confirm.
Tool call
{
"name": "AcrosticPuzzleSkill",
"arguments": {
"word": "HAPPY"
}
}What that looks like in a conversation
You don't name the tool — the model picks it. Asking about HAPPY in the terms this source covers is enough for it to reach for AcrosticPuzzleSkill on its own.
Connecting
One server URL covers every skill in the catalog, including this one. Authorization is OAuth — the client opens a browser once and there is no key to paste into a config file.
Client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"vervekit": {
"url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
}
}
}Endpoint
https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcpPer-client setup — Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT — is on the MCP setup page.
Arguments
These are the properties on the tool's inputSchema, so a well-behaved client validates them before the call is made.
| Argument | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
wordRequired | string | HAPPY | The keyword to spell out (3-15 letters) |
themePremium | string | positive | Theme: random, positive, nature, adventure, friendship, learning |
imagePremium | boolean | true | Set to true to generate a downloadable puzzle image |
What the model gets back
The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client can read fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" on success and error is null; a null field means the value wasn't available for that input, not that the call failed.
Result
{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
"keyword": "HAPPY",
"theme": "positive",
"lines": [
{
"position": 1,
"letter": "H",
"answer": "HAPPY",
"letterCount": 5,
"clue": "1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; s..."
},
{
"position": 2,
"letter": "A",
"answer": "AMAZING",
"letterCount": 7,
"clue": "Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz\"ing*ly, adv."
},
{
"position": 3,
"letter": "P",
"answer": "PEACEFUL",
"letterCount": 8,
"clue": "1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet..."
},
{
"position": 4,
"letter": "P",
"answer": "PEACEFUL",
"letterCount": 8,
"clue": "1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet..."
},
{
"position": 5,
"letter": "Y",
"answer": "YOUTHFUL",
"letterCount": 8,
"clue": "1. Not yet mature or aged; young. \"Two youthful knights.\" Dryden. Also used fig..."
}
],
"lineCount": 5,
"html": "<html><head><title>Acrostic Puzzle</title><style>body {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;}h1 {text-align: center; color: #FF5722;}.intro {text-align: center; color: #666; margin-bottom: 30px;}.puzzle {margin: 20px 0;}.line {display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 10px 0; padding: 10px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 5px;}.number {width: 30px; font-weight: bold; color: #FF5722;}.first-letter {width: 40px; height: 40px; background: #FF5722; color: white; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 5px; margin-right: 10px;}.blanks {display: flex; gap: 3px; margin-right: 15px;}.blank {width: 25px; height: 30px; border-bottom: 2px solid #333;}.clue {flex: 1; font-size: 14px; color: #666; font-style: italic;}.keyword {text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; padding: 20px; background: #FFF3E0; border-radius: 10px;}.keyword-letters {display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;}.keyword-letter {width: 40px; height: 40px; background: #FF5722; color: white; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 5px;}</style></head><body><h1>Acrostic Puzzle</h1><div class='intro'>Solve the clues. The first letters spell a word!</div><div class='puzzle'><div class='line'><span class='number'>1.</span><span class='first-letter'>H</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; s...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>2.</span><span class='first-letter'>A</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz'ing*ly, adv.</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>3.</span><span class='first-letter'>P</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>4.</span><span class='first-letter'>P</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>5.</span><span class='first-letter'>Y</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Not yet mature or aged; young. 'Two youthful knights.' Dryden. Also used fig...</span></div></div><div class='keyword'><p>Hidden word:</p><div class='keyword-letters'><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div></div></div></body></html>",
"image": {
"imageName": "8b67d4ec-c262-4f7b-9cf1-b8c2766e8c54_acrostic.png",
"format": ".png",
"downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/acrostic/8b67d4ec-c262-4f7b-9cf1-b8c2766e8c54_acrostic.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766009969&Signature=IBbnpk61J5uW7bsfoqRwceF7weeBO%2Bq63BKH7LZpXLhZJk1vYISzRXy%2BPeZnH0t4h%2FvK%2BIJCv84THbV5ym9KkdLUXJK3wYkh8XoyZz%2FyFsBNJ6YCtFLkb0F3AULXyOGEcJ3F3mz4f2oS9P6Wtx4bX8NKVs3B316pY0aJzKo%2Fm5Lnv81i9y%2BRA7EMc9f7M8N9Nin08T%2F4K3W3LxO%2FJUcwocs7UTAORbhCSTqbSn2eIhJLKAN%2B4gSvDghzigwHT9THBVAD1VHgmkfxPNKMqFcarnah7Lfh78RcZM5Zfubl50YgBLVwwwQ%2Bp0Sxbjgeb0osdEkHwAfXbKP2bmA9%2B3TrLA%3D%3D",
"expires": 1766009969599
}
}
}Fields
Fields marked Premium need a paid plan. On a plan without them the key is absent rather than wrong, so a model never reasons over a substituted value.
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
keyword | string | HAPPY | The word spelled by first letters of all answers |
theme | string | positive | The selected theme used to generate word answers |
lines | array[5] | list of rows | Array of clue objects with answers and letters |
lines.0.position | number | 1 | |
lines.0.letter | string | H | |
lines.0.answer | string | HAPPY | |
lines.0.letterCount | number | 5 | |
lines.0.clue | string | 1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; s... | |
lineCount | number | 5 | Total number of lines and clues in puzzle |
htmlPremium | string | <html><head><title>Acrostic Puzzle</title><style>body {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;}h1 {text-align: center; color: #FF5722;}.intro {text-align: center; color: #666; margin-bottom: 30px;}.puzzle {margin: 20px 0;}.line {display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 10px 0; padding: 10px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 5px;}.number {width: 30px; font-weight: bold; color: #FF5722;}.first-letter {width: 40px; height: 40px; background: #FF5722; color: white; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 5px; margin-right: 10px;}.blanks {display: flex; gap: 3px; margin-right: 15px;}.blank {width: 25px; height: 30px; border-bottom: 2px solid #333;}.clue {flex: 1; font-size: 14px; color: #666; font-style: italic;}.keyword {text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; padding: 20px; background: #FFF3E0; border-radius: 10px;}.keyword-letters {display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;}.keyword-letter {width: 40px; height: 40px; background: #FF5722; color: white; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 5px;}</style></head><body><h1>Acrostic Puzzle</h1><div class='intro'>Solve the clues. The first letters spell a word!</div><div class='puzzle'><div class='line'><span class='number'>1.</span><span class='first-letter'>H</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; s...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>2.</span><span class='first-letter'>A</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz'ing*ly, adv.</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>3.</span><span class='first-letter'>P</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>4.</span><span class='first-letter'>P</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>5.</span><span class='first-letter'>Y</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Not yet mature or aged; young. 'Two youthful knights.' Dryden. Also used fig...</span></div></div><div class='keyword'><p>Hidden word:</p><div class='keyword-letters'><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div></div></div></body></html> | Rendered interactive HTML puzzle with styled layout |
imagePremium | object | {…} | Generated puzzle image with metadata and download URL |
image.imageName | string | 8b67d4ec-c262-4f7b-9cf1-b8c2766e8c54_acrostic.png | Unique identifier for the generated puzzle image |
image.format | string | .png | Image file format extension like .png or .jpg |
image.downloadURL | string | https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/acrostic/8b67d4ec-c262-4f7b-9cf1-b8c2766e8c54_acrostic.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766009969&Signature=IBbnpk61J5uW7bsfoqRwceF7weeBO%2Bq63BKH7LZpXLhZJk1vYISzRXy%2BPeZnH0t4h%2FvK%2BIJCv84THbV5ym9KkdLUXJK3wYkh8XoyZz%2FyFsBNJ6YCtFLkb0F3AULXyOGEcJ3F3mz4f2oS9P6Wtx4bX8NKVs3B316pY0aJzKo%2Fm5Lnv81i9y%2BRA7EMc9f7M8N9Nin08T%2F4K3W3LxO%2FJUcwocs7UTAORbhCSTqbSn2eIhJLKAN%2B4gSvDghzigwHT9THBVAD1VHgmkfxPNKMqFcarnah7Lfh78RcZM5Zfubl50YgBLVwwwQ%2Bp0Sxbjgeb0osdEkHwAfXbKP2bmA9%2B3TrLA%3D%3D | Cloud storage URL for downloading the puzzle image |
image.expires | number | 1766009969599 | Unix timestamp when the download URL expires |
Failure modes
Errors come back as tool errors with a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code.
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
400 / 422 | The arguments didn't validate. The message names the offending one. |
401 | The OAuth session is invalid or expired — reconnect the server. |
403 | Out of credits. Not a bad key — the month's allowance is spent. |
404 | This skill isn't part of VerveKit. Check the catalog. |
429 | Brief rate limit. Retrying after a moment succeeds. |
Other ways to use Acrostic Puzzle Skill
Set up Acrostic Puzzle Skill on VerveKit, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveKit account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.
Call it as a REST APIOne HTTPS endpoint and an X-API-Key header, with SDKs for Node, Python and .NET.APIVerve →Reference →
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to tell the agent to use AcrosticPuzzleSkill?
No. The tool's name and description are in the model's context once the server is connected, so it selects the tool when the question calls for it. Naming it explicitly works too and is useful when you want to force the call.
Does connecting the server expose every tool at once?
Yes — one connection lists the whole VerveKit catalog. Clients with a tool budget can usually filter the list; the credit cost is per call, so an unused tool costs nothing.
What does a call cost?
1 credit each time the tool actually runs. A model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.
Is there a REST version of this?
Yes — the same source is available as a plain HTTPS endpoint on APIVerve, linked above. Same data, same credits, same account.