Dice Roller Skill
The tool
Dice Roller provides realistic dice rolling with support for any number of dice and sides, optional modifiers, and comprehensive statistics including theoretical ranges and actual roll results.
Once your client is connected to the VerveKit MCP server, this appears in its tool list as DiceRollerSkill. 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.
{
"name": "DiceRollerSkill",
"arguments": {}
}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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"vervekit": {
"url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
}
}
}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 |
|---|---|---|---|
dice | string | 3d6 | Dice notation in XdY format (e.g., 3d6, 2d20, default: 1d6) |
modifier | integer | 5 | Modifier to add to the total (can be negative) |
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.
{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
"dice_notation": "3d6",
"num_dice": 3,
"num_sides": 6,
"modifier": 5,
"rolls": [
6,
4,
4
],
"total": 14,
"total_with_modifier": 19,
"min_roll": 4,
"max_roll": 6,
"average_roll": 4.67,
"theoretical_min": 3,
"theoretical_max": 18,
"theoretical_average": 10.5,
"expression": "3d6+5"
}
}Fields
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
dice_notation | string | 3d6 | The dice notation used for this roll request |
num_dice | number | 3 | Total count of individual dice rolled |
num_sides | number | 6 | Number of sides on each die rolled |
modifier | number | 5 | Modifier value added to final total |
rolls | array | [6,4,4] | Array containing individual result values for each die |
total | number | 14 | Sum of all dice rolls before modifier applied |
total_with_modifierPremium | number | 19 | Final total after applying the modifier value |
min_rollPremium | number | 4 | Lowest individual die value in this roll |
max_rollPremium | number | 6 | Highest individual die value in this roll |
average_rollPremium | number | 4.67 | Calculated mean value of all individual rolls |
theoretical_minPremium | number | 3 | Lowest possible sum without any modifiers applied |
theoretical_maxPremium | number | 18 | Highest possible sum without any modifiers applied |
theoretical_averagePremium | number | 10.5 | Expected mean value based on probability distribution |
expression | string | 3d6+5 | Complete expression including dice notation and modifier |
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 Dice Roller Skill
Set up Dice Roller 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.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to tell the agent to use DiceRollerSkill?
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.