Short Code Generator Skill

Overview

Short Code Generator works by randomly selecting characters from the specified character set to create codes of the desired length. Supports URL-safe character sets and excludes ambiguous characters in Base58 mode.

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The tool

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as ShortCodeGeneratorSkill. It is read-only and open-world — it fetches and never mutates anything on your side — so most clients call it without asking you to confirm.

Tool call

{
  "name": "ShortCodeGeneratorSkill",
  "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"
    }
  }
}

Per-client setup — Claude, 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. Premium arguments are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

Argument	Type	Description
`count`Optional	integer	Number of codes to generate default 1 · range 1–100
`length`Optional	integer	Length of each code default 8 · range 4–32
`charset`Optional	string	Character set `alphanumericalphanumerichexbase58` default alphanumeric

What the model gets back

The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client reads fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" and error is null on success; a null field means the value was not available for that input, not that the call failed.

Result

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "codes": [
      "bgiFznFh",
      "jr84hHsG",
      "Q77qABwn",
      "gvMjXxXs",
      "WDPJzCsi"
    ],
    "count": 5,
    "length": 8,
    "charset": "alphanumeric",
    "url_safe": true
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`codes`	array	`["bgiFznFh","jr84hHsG","Q77qABwn"]`	Array of generated short codes
`count`	number	`5`	Number of codes generated
`length`	number	`8`	Length of each generated code
`charset`	string	`alphanumeric`	Character set used for generation
`url_safe`	boolean	`true`	Whether the generated codes are safe to use in a URL without encoding

Failure modes

Errors come back as tool errors carrying a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code. Error handling covers the full list.

Status	What it means
`400` / `422`	The arguments did not validate. The message names the offending one.
`401`	The OAuth session is invalid or expired — reconnect the server.
`403`	Blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Never a bad identity.
`404`	This skill is not part of VerveKit. Check the catalog.
`429`	Out of credits, or a brief rate limit. The message tells them apart.

A call costs 2 credits each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Use cases

URL Shortening: Generate short codes for URL shortening services and link tracking
Voucher Systems: Create unique voucher and coupon codes for e-commerce and promotions
Temporary Access: Generate temporary access codes and one-time passwords for authentication
Referral Programs: Create short referral codes for marketing and referral tracking systems

Other ways to use Short Code Generator Skill

Set up Short Code Generator 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 →

Google Sheets or ExcelA =VERVE() formula fills a column — no script, no export, recalculates in place.VerveSheets →Reference →