Word search generator, crossword generator, and sudoku generator + solver in one local-first puzzle generator CLI — with printable PDF worksheets, starter word banks, verifiable LLM evals, and…
puzzletide-cli is an MCP project maintained in the caravaca-labs/puzzletide-cli repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Word search generator, crossword generator, and sudoku generator + solver in one local-first puzzle generator CLI — with printable PDF worksheets, starter word banks, verifiable…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is puzzletide-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| puzzle_wordsearch_generate | Generate a word search grid from custom words, files, or themed word banks — every placement verifiable, printable via PDF/SVG. |
| puzzle_crossword_generate | Generate an interlocking crossword with standard numbering and validated clues. |
| puzzle_sudoku_generate | Generate easy, medium, hard, or expert sudoku with a guaranteed unique solution. |
| puzzle_sudoku_solve | Solve a sudoku from its 81-character string and report whether the solution is unique. |
| puzzle_sudoku_validate | Validate a sudoku grid — conflicts, solvability, and solution uniqueness. |
| words_categories | List word bank categories. |
| words_themes | List or search the bundled themed word lists. |
| words_list | List the words in a theme, filtered by length or count. |
| words_match | Find words matching a crossword-style pattern (c_r_l). |
| words_anagram | Find anagrams of the given letters in the word bank. |
| words_random | Pick a random word, optionally from one theme. |
| words_stats | Word bank statistics. |
| eval_generate | Generate reproducible, objectively gradable puzzle tasks for benchmarking LLMs and agents. |
| eval_check | Grade answers to generated eval tasks by construction — no answer key trusted. |
| play_daily | Print today's daily sudoku (same for everyone on a UTC day). |
{
"mcpServers": {
"puzzletide": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"puzzletide-mcp"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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