random-activity-suggester

Fetches a random fun or productive activity suggestion to help users find something interesting to do when bored.

Features

• Instantly fetches random activity ideas from the Bored API
• Provides activity description, type, participant count, and more
• Runs as a production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Claude Desktop

Installation

Use npx for instant execution (no install needed):

npx @dennisk2025/random-activity-suggester

Or install locally:

npm install @dennisk2025/random-activity-suggester

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file at:

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "random-activity-suggester": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/random-activity-suggester"]
    }
  }
}

Usage & Example Tool Calls

After adding, you can call the get_random_activity tool from Claude. This tool requires no parameters.

Example tool call:

Tool: get_random_activity
Parameters: {}

Sample output:

{
  "activity": "Learn the alphabet in sign language",
  "type": "education",
  "participants": 1,
  "price": 0,
  "link": null,
  "key": "9969100",
  "accessibility": 0.1
}

Available Tools

get_random_activity

• Description: Returns a random activity suggestion including a description, type, number of participants, and more.
• Parameters: none
• Input Schema: {}
• Returns: Object with fields:
  • activity (string): Description of the activity
  • type (string): Category (e.g. education, recreational, social, etc.)
  • participants (number): Number of participants
  • price (number): Price factor (0=free, 1=very expensive)
  • link (string|null): Related link (if any)
  • key (string): Unique key
  • accessibility (number): Accessibility factor (0=easy, 1=hard)

Support

• No API keys needed
• Runs fully local as an MCP server
• For issues with this package, contact the author via the npm registry page.