random-quote-generator

Fetches a random inspirational or thought-provoking quote, including the text and author, to motivate or spark curiosity.

Installation

With npx (recommended):

npx @dennisk2025/random-quote-generator

Or install globally:

npm install -g @dennisk2025/random-quote-generator

Adding to Claude Desktop

To use the Random Quote Generator MCP server in Claude Desktop, add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:

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

Location:

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

Usage

Once running, this server exposes the following tool(s) to Claude or other MCP-compatible clients:

Tool: get_random_quote

• Description: Returns a random quote object with quote text and author.
• Parameters: (none)

Example call

Call with no parameters:

{
  "name": "get_random_quote",
  "arguments": {}
}

Example result

{
  "text": "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.",
  "author": "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
}

Tools Reference

| Name | Description | Parameters | |-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------| | get_random_quote | Returns a random quote object with quote text and author. | (none) |

Troubleshooting

• If you see errors about fetching quotes, ensure you have an internet connection.
• All errors are logged to stderr.

Motivate your day with a random quote anytime!