random-trivia-fact-history

Fetches a random historical trivia fact, including the event, date, and a short description.

Features

• Retrieves a random, notable event from world history from the MuffinLabs API
• Includes date, summary, year, and related links
• Designed for Claude Desktop and any MCP-compatible client

Installation

Using npx (Preferred)

npx @dennisk2025/random-trivia-fact-history

Or Install Globally

npm install -g @dennisk2025/random-trivia-fact-history
random-trivia-fact-history

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add the following configuration to your Claude Desktop config file at one of these locations:

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "history-facts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/random-trivia-fact-history"]
    }
  }
}

Usage

After adding to Claude Desktop or running via CLI, you can use the available tool:

Available Tool

• random_historical_fact: Returns a random trivia fact from history, including the date, summary, and event details.

Parameters

• This tool takes no parameters.

Example Tool Call

Tool name: random_historical_fact Parameters: {}

Example Result:

{
  "year": "1896",
  "date": "6/12",
  "title": "Japan annexes the Ryukyu Islands",
  "summary": "1896 – Japan formally annexes the Ryukyu Islands, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.",
  "links": [
    {
      "title": "Ryukyu Kingdom",
      "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyu_Kingdom"
    }
  ]
}

Error Handling

If the API is unavailable or an error occurs, a friendly error message will be returned.

Tool Reference

| Tool Name | Description | Parameters | |--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | random_historical_fact | Returns a random trivia fact from history, including date and description | (none) |