random-us-holiday-finder

Fetches a random upcoming public holiday in the United States, including its name, date, and a brief description.

Installation

You can use this MCP server via npx (no installation required):

npx @dennisk2025/random-us-holiday-finder

Or install globally with npm:

npm install -g @dennisk2025/random-us-holiday-finder

Adding to Claude Desktop

To use this server with Claude Desktop, add the following JSON to your Claude configuration file. 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-holiday": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/random-us-holiday-finder"]
    }
  }
}

Usage

After adding, you can use the provided tool to fetch a random upcoming US public holiday.

Available Tools

• get-random-upcoming-holiday: Returns a random upcoming US public holiday with its name, date, and a description.

Parameters

• None

Example Tool Call

Tool name: get-random-upcoming-holiday

Parameters:

{}

Example Output

{
  "name": "Memorial Day",
  "date": "2024-05-27",
  "description": "No additional description available."
}

Notes

• Uses the public API from date.nager.at (no API key required).
• Handles errors gracefully and will always return a relevant message if the API is unreachable.