random-us-national-park-fact

Fetches a random fact about a United States national park, including its name, location, and a unique piece of trivia or historical information.

Features

• Get a random U.S. national park name and its location (state)
• Receive an interesting trivia, historic fact, or unique feature about the park

Installation

You can use this MCP server directly with npx:

npx @dennisk2025/random-us-national-park-fact

Or install globally for CLI usage:

npm install -g @dennisk2025/random-us-national-park-fact

Adding to Claude Desktop

To use this MCP with Claude Desktop, add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "random-park": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/random-us-national-park-fact"]
    }
  }
}

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

Usage

Once your MCP is running (either standalone or via Claude Desktop), you will have access to the following tool:

Tool: get_random_park_fact

Description: Returns a random fact about a U.S. national park, including the park's name, location (state), and an interesting piece of trivia, history, or a unique feature.

Input Schema

• This tool does not require any parameters. Provide an empty JSON object {} as input.

Example Tool Call

Input:

{}

Output:

{
  "name": "Yosemite National Park",
  "state": "California",
  "fact": "Yosemite's iconic granite cliffs and domes, including El Capitan and Half Dome, were formed by glaciers. The park also inspired the creation of the entire U.S. National Park System."
}

Available Tools

• get_random_park_fact
  • Parameters: none
  • Returns: { name: string, state: string, fact: string }

Enjoy learning new facts about U.S. national parks!