MCP server

Uselessfacts

io.github.pipeworx-io/uselessfacts

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Uselessfacts MCP — wraps uselessfacts.jsph.pl API (free, no auth)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

44

Token cost

About 26,451 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http uselessfacts https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.uselessfacts]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"uselessfacts":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"uselessfacts":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"uselessfacts":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add uselessfacts https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"uselessfacts","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"uselessfacts","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp"}

Tools

• random_fact ~108 tokens
  Return one random trivia fact in English from the Useless Facts API at uselessfacts.jsph.pl. Returns the fact text with its id, the attributed source name, source URL, and a permalink. Use it for an amusing filler fact, an icebreaker line, or a fact-of-the-moment prompt.
• today_fact ~40 tokens
  Get today's useless fact of the day.

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