Cat Fact

Random cat facts and breed information from catfact.ninja (free, no API key)

Security Scan

This instruction-only skill does what it says (fetches cat facts from catfact.ninja) and requests no secrets or installs; the only minor inconsistency is a metadata hint about needing curl that isn't reflected in the registry fields.

Purpose & Capability

The skill's description (random cat facts / breeds from catfact.ninja) matches the runtime instructions. Minor inconsistency: SKILL.md metadata lists a required binary (curl) while the registry's required-binaries section is empty.

Instruction Scope

Instructions are limited to issuing HTTP GET requests to catfact.ninja (and optional local JSON parsing with jq). They do not reference unrelated files, credentials, or external endpoints beyond the stated API.

Install Mechanism

No install spec or code is provided (instruction-only), so nothing is downloaded or written to disk.

Credentials

The skill requires no environment variables or credentials. Example usage mentions jq for parsing (not declared in metadata) but that is optional for convenience.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request persistent or elevated privileges. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default but is not combined with any broad credential or install requirements.

Assessment

This skill is low-risk: it only makes simple HTTP GET requests to catfact.ninja and doesn't ask for credentials or install code. Before installing, note that the SKILL.md expects curl (and shows optional jq usage) even though the registry lists no required binaries — ensure your environment permits outbound HTTP requests and has curl (or use an alternative HTTP client). If you have strict egress controls, verify network access to catfact.ninja. Otherwise it's safe to use for fun bot responses.

Random cat facts from catfact.ninja (no API key required).

Usage

# Get a random cat fact
curl -s "https://catfact.ninja/fact"

# Get a random fact (short)
curl -s "https://catfact.ninja/fact?max_length=100"

# Get cat breeds
curl -s "https://catfact.ninja/breeds?limit=5"

Programmatic (JSON)

curl -s "https://catfact.ninja/fact" | jq '.fact'

One-liner examples

# Random fact
curl -s "https://catfact.ninja/fact" --header "Accept: application/json" | jq -r '.fact'

# Multiple facts
for i in {1..3}; do curl -s "https://catfact.ninja/fact" --header "Accept: application/json" | jq -r '.fact'; done

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
GET /fact	Random cat fact
GET /breeds	List of cat breeds

Docs: https://catfact.ninja