Pipeworx uselessfacts

v1.0.0

Provides random or daily useless facts with sources and links for trivia enthusiasts.

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byBruce Gutman@b-gutman

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Install the skill "Pipeworx uselessfacts" (b-gutman/pipeworx-uselessfacts) from ClawHub.
Skill page: https://clawhub.ai/b-gutman/pipeworx-uselessfacts
Keep the work scoped to this skill only.
After install, inspect the skill metadata and help me finish setup.
Use only the metadata you can verify from ClawHub; do not invent missing requirements.
Ask before making any broader environment changes.

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OpenClaw CLI

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openclaw skills install pipeworx-uselessfacts

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npx clawhub@latest install pipeworx-uselessfacts
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Purpose & Capability
The name/description (useless facts) matches the SKILL.md. There are no unrelated environment variables, binaries, or installs requested — everything requested is proportionate to serving trivia facts.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions are narrow: they show how to POST to https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp to call two tools (random_fact, today_fact). The skill does not instruct reading files, shell history, or other system state. It does perform an outbound HTTP request to a third-party endpoint, which is expected for this purpose.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files are included (instruction-only), so nothing is written to disk or executed locally by an installer.
Credentials
No environment variables, credentials, or config paths are required. The lack of secrets is proportionate to a public trivia API integration.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not forced-always, does not request persistence, and does not modify other skills or system settings. It can be invoked by the agent when appropriate (normal behavior).
Assessment
This skill is coherent and minimal: it will make outbound HTTP calls to gateway.pipeworx.io to fetch facts and does not request credentials or install anything. Before installing, consider whether you trust the external endpoint (gateway.pipeworx.io) since requests and responses will go to that third party; if you need stronger guarantees, ask the publisher for a homepage/source repository or run the skill with network access restricted or without autonomous invocation. Also note this skill may contact the external service each time a fact is requested (availability/logging/tracking concerns).

Like a lobster shell, security has layers — review code before you run it.

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v1.0.0
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Useless Facts

Did you know that honey never spoils? Or that a group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance"?

Get random bits of trivia that are completely useless but weirdly fascinating.

Just two tools

  • random_fact -- A random useless fact, different every time
  • today_fact -- The useless fact of the day (same for everyone, changes daily)

Both return the fact text, source, source URL, and a permalink.

Give it a spin

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"random_fact","arguments":{}}}'
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uselessfacts": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/uselessfacts/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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