`random_joke`

Pack: dadjokes · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/random_joke for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Fetch one random dad joke from icanhazdadjoke.com. Returns joke text and alphanumeric ID.

Example call

Arguments

{}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('random_joke', {});

Response shape

Always returns: id, joke

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique identifier for the joke
`joke`	string	The joke text

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the joke"
    },
    "joke": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The joke text"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "joke"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the dadjokes pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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