random_joke

Pack: dadjokes · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/dadjokes/mcp

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

FieldTypeDescription
idstringUnique identifier for the joke
jokestringThe 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, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build September 22, 2026