name: cat-fact description: Random cat facts and breed information from catfact.ninja (free, no API key) read_when: - Wanting random cat facts - Looking up cat breeds - Building fun bot responses metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🐱","requires":{"bins":["curl"]}}}

Cat Fact

Name: cat-fact
Rating: 65
Author: sundial-org

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

Usage

bash

# 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)

bash

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

One-liner examples

bash

# 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