Onthisday vs Quotable
A side-by-side look at the Onthisday and Quotable MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Onthisday for art & culture work as a local process; choose Quotable for art & culture as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Onthisday when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Art & Culture domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
get_events, get_births, get_deaths.
Choose Quotable when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Art & Culture domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
random_quote, search_quotes, get_authors.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Art & Culture | Art & Culture |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Onthisday | View Quotable |
Tools & capabilities
Onthisday tools 3
get_eventsSearch historical events on a specific date. Provide month (1-12) and day (1-31). Returns event descriptions, years, and details.get_birthsFind notable people born on a specific date. Provide month (1-12) and day (1-31). Returns names, birth years, and biographical details.get_deathsFind notable people who died on a specific date. Provide month (1-12) and day (1-31). Returns names, death years, and biographical detail.
Quotable tools 4
random_quoteGet a random quote, optionally filtered by tag (e.g., "Wisdom", "Motivational") or author slug. Returns quote text, author, and tags. Tags come from a fixed list — call list_tags to see it.search_quotesSearch quotes by keyword or phrase. Returns matching quotes with author names and topic tags.get_authorsLook up an author by slug (e.g., "albert-einstein"). Returns bio, description, and total quote count. Without a slug, returns a page of the author list — the upstream list is unordered and cannot be searched, so prefer passing a slug.list_tagsBrowse all available quote tags sorted by popularity. Use returned tags with random_quote to filter by topic.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Onthisday
{
"mcpServers": {
"onthisday": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-onthisday"
]
}
}
}
Quotable
{
"mcpServers": {
"quotable": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-quotable"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Onthisday is categorized under Art & Culture and uses a local stdio subprocess. Quotable belongs to Art & Culture and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Onthisday for art & culture work and Quotable for art & culture.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Onthisday has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Quotable has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add onthisday and quotable as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Onthisday has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Quotable has 49/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.