Quotable

What Quotable MCP server does

The Quotable MCP server gives an AI client access to quote data through four dedicated tools. It can return a random quote, search by words or phrases, retrieve author information, and list the available tags. Quote results include the text, author, and topic tags where applicable.

Use random_quote when the agent needs an example quote or wants to filter random results by a topic such as Wisdom or Motivational. The tool also accepts an author slug. search_quotes is intended for finding quotes related to a keyword or phrase and returns matching quotes with author names and tags.

get_authors accepts an author slug such as albert-einstein and returns a biography, description, and total quote count. Without a slug, it returns a page from the author list. Because that upstream list is unordered and cannot be searched, passing a known slug is the more reliable approach. list_tags returns the fixed tag collection sorted by popularity.

How it works

The Quotable MCP server is available in two forms. The hosted option uses https://gateway.pipeworx.io/quotable/mcp as a streamable MCP endpoint. A scoped hosted connection lists the four quote tools along with shared Pipeworx meta-tools. Those shared tools can route broader requests through the gateway, so the tool list may be larger than the quote-specific list.

The local option runs the package through standard input and output. It handles MCP initialization, tool discovery, and tool calls for the Quotable tools only. Both forms use the same underlying source and do not require a Pipeworx account for local execution. The repository also documents direct HTTP access to hosted tools, including a POST request for quotable_random_quote.

Setup and configuration

For a hosted connection, add the MCP endpoint to the client configuration:

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

For local stdio execution, use the package through npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quotable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-quotable"]
    }
  }
}

The package can also be started directly with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-quotable to verify that it launches. No environment variables or credentials are documented as required.

Tools and capabilities

The four pack-specific tools are:

• random_quote: Returns a random quote, optionally constrained by a tag or author slug.
• search_quotes: Finds quotes using a keyword or phrase.
• get_authors: Retrieves details for a specific author or a page of authors.
• list_tags: Lists supported tags in popularity order.

The Quotable MCP server is a fit for agents that need quote lookup rather than general web search or a mutable content store. Call list_tags before applying a topic filter when the exact supported tag name is unknown.

Limitations and notes

Tags come from a fixed upstream list, so arbitrary tag values may not work. The unfiltered author response is paginated or page-based and unordered; it is not a searchable author directory. Hosted pack endpoints include shared gateway tools that increase the visible tool count. Use the local package when the client should expose only the quote-related tools, or use the full gateway when direct access to all catalog packs is preferred.