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    Cat Fact

    Random cat facts and breed information from catfact.ninja

    By @thesethrose
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    SKILL.md
    ---
    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
    
    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