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ApiNinjasTriviaSkill

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Fetch trivia questions from the API Ninjas service with optional category filtering.

Class: ApiNinjasTriviaSkill

Tools: Configurable via tool_name (default get_trivia)

Env vars: API_NINJAS_KEY

Multi-instance: Yes — each instance must use a distinct tool_name.

tool_name
stringDefaults to get_trivia

Custom name for the SWAIG trivia tool. Set a distinct value per instance when registering multiple ApiNinjasTriviaSkill instances on the same agent.

api_key
stringRequired

API Ninjas API key. Falls back to the API_NINJAS_KEY environment variable.

categories
string[]

Subset of trivia categories to enable. Defaults to all 14 supported categories. Values outside the allowed set are filtered out. Available categories: artliterature, language, sciencenature, general, fooddrink, peopleplaces, geography, historyholidays, entertainment, toysgames, music, mathematics, religionmythology, sportsleisure.

default_category
string

Default trivia category if none is specified by the user. Must be one of the enabled categories.

reveal_answer
booleanDefaults to false

Whether to include the answer in the response. When false, the AI receives the answer privately so it can quiz the user.

1import { AgentBase, ApiNinjasTriviaSkill } from '@signalwire/sdk';
2
3const agent = new AgentBase({ name: 'assistant', route: '/assistant' });
4agent.setPromptText('You are a helpful assistant.');
5
6await agent.addSkill(new ApiNinjasTriviaSkill({
7  default_category: 'sciencenature',
8  reveal_answer: false,
9}));
10
11agent.run();