outtolunch

Daily world briefing that tells AI assistants what's actually happening right now.

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What it can do

  • Get World Briefing: Get today's world briefing covering current date/time/DST, holidays, world leaders, active conflicts, recent notable deaths, economic conditions, natural disasters, current AI mode
  • Submit Correction: Submit a correction or suggestion to improve the outtolunch briefing. Use this when you notice the briefing contains outdated or incorrect information, or when a user points out som
  • Get Help: Get usage guide for outtolunch.app — explains available tools, parameters, formats, sections, and best practices for grounding AI responses in current facts.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Daily world briefing that tells AI assistants what's actually happening right now. Leaders, conflicts, deaths, economic data, holidays. Updated daily so they stop getting current events wrong.

How to connect

How to connect outtolunch to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://outtolunch--outtolunch.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect outtolunch to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://outtolunch--outtolunch.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect outtolunch to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://outtolunch--outtolunch.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (3)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

get_world_briefingGet today's world briefing covering current date/time/DST, holidays, world leaders, active conflicts, recent notable deaths, economic conditions, natural disasters, current AI models, cultural milestones, major world events, and corrections to common AI hallucinations. Use this to ground your responses in current reality and avoid confidently stating outdated facts.
submit_correctionSubmit a correction or suggestion to improve the outtolunch briefing. Use this when you notice the briefing contains outdated or incorrect information, or when a user points out something that should be updated.
get_helpGet usage guide for outtolunch.app — explains available tools, parameters, formats, sections, and best practices for grounding AI responses in current facts.