WhyIsMy.org

WhyIsMy.org

Sourced, plain-English answers to everyday "why is my…" questions — across health, pets, home, plumbing, tech, cars and personal finance. 1,185 articles, each citing its sources. **Tools** - `search_articles` — find articles answering a "why is my…" question. Optional `query`, `topic`, `limit`. - `get_article` — the direct answer, the causes covered, and the FAQ for one article. Optional `slug` or `query`. - `list_topics` — the subject areas covered, with article counts, for use as the `topic` argument. Every tool is read-only and takes **no required arguments** — an unknown slug falls back to the closest match rather than erroring. The endpoint also answers plain `GET`, so `https://whyismy.org/mcp?tool=search_articles&query=phone+on+sos` works without a JSON-RPC client. Results are deliberately partial summaries: they give the direct answer and what the article covers, and link to the page for the full step-by-step fix and the cited sources. Includes an MCP App answer card with a