Wikipedia MCP Server
Researchstdiov1.0.0
MCP server that provides access to Wikipedia content. Lets AI agents search articles, fetch full or summarized page content, and resolve references, giving models reliable, citable background knowledge for research and question answering.
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Add this configuration to .claude/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"wikipedia-mcp"
]
}
}
}Tools (2)
search_wikipedia
Search Wikipedia for articles matching a query and return titles and snippets.
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of results"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search query"
}
}
}get_article
Retrieve the full or summarized content of a Wikipedia article by title.
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"title"
],
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Article title"
},
"summary_only": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Return only the lead summary when true"
}
}
}Resources
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Prompts
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Server Information
- License
- MIT
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Stars
- 431
- Last Updated
- July 9, 2026