Wikipedia MCP Server

Researchstdiov1.0.0
Repository

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.

Connect

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

Author
Wikipedia MCP Community (@rudra-ravi)
Repository
https://github.com/rudra-ravi/wikipedia-mcp
License
MIT
Version
1.0.0
Stars
431
Last Updated
July 9, 2026