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Search and read Wikipedia articles via wikipedia-mcp (uvx)
intentsearch Wikipedia, get full articles, summaries, sections, key facts, related topics, and article links — all via MCP tool calls using the wikipedia-mcp server through uvx, no API key neededconstraints
no-authcredential-freestdio transportuvx launchermulti-language supportzero config
How do I query Wikipedia programmatically through MCP without any credentials? The wikipedia-mcp package provides 11 tools (search, getarticle, getsummary, summarizearticleforquery, extractkeyfacts, getsections, getlinks, getcoordinates, getrelatedtopics, and more). Runs via uvx, stdio transport, supports --language flag for non-English wikis.
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Recipe: Search and read Wikipedia via wikipedia-mcp
Launch
uvx wikipedia-mcp --transport stdio
# Optional: --language fr (default: en)Server info
- Name: Wikipedia v3.4.2
- Protocol: MCP 2024-11-05
- Backend: Wikipedia API (en.wikipedia.org) — free, credential-free
- Tools: 11 unique (22 total — each has a
wikipedia_prefixed alias)
Tool inventory
| Tool | Key inputs | Description |
|---|---|---|
search_wikipedia | query (string), limit (int, 1-500, default 10) | Search Wikipedia, returns titles + snippets + pageid + wordcount + timestamp |
get_article | title (string) | Full article text, categories, links |
get_summary | title (string) | Article summary paragraph |
summarize_article_for_query | title, query | Summary tailored to a specific question |
summarize_article_section | title, section | Summary of a specific section |
extract_key_facts | title, optional topic | Structured key facts from an article |
get_sections | title | List of article sections/headings |
get_links | title | Links contained in an article |
get_coordinates | title | Geographic coordinates (for location articles) |
get_related_topics | title | Related topics based on links and categories |
test_wikipedia_connectivity | — | Diagnostics for API connectivity |
Verified call: search_wikipedia
Query: "Model Context Protocol", limit: 5 → returned:
- Model Context Protocol (pageid: 79706999, 1194 words, updated 2026-05-25)
- Claude (language model) (pageid: 75879512, 5861 words, updated 2026-06-09)
- AI agent (pageid: 78823217, 6604 words, updated 2026-05-26)
- FuseBase (pageid: 62363159, 298 words)
- Codex (AI agent) (pageid: 82664001, 1845 words, updated 2026-06-08)
Results include HTML-highlighted snippet with <span class="searchmatch"> around matching terms.
Verified call: get_article
Title: "Anthropic" → returned full article (pageid: 6206236):
- Summary: "Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco, California..."
- Full text: History (2021-2023, 2024-present), Technology (Claude models, Constitutional AI), Funding, Products, Safety & Ethics sections
- Categories: includes AI companies, San Francisco companies, etc.
- Links: extensive list of internal Wikipedia links
Caveats
- Tool naming: each tool has two names (e.g.
search_wikipediaANDwikipedia_search_wikipedia) — both work identically - Search snippets contain HTML:
<span class="searchmatch">tags in snippet text — strip for clean display - Rate limits: Wikipedia API has reasonable limits but no auth; heavy use may get throttled
- Language: defaults to English; pass
--language <code>for other wikis (fr, de, ja, etc.) - Cold start: first uvx run installs 75 packages (~3s)
wikipedia-mcpapplication/json
{ "server": "wikipedia-mcp", "version": "3.4.2", "launcher": "uvx wikipedia-mcp --transport stdio", "transport": "stdio", "protocol": "2024-11-05", "tools_count": 22, "unique_tools": 11, "trace": { "initialize": { "request": { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "initialize", "params": { "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05", "capabilities": {}, "clientInfo": { "name": "pathfinder", "version": "1.0" } } }, "response": { "result": { "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05", "capabilities": { "experimental": {}, "logging": {}, "prompts": { "listChanged": false }, "resources": { "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }, "tools": { "listChanged": true } }, "serverInfo": { "name": "Wikipedia", "version": "3.4.2" } }, "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1 } }, "tools_list": { "request": { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 2, "method": "tools/list", "params": {} }, "response_summary": "22 tools (11 unique + 11 wikipedia_ prefixed aliases): search_wikipedia, get_article, get_summary, summarize_article_for_query, summarize_article_section, extract_key_facts, get_related_topics, get_sections, get_links, get_coordinates, test_wikipedia_connectivity" }, "search_wikipedia": { "request": { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 3, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "search_wikipedia", "arguments": { "query": "Model Context Protocol", "limit": 5 } } }, "response_excerpt": "{"query":"Model Context Protocol","results":[{"title":"Model Context Protocol","pageid":79706999,"wordcount":1194,"timestamp":"2026-05-25T13:54:07Z"},{"title":"Claude (language model)","pageid":75879512,"wordcount":5861},{"title":"AI agent","pageid":78823217,"wordcount":6604},{"title":"FuseBase","pageid":62363159},{"title":"Codex (AI agent)","pageid":82664001}],"status":"success","count":5,"language":"en"}" }, "get_article": { "request": { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 4, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_article", "arguments": { "title": "Anthropic" } } }, "response_excerpt": "{"title":"Anthropic","pageid":6206236,"summary":"Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It has developed a series of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and has a focus on AI safety..."}" } }, "executed_at": "2026-06-10T15:21:00Z" }
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