About Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an MCP server that lets MCP clients access Wikipedia pages. The README provides a configuration example but describes no further capabilities.
Key features
- 01Access Wikipedia pages
Use cases
- 01Read Wikipedia pages through an MCP client
MCP support
As an MCP server, it gives clients access to Wikipedia pages.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEmcp-wikipedia
MCP server to give client the ability to access Wikipedia pages
Usage
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"%USERPROFILE%/Documents/GitHub/mcp-wikipedia",
"run",
"python",
"main.py"
]
}
}
}
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