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Wikipedia MCP Server

Wikipedia MCP Server

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github.com/timjuenemannSearch15Updated 80w ago
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About Wikipedia MCP Server

Wikipedia MCP Server is a TypeScript MCP server for language models and AI assistants that need to search Wikipedia and retrieve article text. It converts article content to Markdown for structured access.

Key features

  1. 01Search Wikipedia articles
  2. 02Retrieve full articles by title or page ID
  3. 03Convert article content to Markdown

Use cases

  1. 01Find Wikipedia pages matching a query
  2. 02Retrieve an article for an AI assistant
  3. 03Read article content in Markdown

MCP support

It exposes Wikipedia search and article retrieval to MCP clients as structured capabilities.

#agent#typescript#wikipedia#mcp#llm

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikipedia-mcp-timjuenemann": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wikipedia-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y wikipedia-mcp

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npmwikipedia-mcp

Tools

2

Saved tool list · updated 3w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
querystringYesThe search term for Wikipedia

Details

From the project README

Wikipedia MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for searching and retrieving Wikipedia articles.

Overview

This MCP server enables language models to search Wikipedia and retrieve article content programmatically using the Model Context Protocol. It provides a structured interface for AI assistants to access Wikipedia knowledge.

Features

  • Search Wikipedia: Find articles matching specific search terms
  • Read Full Articles: Retrieve complete Wikipedia articles by title or page ID
  • Markdown Conversion: All article content is automatically converted from HTML

Add it to your MCP Client

Start it via this CLI command:

npx wikipedia-mcp

Most AI tools support a JSON-based configuration for MCP servers looking like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Wikipedia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "wikipedia-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Comments

Markdown supported

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