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io.github.cyanheads/wikipedia-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/wikipedia-mcp-server

Search Wikipedia, read summaries and full text, target sections, find nearby pages, list languages.

Uptime
100.0%
1 direct probes · 30d
Response
762ms
last probe
Tools
6
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://wikipedia.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Tools · 6

wikipedia_search_articles

Search Wikipedia articles by full-text query. Returns ranked results with plain-text titles, snippets (HTML stripped), page IDs, and word counts. Best when the exact article title is unknown or when m…

wikipedia_get_summary

Fetch the short article summary that answers "what is X?". The extract is a truncated fragment from the start of the lead section — usually a sentence or two, and as little as a tenth of the lead — al…

wikipedia_get_article

Fetch article content as clean plain text. Without section_index: returns the full article with == Section == markers preserved for structure — or, when the article exceeds the size budget, a compact …

wikipedia_get_sections

Fetch the table of contents for a Wikipedia article. Returns section titles, heading levels, section numbering (e.g. "2.1"), and section_index values. The first entry is the lead section, index 0, tit…

wikipedia_search_nearby

Find Wikipedia articles about places near a geographic coordinate. Returns articles sorted by distance from the query point, with titles, page IDs, coordinates, and distance in meters. Useful for "wha…

wikipedia_get_languages

List the language editions available for a Wikipedia article. Returns language codes, article titles in each language, and full URLs. Useful for cross-language research and for discovering the correct…

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.cyanheads/wikipedia-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://wikipedia.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}