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Add it to Claude Code
claude mcp add wikipedia-mcp -- uvx wikipedia-mcp-server@latest2
Make your agent remember this setup
wikipedia-mcp's config, env vars, and the gotchas you hit — recalled in every future Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex session.
npx conare@latestFree · one command · indexes the sessions already on disk. Set up in the browser instead →
What it does
- Search Wikipedia for specific keywords
- Fetch full page content using Wikipedia page IDs
- Support for multiple languages
- Compatible with standard MCP clients
Tools 2
searchSearch for a keyword on Wikipedia.fetchFetch Wikipedia page content by ID.Try it
→Search for 'Model Context Protocol' on Wikipedia in English.
→Find the Wikipedia page ID for 'Artificial Intelligence' and fetch its content.
→Search for 'Quantum Computing' in German and summarize the key points.
→Fetch the Wikipedia article for 'Claude (software)' to get the latest details.
Original README from progamesigner/wikipedia-mcp
Wikipedia MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server that provides capabilities to query Wikipedia. This server enables LLMs to get information from Wikipedia.
Available Tools
search- Searchkeywordon Wikipedia.- Required arguments:
keyword(string): The search keywordlanguage(string): The language
- Required arguments:
fetch- Fetch Wikipedia page content.- Required arguments:
id(integer): The pade IDlanguage(string): The language
- Required arguments:
Installation
Using uv (recommended)
When using `uv` no specific installation is needed. We will use `uvx` to directly run wikipedia-mcp.
Using PIP
Alternatively you can install wikipedia-mcp via pip:
pip install wikipedia-mcp-server
After installation, you can run it as a script using:
python -m wikipedia_mcp
Configurations
Using uvx
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"wikipedia-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}
Using docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/progamesigner/wikipedia-mcp:latest"
]
}
}
}
Using pip installation
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"wikipedia_mcp"
]
}
}
}
Build
Docker build:
docker build -t wikipedia-mcp .