Wikipedia MCP Server
Provides tools for searching and retrieving Wikipedia content, including summaries, full text, HTML, images, links, references, categories, and disambiguation options.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Wikipedia MCP ServerGet the summary of the Eiffel Tower"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Wikipedia MCP Server
This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes structured access to Wikipedia content. It uses the FastMCP framework to define tools for use in AI workflows, agents, or developer environments like Claude and VS Code.
✅ Features
🔍 Search for Wikipedia pages
📄 Retrieve page summary, full content, and HTML
🔗 Extract links, images, references, and categories
📌 Detect disambiguation options
📌 Check if a page exists
⚡ Built on FastMCP — plug into any agent system
Related MCP server: Wikipedia MCP Server
🛠 Installation (Local)
git clone https://github.com/yourname/wikipedia-mcp-server.git
cd wikipedia-mcp-server
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python wikipedia_mcp_server.py🛠 Installation (Docker)
🐳 Docker Setup
Build the container:
docker build -t wikipedia-mcp .Run the server:
docker run -it --rm wikipedia-mcp🛠 Usage
🧠 Available Tools
Tool Name | Description |
-------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Get a summary of a Wikipedia page |
| Get the full content of a Wikipedia page |
| Get the rendered HTML of a Wikipedia page |
| Get a list of image URLs from a Wikipedia page |
| Get a list of internal links from a Wikipedia page |
| Get a list of external references from a Wikipedia page |
| Get a list of Wikipedia categories |
| Get the direct Wikipedia URL |
| Get the canonical title of a Wikipedia page |
| Get the internal Wikipedia page ID |
| Search for Wikipedia page titles |
| Check if a Wikipedia page exists |
| Get disambiguation options for ambiguous titles |
-------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
📁 File Structure
.
├── wikipedia_mcp_server.py
├── requirements.txt
├── Dockerfile
├── README.md
💻 VS Code / Claude MCP Integration
Add this to your .vscode/settings.json or Claude configuration to launch this server using MCP:
✅ For Local Python Execution
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"wikipedia": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "python3",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/wikipedia_mcp_server.py"
]
}
}
}
}🐳 For Docker Execution
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"wikipedia": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"--mount",
"type=bind,src=${workspaceFolder},dst=/workspace",
"wikipedia-mcp"
]
}
}
}
}This server cannot be installed
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