wikipedia-mcp
The Wikipedia MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server designed to provide AI models with access to real-time Wikipedia information. It enhances AI responses by grounding them in reliable, factual Wikipedia sources through a standardized interface.
Wikipedia MCP Server
The Wikipedia MCP server provides real-time access to Wikipedia information through a standardized Model Context Protocol interface. It enables AI assistants, specifically Large Language Models (LLMs), to retrieve accurate and up-to-date information directly from Wikipedia to enhance their responses.
Features
- Search Wikipedia for articles
- Retrieve full article content
- Get concise article summaries
- Extract specific article sections
- Discover links within articles to related topics
- Multi-language support
Usage
The server can be installed via Smithery or pipx, and it is compatible with Claude Desktop. It provides various MCP tools such as searching Wikipedia, retrieving article content, getting summaries, sections, and related topics.
Installation
Methods include using Smithery, pipx, a virtual environment, or from source to install the server.