Wikipedia
Searches Wikipedia and retrieves full articles in clean Markdown format, giving AI assistants access to accurate encyclopedia information without hallucination.
Provides a structured interface for searching and retrieving Wikipedia articles in clean Markdown format, enabling access to up-to-date encyclopedia information without hallucinating facts.
What it does
- Search Wikipedia articles by keywords
- Retrieve complete Wikipedia articles by title or page ID
- Convert Wikipedia content to clean Markdown format
- Access up-to-date encyclopedia information
Best for
About Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a community-built MCP server published by timjuenemann that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Use Wikipedia Search for accurate, up-to-date info. Lookup Wikipedia articles easily with a structured interface and no hallucinated facts. It is categorized under search web. This server exposes 2 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
How to install
You can install Wikipedia in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.
License
Wikipedia is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Tools (2)
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"]
}
}
}
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