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Apache-2.0 license
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.
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Features
๐ Search for Wikipedia pages
๐ Retrieve page summary, full content, and HTML
๐ Extract links, images, references, and categories
๐ Detect disambiguation options
๐ Check if a page exists
โก Built on FastMCP โ plug into any agent system
๐ 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
๐ Installation (Docker)
๐ณ Docker Setup
Build the container:
docker build -t wikipedia-mcp .
Run the server:
docker run -it --rm wikipedia-mcp
๐ Usage
๐ง Available Tools
Tool Name Description
-------------------- --------------------------------------------------
get_summary Get a summary of a Wikipedia page
get_content Get the full content of a Wikipedia page
get_html Get the rendered HTML of a Wikipedia page
get_images Get a list of image URLs from a Wikipedia page
get_links Get a list of internal links from a Wikipedia page
get_references Get a list of external references from a Wikipedia page
get_categories Get a list of Wikipedia categories
get_url Get the direct Wikipedia URL
get_title Get the canonical title of a Wikipedia page
get_page_id Get the internal Wikipedia page ID
search_pages Search for Wikipedia page titles
check_page_exists Check if a Wikipedia page exists
disambiguation_options Get disambiguation options for ambiguous titles
-------------------- --------------------------------------------------
๐ File Structure
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โโโ wikipedia_mcp_server.py
โโโ requirements.txt
โโโ Dockerfile
โโโ README.md
๐ป VS Code / Claude MCP Integration
Add this to your .vscode/settings.json or Claude configuration to launch this server using MCP:
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For Local Python Execution
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"wikipedia": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "python3",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/wikipedia_mcp_server.py"
]
}
}
}
}
๐ณ For Docker Execution
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"wikipedia": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"--mount",
"type=bind,src=${workspaceFolder},dst=/workspace",
"wikipedia-mcp"
]
}
}
}
}
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