wikipedia-mcp MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides capabilities to query Wikipedia. This server enables LLMs to get information from Wikipedia.

Local serverstdio

What is the wikipedia-mcp Server?

wikipedia-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the progamesigner/wikipedia-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol server that provides capabilities to query Wikipedia. This server enables LLMs to get information from Wikipedia”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uvx. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
searchSearch keyword on Wikipedia.
fetchFetch Wikipedia page content.

How to install the wikipedia-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikipedia-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wikipedia-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.