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⁠Wikipedia MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that retrieves information from Wikipedia to provide context to LLMs.

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⁠MCP Info

Attribute	Details
Docker Image	mcp/wikipedia-mcp⁠
Author	Rudra-ravi⁠
Repository	https://github.com/Rudra-ravi/wikipedia-mcp⁠

⁠Image Building Info

Attribute	Details
Dockerfile	https://github.com/Rudra-ravi/wikipedia-mcp/blob/88579193daa42cd9c6d95492448a3b2785d4fbf9/Dockerfile⁠
Commit	`88579193daa42cd9c6d95492448a3b2785d4fbf9`
Docker Image built by	Docker Inc.
Docker Scout Health Score
Verify Signature	`COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/wikipedia-mcp --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub`
Licence	MIT License

⁠Available Tools (22)

Tools provided by this Server	Short Description
`extract_key_facts`	Extract key facts from a Wikipedia article, optionally focused on a topic.
`get_article`	Get the full content of a Wikipedia article.
`get_coordinates`	Get the coordinates of a Wikipedia article.
`get_links`	Get the links contained within a Wikipedia article.
`get_related_topics`	Get topics related to a Wikipedia article based on links and categories.
`get_sections`	Get the sections of a Wikipedia article.
`get_summary`	Get a summary of a Wikipedia article.
`search_wikipedia`	Search Wikipedia for articles matching a query.
`summarize_article_for_query`	Get a summary of a Wikipedia article tailored to a specific query.
`summarize_article_section`	Get a summary of a specific section of a Wikipedia article.
`test_wikipedia_connectivity`	Provide diagnostics for Wikipedia API connectivity.
`wikipedia_extract_key_facts`	Extract key facts from a Wikipedia article, optionally focused on a topic.
`wikipedia_get_article`	Get the full content of a Wikipedia article.
`wikipedia_get_coordinates`	Get the coordinates of a Wikipedia article.
`wikipedia_get_links`	Get the links contained within a Wikipedia article.
`wikipedia_get_related_topics`	Get topics related to a Wikipedia article based on links and categories.
`wikipedia_get_sections`	Get the sections of a Wikipedia article.
`wikipedia_get_summary`	Get a summary of a Wikipedia article.
`wikipedia_search_wikipedia`	Search Wikipedia for articles matching a query.
`wikipedia_summarize_article_for_query`	Get a summary of a Wikipedia article tailored to a specific query.
`wikipedia_summarize_article_section`	Get a summary of a specific section of a Wikipedia article.
`wikipedia_test_wikipedia_connectivity`	Provide diagnostics for Wikipedia API connectivity.

⁠Tools Details

⁠Tool: `extract_key_facts`

Extract key facts from a Wikipedia article, optionally focused on a topic.

Returns a dictionary containing a list of facts.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`
`count`	`integer` optional
`topic_within_article`	`string` optional

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `get_article`

Get the full content of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary containing article details or an error message if retrieval fails.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `get_coordinates`

Get the coordinates of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary containing coordinate information.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `get_links`

Get the links contained within a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of links.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `get_related_topics`

Get topics related to a Wikipedia article based on links and categories.

Returns a list of related topics up to the specified limit.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`
`limit`	`integer` optional

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `get_sections`

Get the sections of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of sections.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `get_summary`

Get a summary of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary with the title and summary string. On error, includes an error message instead of a summary.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `search_wikipedia`

Search Wikipedia for articles matching a query.

Parameters	Type	Description
`query`	`string`	The search term to look up on Wikipedia.
`limit`	`integer` optional	Maximum number of results to return (1-500).

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `summarize_article_for_query`

Get a summary of a Wikipedia article tailored to a specific query.

The summary is a snippet around the query within the article text or summary. The max_length parameter controls the length of the snippet.

Parameters	Type	Description
`query`	`string`
`title`	`string`
`max_length`	`integer` optional

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `summarize_article_section`

Get a summary of a specific section of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary containing the section summary or an error.

Parameters	Type	Description
`section_title`	`string`
`title`	`string`
`max_length`	`integer` optional

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `test_wikipedia_connectivity`

Provide diagnostics for Wikipedia API connectivity.

Returns the base API URL, language, site information, and response time in milliseconds. If connectivity fails, status will be 'failed' with error details.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_extract_key_facts`

Extract key facts from a Wikipedia article, optionally focused on a topic.

Returns a dictionary containing a list of facts.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`
`count`	`integer` optional
`topic_within_article`	`string` optional

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_get_article`

Get the full content of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary containing article details or an error message if retrieval fails.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_get_coordinates`

Get the coordinates of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary containing coordinate information.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_get_links`

Get the links contained within a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of links.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_get_related_topics`

Get topics related to a Wikipedia article based on links and categories.

Returns a list of related topics up to the specified limit.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`
`limit`	`integer` optional

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_get_sections`

Get the sections of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of sections.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_get_summary`

Get a summary of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary with the title and summary string. On error, includes an error message instead of a summary.

Parameters	Type	Description
`title`	`string`

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_search_wikipedia`

Search Wikipedia for articles matching a query.

Parameters	Type	Description
`query`	`string`	The search term to look up on Wikipedia.
`limit`	`integer` optional	Maximum number of results to return (1-500).

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_summarize_article_for_query`

Get a summary of a Wikipedia article tailored to a specific query.

The summary is a snippet around the query within the article text or summary. The max_length parameter controls the length of the snippet.

Parameters	Type	Description
`query`	`string`
`title`	`string`
`max_length`	`integer` optional

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_summarize_article_section`

Get a summary of a specific section of a Wikipedia article.

Returns a dictionary containing the section summary or an error.

Parameters	Type	Description
`section_title`	`string`
`title`	`string`
`max_length`	`integer` optional

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

⁠Tool: `wikipedia_test_wikipedia_connectivity`

Provide diagnostics for Wikipedia API connectivity.

Returns the base API URL, language, site information, and response time in milliseconds. If connectivity fails, status will be 'failed' with error details.

⁠Use this MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikipedia-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/wikipedia-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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