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wikipedia

Skill by microclaw · updated · ★ 747

Score 76

Look up a quick factual summary of a topic, person, place, or thing from Wikipedia via its public REST API (no API key). Use when users want a concise overview, 'who/what is X', background, or a definition-level explanation of a named entity. Triggers on mentions of who is, what is, tell me about, overview of, background on, wikipedia, 是谁, 是什么, 介绍一下, 简介, 维基. wikipedia is published by microclaw on GitHub.

Works withClaude CodeClaude apps Antigravity CLI
Maintenance

Last commit 2 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, installs from GitHub, 747 stars, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install wikipedia

Built from the published package, never by AI
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microclaw/microclaw /tmp/microclaw && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/microclaw/crates/microclaw-engine/skills/built-in/wikipedia ~/.claude/skills/wikipedia

Run in your terminal. Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills automatically.

Step-by-step: install wikipedia in Claude Code

Skills can run scripts on your machine. Some need an API key: check the README.

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wikipedia: common questions

How do I install wikipedia?

Run the command above to copy the skill into ~/.claude/skills/. Claude Code picks it up automatically.

Is wikipedia free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is wikipedia safe to use?

It scores 76 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality A. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to wikipedia?

Similar skills: telecrawl, discussion, memory-policy, session-search.