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Wikipedia MCP servers and skills
There are 27 ways to connect Wikipedia to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants: 21 MCP servers and 6 skills. The most used is Opentabs Plugin Wikipedia (989 GitHub stars).
Best Wikipedia MCP servers, compared →Most used
OpenTabs plugin for Wikipedia
Search Wikipedia, read summaries and full text, target sections, find nearby pages, list languages.
Search and fetch Wikidata entities, execute SPARQL queries, and resolve external identifiers.
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 MCP — wraps Wikipedia REST API (free, no auth)
Wikidata MCP — wraps Wikidata API (wikidata.org/w/api.php)
MCP servers (21)
- 1Opentabs Plugin Wikipedia opentabs-dev · Search and webOpenTabs plugin for Wikipedia84
- 2wikipedia-mcp-server cyanheads · Search and webSearch Wikipedia, read summaries and full text, target sections, find nearby pages, list languages.79
- 3wikidata-mcp-server cyanheads · Search and webSearch and fetch Wikidata entities, execute SPARQL queries, and resolve external identifiers.78
- 4MCP Wikipedia pipeworx-io · Search and webWikipedia MCP — wraps Wikipedia REST API (free, no auth)61
- 5MCP Wikidata pipeworx-ioWikidata MCP — wraps Wikidata API (wikidata.org/w/api.php)61
- 6MCP Wikidata Sparql pipeworx-ioWikidata SPARQL MCP — Wikidata Query Service58
- 7MCP Server Wikipedia surendranb · Search and webProgressive-retrieval MCP server for Wikipedia58
- 8Wikipedia MCP timjuenemann · Search and webMCP server for Wikipedia48
- 9Wikipedia MCP Server hatsu38 · Search and webWikipedia MCP Server41
- 10Wikidata Sparql pipeworx-ioWikidata SPARQL MCP — Wikidata Query Service37
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- 11Wikipedia MCP Server scotthelm · Search and webMCP server for Wikipedia API interactions34
- 12Wikipedia Trends API trendsapi-ai · Search and webWikipedia page view trends for any topic over time. Free key at trendsapi.ai30
- 13Wikipedia Trends MCP trendsmcp-ai · Search and webWikipedia page views over time, with growth for any article topic. Free key at trendsmcp.ai30
- 14Wikidata pipeworx-ioWikidata MCP — wraps Wikidata API (wikidata.org/w/api.php)28
- 15Wikipedia pipeworx-io · Search and webWikipedia MCP — wraps Wikipedia REST API (free, no auth)28
- 16wikidata-mcp mrfentmen · Search and webWikidata entity search, lookup, and bounded SPARQL.25
- 17Wikidata Q-id shape, value discarded sadri-dridiWikidata Q-id shape, value discarded25
- 18Wikipedia Recent Changes guptaprakhariitr · Search and webLive Wikipedia edit feed, page summaries, trending pages, and Wikidata search.21
- 19Wikidata + Google Knowledge Graph MCP dondego · Knowledge and memoryRead-only Wikidata tools and identity evidence. Local optional Google KG; bounded public remote.16
- 20wikipedia-mcp mrfentmen · Search and webSearch Wikipedia, fetch article summaries, and get random articles from the Wikimedia REST API....12
- 21wikipedia-pageviews-mcp mrfentmen · Data and analyticsWikipedia page view statistics. No key required.10
Skills (6)
- 1wikipedia microclaw · Search and webLook 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.76
- 2query-wikipedia AAAelina · Search and webFuzzy-search Wikipedia for a topic and return the introduction plus infobox extract. Requires internet.59
- 3Wikipedia Article Editor (Neutral Point of View) THUIR · Search and webRewrites and improves text to ensure a neutral point of view and encyclopedic tone suitable for Wikipedia articles.45
- 4llm-wikipedia-rag-retrieval wenmin-wu · Search and webDense retrieval over a FAISS-indexed Wikipedia corpus to provide grounding context for LLM question answering.44
- 5fetch-wikipedia-article jkronegg · Search and webTélécharge un article Wikipedia et l'exporte en Markdown.27
- 6query-wikipedia frankqwang · Search and webQuery summary from Wikipedia for a given topic.20
Questions
Is there an official Wikipedia MCP server?
Check the publisher on each listing: servers published by Wikipedia itself are the official ones. The most used Wikipedia server here is Opentabs Plugin Wikipedia by opentabs-dev.
How do I connect Wikipedia to Claude?
Pick a server below, open its page and copy the install command for Claude Code, or the config block for Claude Desktop. Most Wikipedia servers need an API key or token from your Wikipedia account.