Wikipedia MCP

🚀 Wikipedia MCP Server

This is a Wikipedia MCP server designed to provide context information for Large Language Models (LLMs). Through this server, AI systems like Claude that support MCP can directly access Wikipedia data.

🚀 Quick Start

✨ Features

• Search Wikipedia: Find relevant articles by keywords.
• Get Full Text: Retrieve the complete content of a specific article.
• Generate Summaries: Quickly obtain the core information of an article.
• Analyze Paragraphs: Extract various sections of an article.
• Find Links: Discover related topics mentioned in an article.

📦 Installation

Usage

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/rudra-ravi/wikipedia-mcp.git
   cd wikipedia-mcp
   

2. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   pip install -e .
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Start the server

   wikipedia-mcp
   

💻 Usage Examples

After starting the server, you can use the following prompts:

• "Tell me about quantum computing on Wikipedia."
• "Summarize the history of artificial intelligence (based on Wikipedia)."
• "What does Wikipedia say about climate change?"
• "Find Wikipedia articles related to machine learning."
• "Get the Wikipedia content of the introduction section of neural networks."

📚 Documentation

Configuration Instructions

Add the following content to the configuration file claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "tools": [
    {
      "command": "/path/to/wikipedia-mcp",
      "name": "wikipedia"
    }
  ]
}

MCP Resources

Similar to HTTP endpoints, MCP also provides the following resources:

• search/{query}: Search Wikipedia by keywords.
• article/{title}: Get the full text of a specified article.
• summary/{title}: Generate a summary of an article.
• sections/{title}: Extract article sections.
• links/{title}: Find related links.

Development Guide

Local Development Environment Setup

git clone https://github.com/rudra-ravi/wikipedia-mcp.git
cd wikipedia-mcp
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .
pip install -r requirements.txt
wikipedia-mcp

Project Structure

• wikipedia_mcp/: Main program package
  • __main__.py: Program entry point
  • server.py: MCP server implementation
  • wikipedia_client.py: Wikipedia API client
  • api/: API implementation module
  • core/: Core function module
  • utils/: Utility function module

Frequently Asked Questions

• Connection Error: Please check if the command in the configuration file is correct.
• Article Not Found: Confirm that the article title is spelled correctly.
• Rate Limit: The Wikipedia API has rate limits. Please add request intervals.
• Large Articles: Some large articles may exceed the token limit.

Understanding the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

MCP is not a traditional HTTP protocol but a protocol specifically designed for the interaction between AI models and external tools. Its features include:

• Communicates using standard input/output (stdio) or Server-Sent Events (SSE).
• A professional protocol designed for AI models.
• Provides a standardized format for tools, resources, and prompts.
• Directly integrated into Claude and other AI systems that support MCP.

📄 License

No license information provided in the original document.

Author Information

• Personal Website: ravikumar-dev.me
• Blog: Medium
• LinkedIn: in/ravi-kumar-e
• Twitter: @Ravikumar_d3v