wikipedia-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIKIPEDIA_ACCESS_TOKEN | No | Optional Wikipedia access token to avoid rate limiting (403 errors). Can also be set via --access-token. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_wikipediaA | Search Wikipedia for articles matching a query. |
| wikipedia_search_wikipediaB | Search Wikipedia for articles matching a query. |
| test_wikipedia_connectivityA | 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. |
| wikipedia_test_wikipedia_connectivityA | 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. |
| get_articleA | Get the full content of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary containing article details or an error message if retrieval fails. |
| wikipedia_get_articleA | Get the full content of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary containing article details or an error message if retrieval fails. |
| get_summaryA | 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. |
| wikipedia_get_summaryA | 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. |
| summarize_article_for_queryA | 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. |
| wikipedia_summarize_article_for_queryA | 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. |
| summarize_article_sectionB | Get a summary of a specific section of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary containing the section summary or an error. |
| wikipedia_summarize_article_sectionB | Get a summary of a specific section of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary containing the section summary or an error. |
| extract_key_factsA | Extract key facts from a Wikipedia article, optionally focused on a topic. Returns a dictionary containing a list of facts. |
| wikipedia_extract_key_factsA | Extract key facts from a Wikipedia article, optionally focused on a topic. Returns a dictionary containing a list of facts. |
| get_related_topicsA | Get topics related to a Wikipedia article based on links and categories. Returns a list of related topics up to the specified limit. |
| wikipedia_get_related_topicsA | Get topics related to a Wikipedia article based on links and categories. Returns a list of related topics up to the specified limit. |
| get_sectionsA | Get the sections of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of sections. |
| wikipedia_get_sectionsB | Get the sections of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of sections. |
| get_linksA | Get the links contained within a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of links. |
| wikipedia_get_linksA | Get the links contained within a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of links. |
| get_coordinatesA | Get the coordinates of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary containing coordinate information. |
| wikipedia_get_coordinatesA | Get the coordinates of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary containing coordinate information. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 22 tools
Every tool has a duplicate with the 'wikipedia_' prefix, making it impossible to tell them apart. The descriptions are identical, so agents cannot distinguish between e.g. get_sections and wikipedia_get_sections, leading to high misselection risk.
The original tools use a consistent verb_noun pattern (e.g., get_article, search_wikipedia), but the addition of 'wikipedia_' prefixed duplicates mixes conventions and creates redundant, awkward names like wikipedia_search_wikipedia. This inconsistency makes the API feel disorganized.
At 22 tools, the server is heavily over-inflated; each of the 11 unique operations is exposed twice. This doubles the cognitive load and suggests poor API design, even though the underlying feature count is reasonable.
For a read-only Wikipedia API, the unique tools cover the core operations well: search, retrieval, summaries, sections, links, coordinates, and related topics. Minor advanced features like page categories or edit history are missing, but the surface is largely complete for typical use.