Wikipedia MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
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
There are duplicate tools with and without the 'wikipedia_' prefix, causing confusion. Additionally, some tools like get_summary and summarize_article_for_query have overlapping purposes.
Two naming conventions are used inconsistently (with and without 'wikipedia_' prefix). While individual verbs like 'get' and 'search' are clear, the duplication breaks consistency.
22 tools is slightly high but reasonable for a Wikipedia domain. However, half are duplicates, so the effective count is 11, which is well-scoped.
The tool set covers search, article retrieval, summaries, sections, links, coordinates, key facts, and related topics. Missing minor features like history or images but adequate for core Wikipedia access.