get_sections
Retrieve the section structure of a Wikipedia article to quickly navigate content and understand its organization.
Instructions
Get the sections of a Wikipedia article.
Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of sections.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | Yes |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- wikipedia_mcp/server.py:225-234 (registration)Registration and thin handler for the 'get_sections' MCP tool using @server.tool() decorator. Delegates core logic to wikipedia_client.get_sections.
@server.tool() def get_sections(title: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Get the sections of a Wikipedia article. Returns a dictionary with the article title and list of sections. """ logger.info(f"Tool: Getting sections for: {title}") sections = wikipedia_client.get_sections(title) return {"title": title, "sections": sections} - Primary handler logic for retrieving Wikipedia article sections using wikipedia-api library. Fetches page.sections and processes with _extract_sections helper.
def get_sections(self, title: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]: """ Get the sections of a Wikipedia article. Args: title: The title of the Wikipedia article. Returns: A list of sections. """ try: page = self.wiki.page(title) if not page.exists(): return [] return self._extract_sections(page.sections) except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error getting Wikipedia sections: {e}") return [] - Recursive helper function to extract hierarchical section structure from Wikipedia page.sections, including title, level, text, and subsections.
def _extract_sections(self, sections, level=0) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]: """ Extract sections recursively. Args: sections: The sections to extract. level: The current section level. Returns: A list of sections. """ result = [] for section in sections: section_data = { "title": section.title, "level": level, "text": section.text, "sections": self._extract_sections(section.sections, level + 1), } result.append(section_data) return result