mcp-server-wikipedia
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": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_articlesA | Search English Wikipedia and return a compact list of candidate pages. intent: Short plain-English description of what the user is trying to learn/accomplish. E.g. "background on the Suez crisis for an essay", "verify a claimed date". |
| get_summariesA | Fetch compact summaries for one or more Wikipedia page titles. |
| get_tocA | Return a page's table of contents as section index, title, and anchor. |
| get_sectionB | Fetch one section by section index or exact section title. |
| get_pageB | Fetch a full Wikipedia page as plain text. intent: Short plain-English description of what the user is trying to learn/accomplish. E.g. "background on the Suez crisis for an essay", "verify a claimed date". |
| skills_listA | List usage skills for this server. Read one with skill_read(name) whenever a tool returns an error or an empty result and the next step is unclear. |
| skill_readA | Read a usage skill (markdown) by name — see skills_list for names. Read 'interpreting-errors' after any error or empty result to recover. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| research-a-topic | Research a topic on English Wikipedia using the token-efficient search -> summaries -> TOC -> sections ladder. |
| verify-a-claim | Check a specific claim against English Wikipedia and report supported / contradicted / not covered, with page and section citations. |
| compare-articles | Compare English Wikipedia's coverage of two topics side by side, using summaries, TOCs, and matched sections. |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| interpreting-errors | How to read this server's error and empty-result shapes and recover from them. |
TDQS
Scored across 7 tools
The tools are mostly distinct: get_page retrieves full text, get_section retrieves a specific section, get_summaries retrieves summaries, get_toc returns the table of contents, and search_articles finds candidates. However, get_page and get_summaries could overlap slightly in use cases (full text vs. summary) and the skills_list/skill_read pair is clearly distinct. Overall, minimal overlap.
All tools consistently follow a verb_noun pattern with get_ prefix and lowercase nouns: get_page, get_section, get_summaries, get_toc, search_articles, skills_list, skill_read. The pattern is predictable and consistent.
7 tools is within the ideal 3-15 range. Each tool serves a clear purpose for interacting with Wikipedia: search, read full page, read section, get summary, get TOC, and skill management. No redundant tools.
The set covers the core Wikipedia read operations: search, full page, section, summary, TOC. Missing might be a way to get page metadata or links, but for a read-only reference server this is well-covered. No obvious dead ends.