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mcp-server-wikipedia

by surendranb

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

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

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": false
}
prompts
{
  "listChanged": false
}
resources
{
  "subscribe": false,
  "listChanged": false
}
experimental
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
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

NameDescription
research-a-topicResearch a topic on English Wikipedia using the token-efficient search -> summaries -> TOC -> sections ladder.
verify-a-claimCheck a specific claim against English Wikipedia and report supported / contradicted / not covered, with page and section citations.
compare-articlesCompare 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

NameDescription
interpreting-errorsHow to read this server's error and empty-result shapes and recover from them.

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