Wikipedia MCP
Access Wikipedia via MCP — search articles, get summaries, random facts, dinosaur facts, today's featured article, today's historical events, article categories, outgoing links, view counts, current news, and most-read articles. Multi-language support (10 wikis). Great for research, content
as observed 2026-10-16T19:37:29.109Z- Identifier
wikipedia- Source
- ClawHub
- Version observed
- 1.6.30
- Source repository
- not published
- Repository observation
- No source repository listed
- First observed here
- 2026-08-28T22:06:26.689Z
- Observations recorded
- 34
- Installs (reported upstream)
- 42
- Weekly downloads (upstream)
- 4,126
- Declared license
- MIT-0
Observation history
2026-10-16T19:37:29.109Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"New most_linked tool (50th): most-referenced articles ranked by incoming links, article-namespace only." | "Add featured_list tool (51st): Wikipedia's Featured List of the day, with optional YYYYMMDD date browsing. Server 1.1.42." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.29" | "1.6.30" |
2026-10-12T15:36:43.512Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"New template_usage tool (49th): which articles transclude a given template. Schema honesty fix: template now declared required." | "New most_linked tool (50th): most-referenced articles ranked by incoming links, article-namespace only." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.28" | "1.6.29" |
2026-10-11T14:42:02.570Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add wanted_articles tool (48th tool): most-wanted missing articles ranked by incoming-link demand, with template-cluster collapsing." | "New template_usage tool (49th): which articles transclude a given template. Schema honesty fix: template now declared required." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.27" | "1.6.28" |
2026-10-07T11:52:53.866Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add article_at_date tool (47th tool): the time machine — returns an article's lead text as it read on any date." | "Add wanted_articles tool (48th tool): most-wanted missing articles ranked by incoming-link demand, with template-cluster collapsing." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.26" | "1.6.27" |
2026-10-06T10:50:34.888Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add article_path tool (46th tool): six-degrees path finder — shortest chain of links between two articles, 1-3 hops, bidirectional and redirect-aware" | "Add article_at_date tool (47th tool): the time machine — returns an article's lead text as it read on any date." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.25" | "1.6.26" |
2026-10-05T10:33:23.015Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add citation_sources tool (45th tool): source-diversity map of an article's references — ranked publisher table, diversity verdict, archived-copy and scholarly DOI shares" | "Add article_path tool (46th tool): six-degrees path finder — shortest chain of links between two articles, 1-3 hops, bidirectional and redirect-aware" |
latestVersion |
"1.6.24" | "1.6.25" |
2026-10-04T09:46:17.065Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add article_pulse tool (44th tool): article vital signs — creation date and creator, length, watcher count, last edit, 30-day velocity with verdict" | "Add citation_sources tool (45th tool): source-diversity map of an article's references — ranked publisher table, diversity verdict, archived-copy and scholarly DOI shares" |
latestVersion |
"1.6.23" | "1.6.24" |
2026-10-03T08:46:10.142Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add article_protection tool (43rd tool): page protection status with plain-language levels, expiry dates, redirect chains, and salted-title detection" | "Add article_pulse tool (44th tool): article vital signs — creation date and creator, length, watcher count, last edit, 30-day velocity with verdict" |
latestVersion |
"1.6.22" | "1.6.23" |
2026-10-02T07:46:18.975Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add article_flags tool (42nd tool): article maintenance banners with plain-language meanings. Server 1.1.31." | "Add article_protection tool (43rd tool): page protection status with plain-language levels, expiry dates, redirect chains, and salted-title detection" |
latestVersion |
"1.6.21" | "1.6.22" |
2026-10-01T06:47:50.210Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Adds talk tool (41st tool): active discussion threads on an article's talk page, ranked by last activity. Server 1.1.30. All 578 tests passed." | "Add article_flags tool (42nd tool): article maintenance banners with plain-language meanings. Server 1.1.31." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.20" | "1.6.21" |
2026-09-30T05:46:36.081Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"README: generic MCP client setup first (any client, not just OpenClaw); server 1.1.29, 40 tools." | "Adds talk tool (41st tool): active discussion threads on an article's talk page, ranked by last activity. Server 1.1.30. All 578 tests passed." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.19" | "1.6.20" |
2026-09-29T04:47:03.526Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Identical to 1.6.16 (simple_summary tool, server 1.1.28). Corrects the source-commit metadata on 1.6.16, which pointed at a wrong hash." | "README: generic MCP client setup first (any client, not just OpenClaw); server 1.1.29, 40 tools." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.17" | "1.6.19" |
2026-09-28T03:46:57.521Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add user_contribs tool (38th tool): recent contributions by a username or IP with registration date and edit count. Server version 1.1.27." | "Identical to 1.6.16 (simple_summary tool, server 1.1.28). Corrects the source-commit metadata on 1.6.16, which pointed at a wrong hash." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.15" | "1.6.17" |
2026-09-27T02:45:50.156Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add disambiguation tool: structured candidate list for ambiguous titles (37 tools total)" | "Add user_contribs tool (38th tool): recent contributions by a username or IP with registration date and edit count. Server version 1.1.27." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.14" | "1.6.15" |
2026-09-26T01:46:07.395Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add revision_diff tool: plain-text unified diff between two article revisions (36 tools total). Note: 1.6.12 was skipped due to a registry write conflict." | "Add disambiguation tool: structured candidate list for ambiguous titles (37 tools total)" |
latestVersion |
"1.6.13" | "1.6.14" |
2026-09-25T00:46:42.104Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"New section_text tool: read one article section as plain text (by number, hierarchical number, or heading name). 35 tools total." | "Add revision_diff tool: plain-text unified diff between two article revisions (36 tools total). Note: 1.6.12 was skipped due to a registry write conflict." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.11" | "1.6.13" |
2026-09-24T00:36:14.063Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"New references tool: returns the article's numbered reference list — each citation's cleaned text plus off-wiki source URLs (DOI, publisher, archive). Verification companion to ex | "New section_text tool: read one article section as plain text (by number, hierarchical number, or heading name). 35 tools total." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.10" | "1.6.11" |
2026-09-23T00:21:02.725Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"New contributors tool: ranked top editors of an article (33rd tool)" | "New references tool: returns the article's numbered reference list — each citation's cleaned text plus off-wiki source URLs (DOI, publisher, archive). Verification companion to ex |
latestVersion |
"1.6.9" | "1.6.10" |
2026-09-21T23:20:53.834Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"- Added new tool: `related_articles` for retrieving Wikipedia articles similar to a given article.\n- Updated documentation to include usage examples and a description of the new | "New contributors tool: ranked top editors of an article (33rd tool)" |
latestVersion |
"1.6.8" | "1.6.9" |
2026-09-20T22:20:20.811Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"- Added new tool: media_of_the_day — fetches Wikimedia Commons' Media of the Day (video/audio clip) for a given date.\n- Updated documentation and usage examples to include media_ | "- Added new tool: `related_articles` for retrieving Wikipedia articles similar to a given article.\n- Updated documentation to include usage examples and a description of the new |
latestVersion |
"1.6.7" | "1.6.8" |
2026-09-19T21:21:32.220Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"New births_on_this_day tool: notable births from Wikipedia's On This Day feed, completing the today-in-history trio (events, births, deaths). 30 tools total." | "- Added new tool: media_of_the_day — fetches Wikimedia Commons' Media of the Day (video/audio clip) for a given date.\n- Updated documentation and usage examples to include media_ |
latestVersion |
"1.6.6" | "1.6.7" |
2026-09-18T20:20:38.833Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"New article_quality tool: Wikipedia WikiProject quality grades and importance ratings via the read-only pageassessments API." | "New births_on_this_day tool: notable births from Wikipedia's On This Day feed, completing the today-in-history trio (events, births, deaths). 30 tools total." |
latestVersion |
"1.6.5" | "1.6.6" |
2026-09-17T19:21:46.869Z
Fields that differed: license changelog description latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
license |
null | "MIT-0" |
changelog |
"New infobox tool: structured fact-box extraction from article infoboxes (repo v1.1.17)" | "New article_quality tool: Wikipedia WikiProject quality grades and importance ratings via the read-only pageassessments API." |
description |
"Access Wikipedia via MCP — search articles, get summaries, random facts, dinosaur facts, today's featured article, today's historical events, article categories, outgoing links, v | null |
latestVersion |
"1.6.3" | "1.6.5" |
2026-09-16T18:18:14.360Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"New category_members tool: list Wikipedia articles filed under a category (reverse of categories), each with a 1-2 sentence extract and thumbnail. Repo version 1.1.16." | "New infobox tool: structured fact-box extraction from article infoboxes (repo v1.1.17)" |
latestVersion |
"1.6.2" | "1.6.3" |
2026-09-14T16:18:15.028Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Add picture_of_the_day tool: Wikimedia Commons' curated daily image (thumbnail, photographer, license, description, full-size + file links). Optional YYYYMMDD date and lang params | "New category_members tool: list Wikipedia articles filed under a category (reverse of categories), each with a 1-2 sentence extract and thumbnail. Repo version 1.1.16." |
latestVersion |
"1.5.0" | "1.6.2" |
2026-09-12T14:17:54.398Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"Restored display title to 'Wikipedia MCP'. No code changes since 1.3.0 (revisions tool release)." | "Add picture_of_the_day tool: Wikimedia Commons' curated daily image (thumbnail, photographer, license, description, full-size + file links). Optional YYYYMMDD date and lang params |
latestVersion |
"1.3.1" | "1.5.0" |
2026-09-10T12:18:05.764Z
Fields that differed: changelog displayName latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"feat: add article_sections tool (PR #17) — returns the table of contents (section headings, numbers, nesting level) for a Wikipedia article via the MediaWiki parse API `prop=secti | "Restored display title to 'Wikipedia MCP'. No code changes since 1.3.0 (revisions tool release)." |
displayName |
"wikipedia" | "Wikipedia MCP" |
latestVersion |
"1.1.12" | "1.3.1" |
2026-09-05T08:21:05.203Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"feat: add media_list tool (PR #16) — returns every media item (images/videos/audio) used in a Wikipedia article via the REST `/page/media-list` endpoint. Complements `image` (lead | "feat: add article_sections tool (PR #17) — returns the table of contents (section headings, numbers, nesting level) for a Wikipedia article via the MediaWiki parse API `prop=secti |
latestVersion |
"1.1.11" | "1.1.12" |
2026-09-04T08:09:22.338Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"feat: add quote tool (PR #15) — returns a random notable quote (author + attribution) from a curated list of 23 famous authors (Churchill, Einstein, Twain, Gandhi, Mandela, Wilde, | "feat: add media_list tool (PR #16) — returns every media item (images/videos/audio) used in a Wikipedia article via the REST `/page/media-list` endpoint. Complements `image` (lead |
latestVersion |
"1.1.10" | "1.1.11" |
2026-09-03T07:20:35.503Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"feat: add image tool (PR #14) — returns lead image (thumbnail + original-resolution URL + dimensions + credit when available) for a Wikipedia article via the MediaWiki Action API | "feat: add quote tool (PR #15) — returns a random notable quote (author + attribution) from a curated list of 23 famous authors (Churchill, Einstein, Twain, Gandhi, Mandela, Wilde, |
latestVersion |
"1.1.9" | "1.1.10" |
2026-09-02T06:49:02.991Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"feat: add top_reads tool — most-viewed articles on Wikipedia for a given date. Backed by the Wikimedia 'most read' per-day endpoint, returns ranked list with article + views + ran | "feat: add image tool (PR #14) — returns lead image (thumbnail + original-resolution URL + dimensions + credit when available) for a Wikipedia article via the MediaWiki Action API |
latestVersion |
"1.1.8" | "1.1.9" |
2026-09-01T06:16:18.534Z
Fields that differed: changelog description latestVersion summary
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"feat: add news tool — current events from Wikipedia Main Page 'In the news' section. Parses editorially-curated current-events feed into Markdown with bold + linked article titles | "feat: add top_reads tool — most-viewed articles on Wikipedia for a given date. Backed by the Wikimedia 'most read' per-day endpoint, returns ranked list with article + views + ran |
description |
"Access Wikipedia via MCP — search articles, get summaries, random facts, dinosaur facts, today's featured article, today's historical events, and article categories. Multi-languag | "Access Wikipedia via MCP — search articles, get summaries, random facts, dinosaur facts, today's featured article, today's historical events, article categories, outgoing links, v |
latestVersion |
"1.1.7" | "1.1.8" |
summary |
"Access Wikipedia via MCP — search articles, get summaries, random facts, dinosaur facts, today's featured article, today's historical events, and article categories. Multi-languag | "Access Wikipedia via MCP — search articles, get summaries, random facts, dinosaur facts, today's featured article, today's historical events, article categories, outgoing links, v |
2026-08-29T23:02:09.653Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"feat: add pageviews tool — daily view counts for any Wikipedia article over a date range via Wikimedia's pageviews REST API (cross-wiki metric, hosted on wikimedia.org). Default w | "feat: add news tool — current events from Wikipedia Main Page 'In the news' section. Parses editorially-curated current-events feed into Markdown with bold + linked article titles |
latestVersion |
"1.1.6" | "1.1.7" |
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