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Wikimedia Rest
io.github.pipeworx-io/wikimedia-rest
Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools
Wikimedia REST API v1 MCP.
From the maker's README Wikimedia REST API v1 MCP — keyless access to Wikipedia/Wikimedia content endpoints (different surface from the wikipedia action API). Source
Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 28,038 tokens per request once connected53 tools
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp
At a glance
- Type
- MCP server
- Publisher
- pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
- Status
- Working at last check
- Tools
- 53
- Token cost
- About 28,038 tokens per request
- Sets up in
- Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
- Last checked
- 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC
Connect it to your agent
Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http wikimedia-rest https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.
Codex (config.toml)
[mcp_servers.wikimedia-rest] url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp"
Gemini CLI
{"mcpServers":{"wikimedia-rest":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp"}}}
Cursor
{"mcpServers":{"wikimedia-rest":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp"}}}
VS Code
{"servers":{"wikimedia-rest":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp"}}}
Antigravity
agy mcp add wikimedia-rest https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp
ChatGPT
Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.
OpenAI API (Responses tools)
{"type":"mcp","server_label":"wikimedia-rest","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp","require_approval":"always"}
Grok (xAI API tools)
{"type":"mcp","server_label":"wikimedia-rest","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp"}
Tools
featured~172 tokens
Wikipedia's "today's featured" content for a specific date — featured article, most-read, picture of the day, on-this-day events. Use for "what's on Wikipedia today", "featured article on 2026-05-21", or to seed daily-roundup content.onthisday~221 tokens
"What happened on this day" / "events that happened on May 21" / "historical events on a date" — births, deaths, events, holidays, and selected occurrences from history for any month+day. Pass type="all" for everything, or filter to "births" / "deaths" / "events" / "holidays" / "selected".page_html~150 tokens
Full Wikipedia article HTML (Parsoid output) — use when page_summary's extract isn't enough and you need the complete article body, infoboxes, tables, and embedded content. Returns rendered HTML you can scrape/parse for full-text questions.page_media~120 tokens
Images, videos, and other media embedded in a Wikipedia article. Use for "show me pictures of X", "what images are on the X Wikipedia page", or to find Commons-hosted media tied to a topic.page_metadata~129 tokens
Wikipedia article metadata: categories, inter-language links, content_urls (desktop/mobile), page_id, and namespace (ns). Use to get canonical IDs, discover language versions, or check which categories an article belongs to.page_pdf~133 tokens
Returns a Mapbox static-tile image URL for a Wikipedia article as a PDF download. Caller fetches the binary PDF directly from the returned URL via browser or curl. Pass title plus optional project/lang for non-English Wikimedia projects.page_references~128 tokens
Citations / references / sources cited by a Wikipedia article. Use for "what sources back the claim that…", "where does Wikipedia cite this from", or to harvest authoritative external links on a topic.page_related~129 tokens
"What's related to X" / "see also" — Wikipedia's related-articles graph for any topic. Returns up to ~12 related pages with summaries. Use for "what should I read next", topic exploration, or finding adjacent concepts.page_revisions~132 tokens
Recent edit history for a Wikipedia article — editor usernames, timestamps, revision sizes, and edit comments. Use to check when an article was last updated, spot recent disputes, or assess reliability before quoting.page_summary~315 tokens
"What is X" / "who is X" / "tell me about X" / "Wikipedia summary of X" / "biography of X" / "history of X" — fetches the Wikipedia article extract (title, description, thumbnail, lead-paragraph extract) for any topic, person, place, event, or concept. Use whenever an agent needs a quick encyclopedirandom~106 tokens
Random Wikipedia article summary — pick a random article from the encyclopedia. Use for "give me a random Wikipedia article", "surprise me", or seeding exploration. Returns the same shape as page_summary.
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