MediaWiki MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables Large Language Model (LLM) clients to interact with any MediaWiki wiki.

Feature

Tools

🔐 Requires OAuth 2.0 token: Request from the Special:OAuthConsumerRegistration/propose/oauth2 page on the wiki.

Name	Description
create-page 🔐	Create a new wiki page.
get-file	Returns the standard file object for a file page.
get-page	Returns the standard page object for a wiki page.
get-page-history	Returns information about the latest revisions to a wiki page.
search-page	Search wiki page titles and contents for the provided search terms.
set-wiki	Set the wiki to use for the current session.
update-page 🔐	Update an existing wiki page.

Environment variables

Name	Description
WIKI_SERVER	Domain of the wiki (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org)
ARTICLE_PATH	Article path of the wiki (e.g. /wiki)
SCRIPT_PATH	Script path of the wiki (e.g. /w)
OAUTH_TOKEN	OAuth token from the OAuth extension

Installation

<details><summary><b>Install via Smithery</b></summary>

To install MediaWiki MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @ProfessionalWiki/mediawiki-mcp-server --client claude

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<details> <summary><b>Install in Claude Desktop</b></summary>

Follow the guide, use following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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<details><summary><b>Install in VS Code</b></summary>

code --add-mcp '{"name":"mediawiki-mcp-server","command":"npx","args":["@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"]}'

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<details> <summary><b>Install in Cursor</b></summary>

Go to Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new MCP Server. Name to your liking, use command type with the command npx @professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server. You can also verify config or add command like arguments via clicking Edit.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary><b>Install in Windsurf</b></summary>

Follow the guide, use following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Development

🐋 Develop with Docker: Replace the npm run part of the command with make (e.g. make dev).

MCP Inspector

To start the development server and the MCP Inspector:

npm run dev

The command will build and start the MCP Proxy server locally at 6277 and the MCP Inspector client UI at http://localhost:6274.

Test with MCP clients

To enable your MCP client to use this MediaWiki MCP Server for local development:

1. Register the MCP server in your client config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop). An example config is provided at mcp.json.

2. Run the watch command so that the source will be compiled whenever there is a change:

   npm run watch
   

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue for bugs, feature requests, or suggestions.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL 2.0 License. See the LICENSE file for details.