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Search, read, and edit any MediaWiki wiki. Works with Wikipedia, Fandom, and more.

Source code

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

OCI package ghcr.io/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server:1.36.0
Claude Code 
claude mcp add mediawiki -e 'MEDIAWIKI_URL=<MEDIAWIKI_URL>' -e 'MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME=<MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME>' -e 'MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD=<your mediawiki_password>' -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server:1.36.0
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mediawiki": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "ghcr.io/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server:1.36.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "MEDIAWIKI_URL": "<MEDIAWIKI_URL>",
                "MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME": "<MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME>",
                "MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD": "<your mediawiki_password>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • MEDIAWIKI_URL required MediaWiki API endpoint URL (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php)
  • MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME Bot username for authenticated operations (format: WikiUser@BotName)
  • MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD secret Bot password for authenticated operations
MCPB package https://github.com/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server/releases/download/v1.36.0/mediawiki-mcp-server-mac-apple-silicon

Environment variables

  • MEDIAWIKI_URL required MediaWiki API endpoint URL (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php)
  • MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME Bot username for authenticated operations (format: WikiUser@BotName)
  • MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD secret Bot password for authenticated operations
MCPB package https://github.com/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server/releases/download/v1.36.0/mediawiki-mcp-server-mac-intel

Environment variables

  • MEDIAWIKI_URL required MediaWiki API endpoint URL (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php)
  • MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME Bot username for authenticated operations (format: WikiUser@BotName)
  • MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD secret Bot password for authenticated operations
MCPB package https://github.com/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server/releases/download/v1.36.0/mediawiki-mcp-server-linux

Environment variables

  • MEDIAWIKI_URL required MediaWiki API endpoint URL (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php)
  • MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME Bot username for authenticated operations (format: WikiUser@BotName)
  • MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD secret Bot password for authenticated operations
MCPB package https://github.com/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server/releases/download/v1.36.0/mediawiki-mcp-server-windows.exe

Environment variables

  • MEDIAWIKI_URL required MediaWiki API endpoint URL (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php)
  • MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME Bot username for authenticated operations (format: WikiUser@BotName)
  • MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD secret Bot password for authenticated operations

Frequently asked questions

What is MediaWiki?

Search, read, and edit any MediaWiki wiki. Works with Wikipedia, Fandom, and more.

How do I install MediaWiki?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add mediawiki -e 'MEDIAWIKI_URL=<MEDIAWIKI_URL>' -e 'MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME=<MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME>' -e 'MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD=<your mediawiki_password>' -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server:1.36.0. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does MediaWiki need an API key?

Yes. It expects MEDIAWIKI_URL, MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD, which you set in its configuration.

Is MediaWiki open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains MediaWiki?

It is published by olgasafonova. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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