# Wikipedia MCP (MCP server)

> Wikipedia MCP is an MCP server that retrieves information from Wikipedia to provide context to LLMs. It has 297 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx wikipedia-mcp. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that retrieves information from Wikipedia to provide context to Large Language Models (LLMs). This tool helps AI assistants access factual information from Wikipedia to ground their responses in reliable sources.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Rudra-ravi/wikipedia-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 297 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: wikipedia-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v2.0.1 (May 1, 2026) |
| Last commit | May 1, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikipedia-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wikipedia-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio wikipedia-mcp -- uvx wikipedia-mcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikipedia-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wikipedia-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "wikipedia-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wikipedia-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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