Faceabot Wikipedia
Search and read Wikipedia in any language: summaries and full articles. Free, no key.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia": {
"url": "https://faceabot.com/tools-mcp/wikipedia"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://faceabot.com/tools-mcp/wikipediastreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (3)
🟢wiki_search(query, lang, results)
Searches Wikipedia in any language and returns matching page titles with a one-line description and an excerpt. Use when: you need to find the right Wikipedia page for a topic, person, place or concept. Example: {"query":"Marie Curie","lang":"en"}
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "What to look for (any language)"
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Wikipedia language code: en, fr, nl, de, es, it, ja… Default: en",
"default": "en"
},
"results": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"default": 5
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢wiki_summary(title, lang)
Short summary (lead paragraph) of one Wikipedia page, with its description, last edit time and link. Use when: you need a quick, sourced overview of a topic. Example: {"title":"Marie Curie","lang":"en"}
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact page title (use wiki_search first if unsure)"
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Wikipedia language code. Default: en",
"default": "en"
}
},
"required": [
"title"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢wiki_article(title, lang, start, max_chars)
Full text of one Wikipedia article as plain text, in pages of up to 20,000 characters (use start to read further). Use when: you need details beyond the summary. Example: {"title":"Marie Curie","lang":"en","max_chars":8000}
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact page title"
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Wikipedia language code. Default: en",
"default": "en"
},
"start": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 0,
"description": "Character offset to start from (for long articles)"
},
"max_chars": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 500,
"maximum": 20000,
"default": 8000
}
},
"required": [
"title"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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