Wikimedia Enterprise MCP server for AI agents

This Python package implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for the Wikimedia Enterprise API, allowing AI models to access Wikipedia content through structured requests.

Installation

Prerequisites

Python (modern version)
Poetry for dependency management
Anthropic Desktop application

Setup

Install the package using uvx:

uvx wikimedia-enterprise-mcp@latest --username "your_username" --password "your_password"

Create a .env file in the project directory with your Wikimedia Enterprise credentials:
```
WME_USERNAME=your_username
WME_PASSWORD=your_password
```
You can obtain free credentials at https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/

Configuration

Configure Anthropic Desktop

To use this MCP server with Anthropic's Claude, you need to add it to your Claude Desktop configuration:

Open or create your claude_desktop_config.json file

Add the MCP server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikimedia-enterprise": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wikimedia-enterprise-mcp@latest",
        "--username",
        "your_username",
        "--password",
        "your_password"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace your_username and your_password with your Wikimedia Enterprise credentials

Usage

After configuration, the MCP server will automatically provide Claude with access to Wikipedia content when prompted for information.

Example Queries

When chatting with Claude in Anthropic Desktop, you can ask questions that require Wikipedia information, and the MCP server will fetch relevant content in real-time.

Examples:

"Tell me about the history of the Eiffel Tower"
"What are the main characters in War and Peace?"
"Explain the process of photosynthesis"

The MCP server handles the retrieval of information from Wikimedia Enterprise and provides it to Claude in a structured format.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "wikimedia-enterprise" '{"command":"uvx","args":["wikimedia-enterprise-mcp@latest","--username","...","--password","..."]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "wikimedia-enterprise": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "wikimedia-enterprise-mcp@latest",
                "--username",
                "...",
                "--password",
                "..."
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "wikimedia-enterprise": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "wikimedia-enterprise-mcp@latest",
                "--username",
                "...",
                "--password",
                "..."
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect