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MCP Mediawiki MCP server

by crunchtools·io.github.crunchtools/mediawiki·v0.1.2
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Secure MCP server for MediaWiki wikis — search, pages, categories, and more

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MCP Mediawiki tools (19, 2 write)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

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  • create_page_toolwrite action

    Create a new wiki page. Requires authentication.

  • delete_page_toolwrite action

    Delete a wiki page. Requires admin authentication.

  • edit_page_tool

    Edit an existing wiki page. Requires authentication.

  • get_category_members_tool

    Get pages in a category.

  • get_file_info_tool

    Get file/image metadata from the wiki.

  • get_page_categories_tool

    Get categories that a page belongs to.

  • get_page_html_tool

    Parse a wiki page to HTML.

  • get_page_tool

    Get page wikitext content by title.

  • get_site_info_tool

    Get wiki configuration and version info.

  • get_user_info_tool

    Get user details from the wiki.

  • list_categories_tool

    List all categories on the wiki.

  • list_files_tool

    List files on the wiki.

  • list_namespaces_tool

    List all namespaces on the wiki.

  • list_pages_tool

    List wiki pages with optional prefix filter.

  • list_recent_changes_tool

    List recent edits on the wiki.

  • list_user_contributions_tool

    List edits by a user.

  • move_page_tool

    Move (rename) a wiki page. Requires authentication.

  • parse_wikitext_tool

    Parse raw wikitext to HTML.

  • search_tool

    Full-text search across the wiki.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan20 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
  • Maintenancelast push 2 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
Overall 91/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How MCP Mediawiki compares

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
91/100
higher than 88% of 3,470 Web search servers
Tools
19
the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things
11%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

What its tools let an agent do: 15 read · 1 create · 2 change · 1 delete

Install MCP Mediawiki in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add mediawiki -- uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools
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What the publisher says

From the MCP Mediawiki repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

Secure MCP server for MediaWiki wikis. Search, read, create, edit, and manage wiki pages, categories, files, and more. Works with any MediaWiki instance — public or private.

Installation

uvx (recommended)

uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

pip

pip install mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools
mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

Container

podman run -e MEDIAWIKI_URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/ \
  quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-mediawiki

Usage with Claude Code

Read-only (public wiki, no auth needed)

claude mcp add mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools \
  --env MEDIAWIKI_URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/ \
  -- uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

With authentication (for write operations)

claude mcp add mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools \
  --env MEDIAWIKI_URL=https://your-wiki.com/w/ \
  --env MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME=BotUser \
  --env MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD=BotPassword \
  -- uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

HTTP transport (systemd / container)

podman run -d --name mcp-mediawiki \
  -p 127.0.0.1:8016:8016 \
  -e MEDIAWIKI_URL=https://your-wiki.com/w/ \
  quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-mediawiki \
  --transport streamable-http --host 0.0.0.0

Claude Code config:

{"type": "http", "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8016/mcp"}

Environment Variables

Tools (19)

Development

# Install dev dependencies
uv sync --all-extras

# Quality gates
uv run ruff check src tests
uv run mypy src
uv run pytest -v
gourmand --full .
podman build -f Containerfile .

License

AGPL-3.0-or-later

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.crunchtools/mediawiki -->

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

MCP Mediawiki: common questions

Is MCP Mediawiki MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (91/100). Read the MCP Mediawiki safety report
How do I install MCP Mediawiki?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does MCP Mediawiki need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is MCP Mediawiki maintained?
The last commit was 39 days ago (2026-09-26). The latest release is v0.1.2.
What can I use instead of MCP Mediawiki?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Exa Search MCP server, Zoteus MCP server and Search1API MCP server.
How does MCP Mediawiki compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 91/100 (higher than 88% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 19 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 11% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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