Wikipedia Simple English

Created By
bhubbba year ago
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Wikipedia content, prioritizing Simple English Wikipedia with intelligent fallback to regular English Wikipedia when content is unavailable or of poor quality.
Overview

Wikipedia Simple English MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Wikipedia content, prioritizing Simple English Wikipedia with intelligent fallback to regular English Wikipedia when content is unavailable or of poor quality.

Overview

This MCP server acts as a bridge between AI assistants and Wikipedia, specifically designed to:

  • Prioritize Simple English: Uses Simple English Wikipedia first for clearer, more accessible content
  • Intelligent Fallback: Automatically falls back to regular English Wikipedia when needed
  • Quality Detection: Evaluates content quality and switches to English Wikipedia for stub articles
  • Human-Friendly: Designed with readability and usability in mind

Features

🔍 Search Tool

  • Search across Wikipedia articles
  • Returns structured metadata and ranked list of relevant page titles
  • Tries Simple English first, falls back to English
  • Configurable result limits

📄 Summary Tool

  • Retrieve Wikipedia page summaries/excerpts
  • Lightweight, fast responses for quick overviews
  • Structured metadata with content length and language indicators
  • Automatic disambiguation handling

📖 Content Tool

  • Retrieve full Wikipedia page content
  • Complete article text for detailed research
  • Structured output with separate metadata and content blocks
  • Quality-based language selection

Server Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikipedia-se": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "git+https://github.com/bhubbb/mcp-se-wikipedia"
      ]
    }
  }
}
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Created At
a year ago
Updated At
a year ago
Author Name
bhubbb
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