MediaWiki MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables Large Language Model (LLM) clients to interact with any MediaWiki wiki.

Feature

Tools

🔐 Requires OAuth 2.0 token in configuration: Obtained via Special:OAuthConsumerRegistration/propose/oauth2 provided by the OAuth extension. Select "This consumer is for use only by UserName"

Name	Description
`create-page` 🔐	Create a new wiki page.
`get-file`	Returns the standard file object for a file page.
`get-page`	Returns the standard page object for a wiki page.
`get-page-history`	Returns information about the latest revisions to a wiki page.
`search-page`	Search wiki page titles and contents for the provided search terms.
`set-wiki`	Set the wiki to use for the current session.
`update-page` 🔐	Update an existing wiki page.

Environment variables

Name	Description	Default
`CONFIG`	Path to your configuration file	`config.json`
`MCP_TRANSPORT`	Type of MCP server transport (`stdio` or `http`)	`stdio`
`PORT`	Port used for StreamableHTTP transport	`3000`

Installation

Install via Smithery

To install MediaWiki MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@ProfessionalWiki/mediawiki-mcp-server):

npx -y @smithery/cli install @ProfessionalWiki/mediawiki-mcp-server --client claude

Install in Claude Desktop

Follow the [guide](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user), use following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install in VS Code

[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Add%20to-VS%20Code-blue?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=%230e1116&color=%234076b5)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Amcp%2Finstall%3F%257B%2522name%2522%253A%2522mediawiki-mcp-server%2522%252C%2522command%2522%253A%2522npx%2522%252C%2522args%2522%253A%255B%2522%2540professional-wiki%252Fmediawiki-mcp-server%2540latest%2522%255D%257D) [![Install in VS Code Insiders](https://img.shields.io/badge/Add%20to-VS%20Code%20Insiders-blue?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=%230e1116&color=%234f967e)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Amcp%2Finstall%3F%257B%2522name%2522%253A%2522mediawiki-mcp-server%2522%252C%2522command%2522%253A%2522npx%2522%252C%2522args%2522%253A%255B%2522%2540professional-wiki%252Fmediawiki-mcp-server%2540latest%2522%255D%257D)

code --add-mcp '{"name":"mediawiki-mcp-server","command":"npx","args":["@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"]}'

Install in Cursor

[![Install in Cursor](https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.svg)](https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=mediawiki-mcp-server&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IEBwcm9mZXNzaW9uYWwtd2lraS9tZWRpYXdpa2ktbWNwLXNlcnZlckBsYXRlc3QifQ%3D%3D) Go to `Cursor Settings` -> `MCP` -> `Add new MCP Server`. Name to your liking, use `command` type with the command `npx @professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server`. You can also verify config or add command like arguments via clicking `Edit`.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install in Windsurf

Follow the [guide](https://docs.windsurf.com/windsurf/cascade/mcp), use following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install in Claude Code

Follow the [Claude Code MCP docs](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/mcp). Run the below command, optionally with `-e` flags to specify environment variables. claude mcp add mediawiki-mcp-server npx @professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest You should end up with something like the below in your `.claude.json` config:

"mcpServers": {
  "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
    "type": "stdio",
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latest"
    ]
  }
},

Development

🐋 Develop with Docker: Replace the npm run part of the command with make (e.g. make dev).

MCP Inspector

To start the development server and the MCP Inspector:

npm run dev

The command will build and start the MCP Proxy server locally at 6277 and the MCP Inspector client UI at http://localhost:6274.

Test with MCP clients

To enable your MCP client to use this MediaWiki MCP Server for local development:

Install the MCP server on your MCP client.
Change the command and args values as shown in the mcp.json file (or mcp.docker.json if you prefer to run the MCP server in Docker).
Run the watch command so that the source will be compiled whenever there is a change:

sh npm run watch