Secure MCP server for MediaWiki wikis — search, pages, categories, and more
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.
uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools
pip install mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools
mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools
podman run -e MEDIAWIKI_URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/ \
quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-mediawiki
claude mcp add mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools \
--env MEDIAWIKI_URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/ \
-- uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools
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
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"}
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
MEDIAWIKI_URL | Yes | Wiki base URL (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/w/) |
MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME | No | Bot/user account for write operations |
MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD | No | Bot/user password |
MEDIAWIKI_HTTP_USER | No | HTTP Basic Auth username (.htaccess) |
MEDIAWIKI_HTTP_PASS | No | HTTP Basic Auth password |
| Category | Tool | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pages | search | Full-text search across wiki |
| Pages | get_page | Get page wikitext content |
| Pages | get_page_html | Parse page to HTML |
| Pages | list_pages | List pages with prefix filter |
| Pages | create_page | Create a new page |
| Pages | edit_page | Edit an existing page |
| Pages | delete_page | Delete a page |
| Pages | move_page | Move/rename a page |
| Categories | list_categories | List all categories |
| Categories | get_category_members | Get pages in a category |
| Categories | get_page_categories | Get categories for a page |
| Recent Changes | list_recent_changes | List recent edits |
| Parsing | parse_wikitext | Parse raw wikitext to HTML |
| Site Info | get_site_info | Get wiki config and version |
| Site Info | list_namespaces | List wiki namespaces |
| Users | get_user_info | Get user details |
| Users | list_user_contributions | List user edits |
| Files | get_file_info | Get file/image metadata |
| Files | list_files | List files on the wiki |
# 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 .
AGPL-3.0-or-later
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtoolsMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-crunchtools-mediawiki": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referencemcp-mediawiki-crunchtoolspypiMCP Mediawiki works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.