- name
- wikipedia
- description
- Access Wikipedia via MCP — search articles, get summaries, random facts, and dinosaur-specific facts. Great for research, hooks, and general knowledge lookups.
Wikipedia MCP
Access Wikipedia via Model Context Protocol (MCP). No API key required.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search | Search Wikipedia for articles |
summary | Get article summary + image by title |
random | Random Wikipedia article |
did_you_know | Random "Did You Know" fact |
dino_fact | Dinosaur/prehistory fact (specific species or random) |
Setup
# Install dependency
pip install requests
# Add to mcporter (in ~/.openclaw/workspace/config/mcporter.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia": {
"command": "python3",
"args": ["/path/to/projects/wikipedia-mcp/src/server.py"]
}
}
}Restart mcporter (openclaw gateway restart) or reconnect the MCP connection.
Usage
mcporter call wikipedia search --args '{"query": "velociraptor", "limit": 5}'
mcporter call wikipedia summary --args '{"title": "Tyrannosaurus"}'
mcporter call wikipedia dino_fact --args '{"species": "Spinosaurus"}'
mcporter call wikipedia dino_fact
mcporter call wikipedia did_you_know