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MediaWiki MCP Server

API key required

Search, read, and edit any MediaWiki wiki. Works with Wikipedia, Fandom, and more.

To add MediaWiki to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 3 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server:1.36.0

Environment variables

MEDIAWIKI_URLSet in your MCP config
MEDIAWIKI_USERNAMESet in your MCP config
MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORDSet in your MCP config

What this does

MediaWiki exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

MEDIAWIKI_URL
MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME
MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install MediaWiki?

The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for MediaWiki, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with MediaWiki?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to MediaWiki as well.

Does MediaWiki need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: MEDIAWIKI_URL, MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME, MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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