MediaWiki MCP Server
Connect your AI assistant to any MediaWiki wiki, or script it directly from the terminal. Search, read, and edit wiki content using natural language or the wiki CLI.
Three ways to use it:
- MCP server — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, n8n, VS Code, Google ADK, or any MCP-compatible tool. See SETUP.md.
wiki CLI — same API client, same auth, no AI needed. For shell pipelines, CI checks, cron jobs. See CLI.md.- Claude Code plugin —
/plugin marketplace add olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server adds wiki skills directly to Claude Code. See .claude-plugin/README.md.
Documentation
What Can You Do?
The same operation works from a prompt (via MCP) or directly in your shell (via the wiki CLI):
| Goal | Prompt your AI | From your terminal |
|---|
| Search the wiki | "What does our wiki say about onboarding?" | wiki search "onboarding" |
| Read a page | "Show me the Getting Started page" | wiki page "Getting Started" |
| Find broken links | "Are there broken links on the Docs page?" | wiki links broken --json |
| Find stale content | "Which pages haven't been updated in 90 days?" | wiki stale-pages --days 90 |
| Cross-link suggestions | "What pages are similar to the API Reference?" | wiki similar "API Reference" |
| Audit wiki health | "Run a health check on the wiki" | wiki audit --json |
| Publish markdown | "Publish this README to the wiki" | wiki publish README.md "Page Title" |
| Strike a name | "Strike out John Smith on the Team page" | wiki replace "Team" --find "John Smith" --replace "<s>John Smith</s>" |
For the full tool list, see TOOLS.md. The CLI returns typed exit codes for CI-friendly branching — see CLI.md.
30-Second Start
- Get the binary. Download from Releases or
go build -o mediawiki-mcp-server . (requires Go 1.24+).
- Find your wiki API URL — usually
https://your-wiki.com/api.php. Wikipedia is https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php. Visit Special:Version to confirm.
- Wire it up to your AI tool — see SETUP.md for the configuration that matches your client.
Reading public wikis works without login. Private/corporate wikis and editing require a bot password — SETUP.md#editing-wiki-pages.
Example Prompts
📖 More examples: see WIKI_USE_CASES.md for detailed workflows by persona (content editors, documentation managers, developers).
Search and read:
- "What does our wiki say about deployment?"
- "Give me a quick overview of the Configuration page"
- "Get the content of Main Page, FAQ, and Setup all at once"
Track changes:
- "What pages were updated this week?"
- "Show me the diff between the last two versions"
- "Who are the most active editors this month?"
Check quality:
- "Are there broken links on this page?"
- "Find orphaned pages with no links to them"
- "Find pages similar to the Installation Guide"
- "Find pages not updated in the last 90 days"
Page management (requires auth):
- "Rename 'Old Guide' to 'Updated Guide'"
- "Strike out John Smith on the Team page"
- "Replace 'version 2.0' with 'version 3.0' on Release Notes"
File uploads and search (requires auth):
- "Upload this image from URL to the wiki"
- "Search for 'budget' in File:Annual-Report.pdf"
