Mediawiki Crunchtools

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A secure MCP server for interacting with MediaWiki instances, allowing users to search, read, create, and manage wiki content like pages, categories, and files.

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A secure MCP server for interacting with MediaWiki instances, allowing users to search, read, create, and manage wiki content like pages, categories, and files. It supports both public and private wikis with comprehensive authentication for full read and write operations.

README

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.

Installation

uvx (recommended)

uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

pip

pip install mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools
mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

Container

podman run -e MEDIAWIKI_URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/ \
  quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-mediawiki

Usage with Claude Code

Read-only (public wiki, no auth needed)

claude mcp add mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools \
  --env MEDIAWIKI_URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/ \
  -- uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

With authentication (for write operations)

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

HTTP transport (systemd / container)

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"}

Environment Variables

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

Tools (19)

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

Development

# 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 .

License

AGPL-3.0-or-later

from github.com/crunchtools/mcp-mediawiki

Install Mediawiki Crunchtools in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE

unyly install mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools -- uvx mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

Step-by-step: how to install Mediawiki Crunchtools

Install Mediawiki Crunchtools in Claude Desktop Install Mediawiki Crunchtools in Claude Code Install Mediawiki Crunchtools in Cursor Install Mediawiki Crunchtools in VS Code

FAQ

Is Mediawiki Crunchtools MCP free?

Yes, Mediawiki Crunchtools MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Mediawiki Crunchtools need an API key?

No, Mediawiki Crunchtools runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Mediawiki Crunchtools hosted or self-hosted?

A hosted option is available: Unyly runs the server in the cloud, no local setup required.

How do I install Mediawiki Crunchtools in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Mediawiki Crunchtools on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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