MediaWiki MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install MediaWiki MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add professionalwiki-mediawiki-mcp-server -- npx -y @professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "professionalwiki-mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server - the @professional-wiki scope differs from the repo owner (professionalwiki); confirm it's the project's official package

registry namespace io.github.ProfessionalWiki is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What MediaWiki MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can diff two versions of a wiki page by revision, title, or supplied wikitext, list members of a category (up to 500 per call, paginated via continueFrom), fetch a file page, and fetch a wiki page.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what MediaWiki MCP Server lets an agent do.

Neowiki

10 tools - e.g. List schemas (entity types) and their property counts.; Get one schema's property definitions, relations, and select options.; Run a read-only Cypher query against the knowledge graph.

neowiki-list-schemas · neowiki-get-schema · neowiki-cypher-query · neowiki-search-subjects · neowiki-get-subject · neowiki-create-subject…

read & search

7 tools - e.g. List members of a category (up to 500 per call, paginated via continueFrom).; List pages that reference a wiki page - pages that link to it, embed it as a template, or display it as a file (select via…

get-category-members · get-links-here · get-pages · get-recent-changes · get-revision · get-site-info…

Page

5 tools - e.g. Fetch a wiki page.; List recent revisions of a wiki page.; Search wiki page titles and contents.

get-page · get-page-history · search-page · search-page-by-prefix · neowiki-get-page-subjects

Cargo

3 tools - e.g. List Cargo tables defined on the wiki.; List a Cargo table's fields with their types and list-flags.; Run a Cargo SQL-style query.

cargo-list-tables · cargo-describe-table · cargo-query

Wikibase

3 tools - e.g. Find items and properties by label or alias.; Read one entity's terms and statements, with referenced IDs resolved to labels.; Run a SPARQL query against the wiki's query service. Offered only for a…

wikibase-search-entities · wikibase-get-entity · wikibase-query

File

2 tools - e.g. Fetch a file page.; Fetch a file's image bytes inline (base64) for visual analysis - for clients that can't reach the wiki host. Returns a scaled rendition (set width); non-rendera

get-file · get-file-data

Wiki

2 tools - e.g. Add a wiki as an MCP resource from its URL. Disabled when allowWikiManagement is false.; Remove a wiki resource. Disabled when allowWikiManagement is false or fewer than two wikis are configured.

add-wiki · remove-wiki

Oauth

2 tools - e.g. Remove stored OAuth tokens. Stdio only.; List stored OAuth tokens with scopes and expiry (no token values). Stdio only.

oauth-logout · oauth-status

Latest releases

v0.17.0 · 2026-08-13

update-page no longer creates sections: section='new' and sectionTitle are removed. Add a section with mode='append' and a source that begins with the heading, as in "\n\n== History ==\n\nBody.". A call still sending…

v0.16.0 · 2026-07-30

Security · A refresh token issued by the hosted OAuth sign-in can no longer be redeemed by a different client. A request presenting a client_id other than the one the token was issued to is refused with invalid_grant…

v0.15.0 · 2026-07-28

Security · Reading an mcp://wikis/{wikiKey} resource no longer discloses the wiki's OAuth 2.0 client secret, previously served in plaintext to any client allowed to read resources. If you run the HTTP transport with a…

04 · Who maintains MediaWiki MCP Server

MediaWiki MCP Server is maintained by professionalwiki. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/professionalwiki/mediawiki-mcp-server
category: documentation - ranked #13 of 183 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-13)
registry: io.github.ProfessionalWiki/mediawiki-mcp-server (active, first published 2025-10-23 · 22 versions)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/ProfessionalWiki/MediaWiki-MCP-Server/releases/download/v0.17.0/MediaWiki-MCP-Server.mcpb · npm:@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server

06 · MediaWiki MCP Server FAQ

Is MediaWiki MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-20 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can MediaWiki MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can diff two versions of a wiki page by revision, title, or supplied wikitext, list members of a category (up to 500 per call, paginated via continueFrom), fetch a file page, and fetch a wiki page.

How do I install MediaWiki MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does MediaWiki MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to MediaWiki MCP Server

Alternatives to MediaWiki MCP Server

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Pairs well with

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