MediaWiki

io.github.olgasafonovaPublished by GitHub account olgasafonovav1.36.1Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Connects an assistant to any MediaWiki wiki — Wikipedia, Fandom or a corporate wiki — to search, read, audit and edit pages.

What you can do
  • Search and read wiki pages, including fetching several pages at once
  • Track changes: recent updates, version diffs and most active editors
  • Check quality: broken links, orphaned pages, similar pages, stale content and wiki health audits
  • Manage pages with authentication: rename, find-and-replace text, publish Markdown
  • Upload files and search inside uploaded documents such as PDFs
  • Convert Markdown to wiki format, optionally with a theme and CSS
When to use it
Useful when your documentation or team knowledge lives in a MediaWiki instance and you want the assistant to answer questions from it, review content quality, or make bulk edits. Also fits documentation managers and editors who want wiki maintenance driven by prompts or shell scripts.
Requirements
Runs as a local process (binary, container image or desktop bundle; building from source needs Go 1.24+). Requires MEDIAWIKI_URL pointing at the wiki API endpoint. Reading public wikis needs no login; private wikis and editing need MEDIAWIKI_USERNAME and MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD (a bot password). PDF search additionally needs the pdftotext tool from poppler-utils.
Before you install
Editing, renaming, replacing text, publishing and uploading all change wiki content and require a bot password; the password is supplied via MEDIAWIKI_PASSWORD and should be a dedicated bot account rather than a personal login. Find-and-replace operations can alter many pages, so review changes before running them against a live wiki.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open MediaWiki in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

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.

[CI] [lint] [CodeScene Average Code Health] [License: MIT]

Three ways to use it:

  1. MCP server — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, n8n, VS Code, Google ADK, or any MCP-compatible tool. See SETUP.md.
  2. wiki CLI — same API client, same auth, no AI needed. For shell pipelines, CI checks, cron jobs. See CLI.md.
  3. Claude Code plugin — /plugin marketplace add olgasafonova/mediawiki-mcp-server adds wiki skills directly to Claude Code. See .claude-plugin/README.md.

Documentation

DocumentWhat it covers
QUICKSTART.mdGet running in 2 minutes
SETUP.mdPer-tool configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT, n8n, VS Code, Google ADK)
CLI.mdwiki command-line reference
TOOLS.mdFull tool reference (43 tools by category)
DEPLOYMENT.mdHTTP transport, security, endpoints, env vars
TIETO_SETUP.mdConnect to Tieto's Public 360° Wiki (beginner-friendly)
WIKI_USE_CASES.mdDetailed workflows by persona
ARCHITECTURE.mdSystem design
CONTRIBUTING.mdHow to contribute
SECURITY.mdSecurity policies
CHANGELOG.mdVersion history

What Can You Do?

The same operation works from a prompt (via MCP) or directly in your shell (via the wiki CLI):

GoalPrompt your AIFrom 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

  1. Get the binary. Download from Releases or go build -o mediawiki-mcp-server . (requires Go 1.24+).
  2. 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.
  3. 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"
  • "Upload this local file to the wiki" (the agent base64-encodes the bytes; no public URL needed)
  • "Search for 'budget' in File:Annual-Report.pdf"

Convert Markdown:

  • "Convert this README to wiki format"
  • "Convert with Tieto branding and CSS" (use theme="tieto", add_css=true)

PDF Search Setup

PDF search requires the pdftotext tool from poppler-utils. Text file search (TXT, MD, CSV, etc.) works without any dependencies.

PlatformInstall Command
macOSbrew install poppler
Ubuntu/Debianapt install poppler-utils
RHEL/CentOSyum install poppler-utils
Windowschoco install poppler

Windows alternative: Download binaries from poppler-windows releases and add to PATH.

Verify installation:

bash
pdftotext -v

Compatibility

PlatformTransportStatus
Claude Desktop (Mac/Windows)stdio✅ Supported
Claude Code CLIstdio✅ Supported
Cursorstdio✅ Supported
VS Codestdio✅ Supported
ChatGPTHTTP✅ Supported
n8nHTTP✅ Supported
Google ADKstdio / HTTP✅ Supported

Works with any wiki: Wikipedia, Fandom, corporate wikis, or any MediaWiki installation.

Troubleshooting

Common issues and fixes live in SETUP.md#troubleshooting. For deeper diagnostics, the HTTP server exposes /health, /ready, and /status endpoints — see DEPLOYMENT.md.

Development

Build, test, and contribute: see CONTRIBUTING.md. For the system design, package layout, and data flow, see ARCHITECTURE.md.

Run the full check before pushing:

bash
go test -race -failfast ./...golangci-lint run ./...

Integration tests run against a real MediaWiki instance via docker-compose.test.yml. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the workflow.

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License

MIT License

Credits

Source: README.md at commit f6ec39f

Tools

0
SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

4
  1. v1.36.1LatestNov 7, 2026
  2. v1.36.0Oct 15, 2026
  3. v1.35.0Oct 7, 2026
  4. v1.34.0Sep 16, 2026

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