How do I install Mediawiki?

Mediawiki is a local plugin. Install it using PyPI package: mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

Is Mediawiki safe to use?

Mediawiki was flagged by MCP Marketplace's security scan, scoring 4/10 (high risk). It has 4 high or critical findings to review. Review the security report on this page carefully before installing it.

What AI apps work with Mediawiki?

Mediawiki uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Mediawiki MCP Server

by Crunchtools

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Secure MCP server for MediaWiki wikis — search, pages, categories, and more

About

Secure MCP server for MediaWiki wikis — search, pages, categories, and more

Security Report

4.0

Use Caution4.0High Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 4 medium validity signals). 6 known CVEs in dependencies (1 critical, 3 high severity) Imported from the Official MCP Registry. 1 finding(s) downgraded by scanner intelligence.

11 files analyzed · 7 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-crunchtools-mediawiki": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

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 .

Mediawiki MCP Server

About

Security Report

Findings (7)Action required

Permissions Required

How to Install

Documentation

mcp-mediawiki-crunchtools

Installation

uvx (recommended)

pip

Container

Usage with Claude Code

Read-only (public wiki, no auth needed)

With authentication (for write operations)

HTTP transport (systemd / container)

Environment Variables

Tools (19)

Development

License

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