MediaWiki MCP adapter
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A custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) adapter for interacting with MediaWiki and WikiBase APIs. This adapter allows you to fetch and edit MediaWiki pages programmatically using the MCP framework.
Details
- Author
- lucamauri
- Downloads
- 230
- Categories
- Developer Tools, API
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- Fetch the content of a MediaWiki page.
- Edit a MediaWiki page with new content and optional summary.
- Configurable API base URLs for different MediaWiki and WikiBase instances.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
MediaWiki MCP adapterCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Clone the repository, run npm install and npm run build, then start the server with node build/index.js. Configure custom API endpoints using server.configure().
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mediawiki mcp adapter": {
"MediaWiki-MCP-adapter": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"MediaWiki-MCP-adapter": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
]
}
}
MediaWikiAdapter
A custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) adapter for interacting with MediaWiki and WikiBase APIs. This adapter allows you to fetch and edit MediaWiki pages programmatically using the MCP framework.
Features
- Fetch the content of a MediaWiki page.
- Edit a MediaWiki page with new content and an optional summary.
- Configurable API base URLs for different MediaWiki and WikiBase instances.
Requirements
- Node.js (v16 or later)
- TypeScript (for development)
- MediaWiki instance with API access enabled
Installation
1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mediawikiadapter.git
cd mediawikiadapter
2. Install dependencies:
npm install
3. Build the project:
npm run build
Usage
Configure the Adapter
You can configure the adapter to use custom MediaWiki and WikiBase API endpoints:
server.configure({
mediaWikiAPIBase: "https://my.mediawiki.instance/api.php",
wikiBaseAPIBase: "https://my.wikibase.instance/api.php",
});
Start the MCP Server
Run the MCP server using the following command:
node build/index.js
Resources
getPageContent
Fetches the content of a MediaWiki page.
- Input Schema:
{
"title": "string"
}
- Output Schema:
{
"content": "string"
}
Example Usage:
const response = await server.callResource("getPageContent", {
title: "Main Page",
});
console.log(response.content);
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Tools
editPage
Edits a MediaWiki page with new content.
- Input Schema:
{
"title": "string",
"content": "string",
"summary": "string (optional)"
}
- Output Schema:
{
"success": "boolean"
}
Example Usage:
const response = await server.callTool("editPage", {
title: "Main Page",
content: "Updated content for the page.",
summary: "Updated via MediaWikiAdapter",
});
console.log(response.success ? "Edit successful" : "Edit failed");
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Development
Run in Development Mode
To run the project in development mode with TypeScript:
npm run dev
Linting
Run the linter to check for code quality:
npm run lint
Testing
Currently, no tests are implemented. You can add tests to the test directory and run them using:
npm test
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Configuration
The adapter uses the following default API base URLs:
- MediaWiki API Base: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php
- WikiBase API Base: https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php
You can override these defaults using the server.configure() method.
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Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:
1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
3. Submit a pull request with a detailed description of your changes.
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License
This project is licensed under the LGPL-3.0-or-later license. See the LICENSE file for details.
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Author
Created by Luca Mauri.
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