Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler
About
A Wikipedia Image Search Tool. Follows Creative Commons Licences for images and uses them in your projects via Claude Desktop/Cline.
Details
- Author
- dazeb
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- Two tools: wiki_image_search and wiki_image_info
- Search images with customizable result limits (1–50)
- Returns image URLs, dimensions, MIME types, and sizes
- Fetches comprehensive metadata including license and author
- Returns full resolution URLs and description links
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"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Wikipedia MCP Image CrawlerCommand (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
Install Node.js 18 or higher, clone the repository, install dependencies with pnpm install, and build with pnpm run build. Then configure the server in Claude Desktop or VS Code extensions by adding the path to the built index.js to the MCP servers JSON config. Once set up, invoke the tools wiki_image_search (search by query with optional limit) and wiki_image_info (get metadata for a specific image title).
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia mcp image crawler": {
"wikipedia-mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/wikipedia-mcp-image-crawler/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"wikipedia-mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/wikipedia-mcp-image-crawler/build/index.js"
]
}
}Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for searching and retrieving images from Wikipedia Commons. This server provides tools to search for images and fetch detailed metadata through the Wikipedia API.
I created this tool because i needed images of Greek philosopher's. I needed to mak sure i had full attribution and licenses. This will search wikipedia only and download images that are in the public domain and free to use.
Features
Tools
-wiki_image_search - Search for images on Wikipedia Commons
- Search by query with customizable result limits (1-50)
- Returns image URLs, dimensions, MIME types, and sizes
- wiki_image_info - Get detailed information about specific images
- Fetches comprehensive metadata including license and author
- Returns full resolution URLs and description links
Installation
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18 or higher - npm or pnpm package managerLocal Installation
1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/dazeb/wikipedia-mcp-image-crawler.git
cd wikipedia-mcp-image-crawler
2. Install dependencies:
pnpm install
3. Build the server:
pnpm run build
Integration with Claude
Claude Desktop App
Add the server configuration to your Claude config file:
MacOS:
nano ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Linux:
nano ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows:
notepad %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add this configuration (adjust the path to where you cloned the repository):
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia-mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/wikipedia-mcp-image-crawler/build/index.js"],
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}
VSCode Extensions
Cline VSCode Extension
For the Cline VSCode extension, add to:
MacOS:
~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Linux:
~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Windows:
%APPDATA%\Code\User\globalStorage\saoudrizwan.claude-dev\settings\cline_mcp_settings.json
For VS Code Insiders, replace Code with Code - Insiders in the paths above.
Add this configuration to the JSON file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wikipedia-mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/wikipedia-mcp-image-crawler/build/index.js"],
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}
If the file already contains other MCP servers, add this entry to the existing mcpServers object.
Usage
Once installed, the server provides two main tools:
Image Search
Search for images matching a query:{
"name": "wiki_image_search",
"arguments": {
"query": "golden gate bridge",
"limit": 5
}
}
Image Information
Get detailed metadata for a specific image:{
"name": "wiki_image_info",
"arguments": {
"title": "File:Golden Gate Bridge.jpg"
}
}
Development
Running in Watch Mode
For development with auto-rebuild:pnpm run watch
Debugging
Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, use the MCP Inspector for debugging:pnpm run inspector
This will provide a URL to access the debugging interface in your browser.
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