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MediaWiki MCP Server MCP Server

io.github.ProfessionalWiki/mediawiki-mcp-server

What is the MediaWiki MCP Server MCP server?

MCP server enabling AI clients to interact with any MediaWiki wiki through standard tools

How to install MediaWiki MCP Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • CONFIG

    Path to your configuration file

  • MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK

    Set to 'true' to allow HTTP startup when config.json has static credentials. Otherwise the server refuses to start, preventing silent shared-identity fallback for unauthenticated requests.

  • MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES

    Byte cap for content bodies (wikitext, rendered HTML, diffs) returned by get-page, get-pages, parse-wikitext, and compare-pages. Oversized bodies are truncated with a trailing marker.

  • MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES

    Hard cap on the base64-encoded size of a get-file-data response. A transport/safety backstop; callers tune actual size with the tool's width parameter. Over-cap responses error rather than truncate.

  • MCP_LOG_LEVEL

    Minimum severity for logger output (stderr telemetry and sendLoggingMessage broadcast). Invalid values fail loudly on first log call.

  • MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY

    Maximum HTTP request body size on the StreamableHTTP transport. Accepts size strings like 1mb or 512kb.

  • MCP_METRICS

    Set to 'true' to expose Prometheus metrics at GET /metrics on the HTTP transport. Has no effect on the stdio transport.

  • MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE

    Override the default OAuth credentials store path. Default: ~/.config/mediawiki-mcp/credentials.json on Linux/macOS, %APPDATA%\mediawiki-mcp\credentials.json on Windows.

  • MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER

    Set to '1' to skip launching a browser during the OAuth dance and log the auth URL to stderr instead. Useful in headless environments and CI.

  • MCP_PUBLIC_URL

    Override the request-derived public URL used in the protected-resource discovery doc and WWW-Authenticate header. Set this when running behind a proxy that rewrites the request Host.

  • MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT

    Seconds an HTTP session may sit idle before it is closed and removed on the StreamableHTTP transport. Any request resets the timer. Set to 0 to disable expiry.

  • MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS

    Maximum milliseconds to wait for in-flight /mcp calls to drain on SIGTERM/SIGINT before exiting. Capped at 600000.

  • MCP_TRANSPORT

    Type of MCP server transport

  • MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES

    Memory cap on the server-side fetch used by upload-file-from-url and update-file-from-url. Files larger than this are routed to the wiki's own copy-upload instead of being buffered by the server. Guards this server's memory, not the wiki's $wgMaxUploadSize.

  • PORT

    Port used for StreamableHTTP transport

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONFIG": "<YOUR_CONFIG>",
        "MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK": "<YOUR_MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK>",
        "MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES>",
        "MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY": "<YOUR_MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY>",
        "MCP_METRICS": "<YOUR_MCP_METRICS>",
        "MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE": "<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE>",
        "MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER": "<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER>",
        "MCP_PUBLIC_URL": "<YOUR_MCP_PUBLIC_URL>",
        "MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT>",
        "MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS": "<YOUR_MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES>",
        "PORT": "<YOUR_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONFIG": "<YOUR_CONFIG>",
        "MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK": "<YOUR_MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK>",
        "MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES>",
        "MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY": "<YOUR_MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY>",
        "MCP_METRICS": "<YOUR_MCP_METRICS>",
        "MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE": "<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE>",
        "MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER": "<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER>",
        "MCP_PUBLIC_URL": "<YOUR_MCP_PUBLIC_URL>",
        "MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT>",
        "MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS": "<YOUR_MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES>",
        "PORT": "<YOUR_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONFIG": "<YOUR_CONFIG>",
        "MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK": "<YOUR_MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK>",
        "MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES>",
        "MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY": "<YOUR_MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY>",
        "MCP_METRICS": "<YOUR_MCP_METRICS>",
        "MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE": "<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE>",
        "MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER": "<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER>",
        "MCP_PUBLIC_URL": "<YOUR_MCP_PUBLIC_URL>",
        "MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT>",
        "MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS": "<YOUR_MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES>",
        "PORT": "<YOUR_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mediawiki-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONFIG": "<YOUR_CONFIG>",
        "MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK": "<YOUR_MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK>",
        "MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES>",
        "MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY": "<YOUR_MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY>",
        "MCP_METRICS": "<YOUR_MCP_METRICS>",
        "MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE": "<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE>",
        "MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER": "<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER>",
        "MCP_PUBLIC_URL": "<YOUR_MCP_PUBLIC_URL>",
        "MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT>",
        "MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS": "<YOUR_MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES": "<YOUR_MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES>",
        "PORT": "<YOUR_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add mediawiki-mcp-server --env CONFIG=<YOUR_CONFIG> --env MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK=<YOUR_MCP_ALLOW_STATIC_FALLBACK> --env MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES=<YOUR_MCP_CONTENT_MAX_BYTES> --env MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES=<YOUR_MCP_FILE_DATA_MAX_BYTES> --env MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL> --env MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY=<YOUR_MCP_MAX_REQUEST_BODY> --env MCP_METRICS=<YOUR_MCP_METRICS> --env MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE=<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE> --env MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER=<YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_NO_BROWSER> --env MCP_PUBLIC_URL=<YOUR_MCP_PUBLIC_URL> --env MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_MCP_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT> --env MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS=<YOUR_MCP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS> --env MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT> --env MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES=<YOUR_MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES> --env PORT=<YOUR_PORT> -- npx -y @professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server

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