random-wikipedia-article-summary

Fetches a completely random Wikipedia article and returns its title, short summary, and a link to the full article. Great for learning something new and unexpected every time.

Installation

You can run this MCP server instantly using npx (no install required):

npx @dennisk2025/random-wikipedia-article-summary

Or install locally with npm:

npm install @dennisk2025/random-wikipedia-article-summary

Adding to Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop, add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "random-wikipedia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/random-wikipedia-article-summary"]
    }
  }
}

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file at:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Restart Claude Desktop after saving the configuration.

Usage

Once the server is running and configured in Claude Desktop, you can call its tool:

Available Tools

• get_random_article_summary
  • Description: Returns the title, summary, and URL of a random Wikipedia article using Wikipedia's no-auth public REST API.
  • Parameters: none (no arguments needed)

Tool Call Example

Send a tool call with the following fields:

{
  "tool_name": "get_random_article_summary",
  "arguments": {}
}

Example Response:

{
  "title": "Coffee",
  "summary": "Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species...",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee"
}

Error Handling

If Wikipedia is temporarily unavailable or returns malformed data, you will receive an error message in the response content.

License

MIT