MCP Server with Wikipedia Article Tool
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This is an HTTP SSE-based MCP server featuring a tool for fetching and converting Wikipedia articles to Markdown. It leverages Server-Sent Events for client-server communication.
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What is MCP Server with Wikipedia Article Tool?
This is an HTTP SSE-based MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides a tool to fetch Wikipedia articles and convert them into Markdown format. It utilizes Server-Sent Events for real-time communication between the server and clients.
How to use MCP Server with Wikipedia Article Tool?
To use the server, first clone the repository and install the dependencies using uv pip install -r requirements.txt. Start the server with python server.py. Clients can connect to the /sse endpoint for SSE communication and send POST messages to /messages/. The client.py script can be used to list server capabilities or fetch a Wikipedia article by providing the article URL.
Key features of MCP Server with Wikipedia Article Tool
MCP server implementation using FastMCP
Server-Sent Events (SSE) for client-server communication
Wikipedia article fetching tool
Conversion of HTML content to Markdown
Use cases of MCP Server with Wikipedia Article Tool
Building AI assistants that require contextual information from Wikipedia
Creating applications that need real-time updates from a server
Developing tools that convert web content to Markdown
Implementing MCP for model communication and data exchange
FAQ from MCP Server with Wikipedia Article Tool
What is MCP?
What is MCP?
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It defines a way for models to communicate and exchange data.
What is SSE?
What is SSE?
SSE stands for Server-Sent Events. It's a server push technology enabling real-time data streaming from a server to a client over HTTP.
How do I install the dependencies?
How do I install the dependencies?
Use the command uv pip install -r requirements.txt after cloning the repository.
What endpoints does the server expose?
What endpoints does the server expose?
The server exposes /sse for SSE connections and /messages/ for handling incoming POST messages.
What is the read_wikipedia_article tool?
What is the read_wikipedia_article tool?
The read_wikipedia_article tool fetches an article from Wikipedia, parses its content, and converts it to Markdown format.