Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler

Name: Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler
Author: dazeb

@dazeb

Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler について

A Wikipedia Image Search Tool. Follows Creative Commons Licences for images and uses them in your projects via Claude Desktop/Cline.

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基本情報

カテゴリ

メディアとデザイン

ランタイム

node

トランスポート

stdio

公開者

dazeb

設定

以下の設定を使って、このサーバーを MCP 対応クライアントに追加してください。

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikipedia-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/wikipedia-mcp-image-crawler/build/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

ツール

Search for images on Wikipedia Commons

Get detailed information about specific images

概要

What is Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for searching and retrieving images from Wikipedia Commons. It provides tools to search for images and fetch detailed metadata, including license and author information, through the Wikipedia API. It is designed for users who need public domain images with full attribution.

How to use Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler?

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).

Key features of Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler

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

Use cases of Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler

Finding public domain images of historical figures, such as Greek philosophers
Retrieving image metadata for proper attribution and licensing
Automating image searches for content creation or research projects

FAQ from Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler

What runtime does Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler require?

Node.js 18 or higher and either npm or pnpm package manager.

What tools does Wikipedia MCP Image Crawler provide?

It provides two tools: wiki_image_search for searching images on Wikipedia Commons, and wiki_image_info for getting detailed metadata about a specific image.