Search and fetch structured content from Wikipedia using the MediaWiki API for reliable, encyclopedic information

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Install Wikipedia Search

skills CLI
$ npx skills add FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills --skill wikipedia-search -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills wikipedia-search --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wikipedia-search .claude/skills/wikipedia-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
wikipedia-search
GitHub stars
3.1k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~3.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,258 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
279
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Search and fetch structured content from Wikipedia using the MediaWiki API for reliable, encyclopedic information

  • Works in 4 steps: Search for Page Titles → Get a Summary → Get Full Article Content → …
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Usage and Examples, plus 5 more sections
  • Runs Python and Shell scripts from its folder; calls python, python3 and pip; reaches en.wikipedia.org

What it does

Wikipedia Search is an agent skill from FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills. Search and fetch structured content from Wikipedia using the MediaWiki API for reliable, encyclopedic information

Its SKILL.md is about 3.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/wiki.py` and `setup.sh`).

It works with Wikipedia. The repository describes itself as: The largest open-source medical AI skills library for OpenClaw🦞.

Example prompts

  • “/wikipedia-search”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A Bash shell

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Search for Page Titles
  2. Get a Summary
  3. Get Full Article Content
  4. Search in Different Languages

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b1f9b6e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python and Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python
    • python3
    • pip

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • en.wikipedia.org

    Also links to:

    • mediawiki.org
    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Wikipedia Search loads about 3.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,258 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,258 words (~3,708 tokens).

“This skill enables Claude to search and fetch content from Wikipedia using the MediaWiki API. It provides more reliable, structured access to Wikipedia than general web search, with support for summaries, full article content, and multi-language access.”

— opening of SKILL.md by FreedomIntelligence
name
wikipedia-search

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/wikipedia-search of FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/wiki.py
  • setup.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b1f9b6e

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Wikipedia Search

What does Wikipedia Search do?

Search and fetch structured content from Wikipedia using the MediaWiki API for reliable, encyclopedic information. Wikipedia Search is an agent skill from FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills.

How do I install Wikipedia Search in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills --skill wikipedia-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wikipedia-search in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills) into .claude/skills/wikipedia-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Wikipedia Search in Codex?

Run `npx skills add FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills --skill wikipedia-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wikipedia-search in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills) into .agents/skills/wikipedia-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Wikipedia Search in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills --skill wikipedia-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/wikipedia-search, .gemini/skills/wikipedia-search, .github/skills/wikipedia-search and .opencode/skills/wikipedia-search in your project.

What does Wikipedia Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Wikipedia Search needs Python and a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python, python3 and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell.

Does Wikipedia Search access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: en.wikipedia.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: mediawiki.org and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Wikipedia Search safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Wikipedia Search use?

No licence was found for Wikipedia Search or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Wikipedia Search use?

About 3.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 15k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Wikipedia Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Wikipedia Search: Humanizer (Azure-Samples/interview-coach-agent-framework, 172 stars), AI Copywriter (mikiarlo3/ai-copywriter, 1.2k stars), Renwei Writing (orange2ai/renwei-writing, 1.1k stars) and World Cup Predictor (mikobinbin/2026-world-cup-predictor, 657 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Wikipedia Search?

FreedomIntelligence (a GitHub organization) maintains it in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills, which has 3,052 GitHub stars. The repository holds 279 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 21, 2026.

Source: FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.