`random`

Pack: wikimedia-rest · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/random for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Random Wikipedia article summary — pick a random article from the encyclopedia. Use for “give me a random Wikipedia article”, “surprise me”, or seeding exploration. Returns the same shape as page_summary.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`project`	string	no
`lang`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "lang": "en"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"random","arguments":{"lang":"en"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('random', {
  "lang": "en"
});

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Random page summary from Wikimedia REST API"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the wikimedia-rest pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikimedia-rest": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikimedia-rest/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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