`get_article_summary`

Pack: wikipedia · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikipedia/mcp

Get a Wikipedia article overview by title. Returns intro text, description, thumbnail image, and related content links.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`title`	string	yes	Wikipedia article title (e.g., “Albert Einstein”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "title": "Albert Einstein"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikipedia/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_article_summary","arguments":{"title":"Albert Einstein"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_article_summary', {
  "title": "Albert Einstein"
});

More examples

{
  "title": "Python (programming language)"
}

Response shape

Always returns: title, description, extract, thumbnail_url, content_urls

Field	Type	Description
`title`	string	Article title
`description`	string \| null	Short description or null if unavailable
`extract`	string	Article introduction/summary text
`thumbnail_url`	string \| null	URL to thumbnail image or null if none
`content_urls`	object

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article title"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Short description or null if unavailable"
    },
    "extract": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article introduction/summary text"
    },
    "thumbnail_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "URL to thumbnail image or null if none"
    },
    "content_urls": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "desktop": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Desktop Wikipedia page URL or null"
        },
        "mobile": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Mobile Wikipedia page URL or null"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "desktop",
        "mobile"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title",
    "description",
    "extract",
    "thumbnail_url",
    "content_urls"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_article_summary