Wiki Explorer MCP Server
Wikipedia link explorer MCP App Server with graph visualization
context tax
pending
security
95/100
cold start
pending
freshness
Active23d ago
Our reading of Wiki Explorer, from the data
Wiki Explorer is a notes & knowledge MCP server from modelcontextprotocol.
We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.
Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 23 days ago (2026-09-25). For comparison, 71% of notes & knowledge servers are active or maintained.
With 2,974 GitHub stars it ranks #13 of 1,114 notes & knowledge servers we index.
It runs locally on your machine over stdio.
Install Wiki Explorer MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add wiki-explorer -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-wiki-explorerInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"wiki-explorer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-wiki-explorer"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).
Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"wiki-explorer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-wiki-explorer"
]
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"wiki-explorer": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-wiki-explorer"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"wiki-explorer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-wiki-explorer"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
Security signals
95/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.
Deductions
- No license detected-5
Checks
- ✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
- ○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
- ○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
- ○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending
Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules
Freshness
Active — last maintenance signal 23d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-09-25 · 23d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-09-25 · 23d ago · GitHub · v2.0.3
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry
How it compares in Notes & Knowledge
Against the most-starred notes & knowledge servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.
| Server | Stars | Tools | Tokens / turn | Freshness | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiki Explorer (this) | 2,974 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Memory | 91,356 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Context7 | 63,264 | 2 | 1,188 | Active | local + hosted |
| Hindsight | 51,304 | — | not measured | Active | — |
| Cognee | 32,506 | — | not measured | Active | — |
| Docs | 28,892 | — | not measured | Active | local |
FAQ
›How do I install the Wiki Explorer MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add wiki-explorer -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-wiki-explorer. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does Wiki Explorer require an API key?
No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.
›Can I use Wiki Explorer as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.
›Is Wiki Explorer in the official MCP registry?
No. It was indexed from npm.
Sources and method
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Package registry (npm / PyPI)
- listed
- Security signals, computed by us
- 2026-10-19
- Last checked against all sources
- 2026-10-19
The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.
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