Wikidata MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Wikidata MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-wikidata-mcp-server --transport http https://wikidata.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-wikidata-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://wikidata.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://wikidata.caseyjhand.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to wikidata.caseyjhand.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/wikidata-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

registry namespace io.github.cyanheads is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Wikidata MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can search for items or properties by text query, returning QIDs/PIDs with labels, descriptions, and match metadata, fetch a full entity by QID or PID with optional field and language filtering, fetch property claims for an entity with qualifier detail and QID label resolution, and execute a SPARQL SELECT query against the Wikidata Query Service.

The 7 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what wikidata-mcp-server lets an agent do.

wikidata_search_entities: - Search for items or properties by text query, returning QIDs/PIDs with labels, descriptions, and match metadata
wikidata_get_entity: - Fetch a full entity by QID or PID with optional field and language filtering
wikidata_get_labels: - Batch-resolve up to 50 QIDs or PIDs to human-readable labels and descriptions
wikidata_get_statements: - Fetch property claims for an entity with qualifier detail and QID label resolution
wikidata_get_sitelinks: - Fetch Wikipedia and Wikimedia project article URLs for a Wikidata item
wikidata_sparql_query: - Execute a SPARQL SELECT query against the Wikidata Query Service
wikidata_resolve_external_id: - Look up a Wikidata entity by an external identifier (DOI, PubMed ID, ORCID, OpenAlex ID, etc.)

Latest releases

v0.1.18 · 2026-08-22

SDK v2 adoption and response parity · Supports MCP 2026-07-28, advertises error envelopes and JSON Schema 2020-12 where appropriate, and rejects undeclared root tool input keys instead of stripping them. · Selects…

v0.1.17 · 2026-07-15

Response overflow outlines, SPARQL VALUES fix, entity field narrowing · Three fixes: bounded response overflow on well-connected entities, a SPARQL label-injection bug, and a bandwidth win on entity fetches. · Added…

v0.1.16 · 2026-07-14

resolve_external_id: URL/whitespace normalization, datatype gate · Four issue fixes harden identifier normalization and validation in wikidata_resolve_external_id. · Fixed: · Identifier-resolver URL prefixes ( a bare…

04 · Who maintains Wikidata MCP Server

wikidata-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 119 actively maintained, 1,816 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/wikidata-mcp-server
category: documentation - ranked #86 of 208 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-22)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/wikidata-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-05-24 · 17 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/wikidata-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/wikidata-mcp-server

06 · Wikidata MCP Server FAQ

Is Wikidata MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-22 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Wikidata MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can search for items or properties by text query, returning QIDs/PIDs with labels, descriptions, and match metadata, fetch a full entity by QID or PID with optional field and language filtering, fetch property claims for an entity with qualifier detail and QID label resolution, and execute a SPARQL SELECT query against the Wikidata Query Service.

How do I install Wikidata MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/wikidata-mcp-server`. The README documents 2 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Wikidata MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Wikidata MCP Server

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