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5Install
npx skillscat add imoonkey/openweb/src-sites-wikipedia Install via the SkillsCat registry.
SKILL.md
Wikipedia
Overview
Wikipedia — free encyclopedia. Reference archetype. Three APIs: MediaWiki Action API for search/metadata, REST v1 for summaries/feeds, Core REST for article source and history.
Workflows
Research a topic
searchArticles(srsearch)→ pick result →pageid,titlegetPageSummary(title)→ extract, description, thumbnailgetPageSource(title)→ full wikitext (if needed)
Explore article graph
getPageSummary(title)→ confirm topic →titlegetPageLinks(titles)→ outgoing links from articlegetPageBacklinks(bltitle)→ pages that cite this articlegetPageCategories(titles)→ article categories
Discover content by date
getOnThisDay(type, MM, DD)→ historical events with related pagesgetFeaturedContent(YYYY, MM, DD)→ featured article, most-read, picture of the day
Compare across languages
searchArticles(srsearch)→ find article →titlegetPageLanguageLinks(titles)→ available translations with language codes and localized titles
Operations
| Operation | Intent | Key Input | Key Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| searchArticles | search by keyword | srsearch | title, pageid, snippet, wordcount | entry point, paginated (sroffset) |
| getPageSummary | page summary | title ← searchArticles | extract, description, thumbnail, content_urls | REST v1 |
| getPageSource | full wikitext | title ← searchArticles | source, revision timestamp, license | large response |
| getPageMediaList | page media files | title ← searchArticles | file title, type, srcset URLs, captions | REST v1 |
| getRandomArticle | random summary | — | same as getPageSummary | entry point |
| getPageRevisions | edit history | title ← searchArticles | revision id, timestamp, user, comment, delta | paginated (older_than) |
| getPageCategories | page categories | titles ← searchArticles | category titles | Action API, paginated (clcontinue) |
| getPageLinks | outgoing links | titles ← searchArticles | linked page titles | Action API, paginated (plcontinue) |
| getPageBacklinks | incoming links | bltitle ← searchArticles | pageid, title of linking pages | Action API, paginated (blcontinue) |
| getPageLanguageLinks | translations | titles ← searchArticles | lang code, localized title | Action API, paginated (llcontinue) |
| getPageInfo | page metadata | titles ← searchArticles | pageid, lastrevid, length, content model | Action API |
| getPageExtract | plain text intro | titles ← searchArticles | extract text (length-controlled) | Action API, exsentences param |
| getOnThisDay | events on date | type, MM, DD | event text, year, related pages | entry point |
| getFeaturedContent | daily highlights | YYYY, MM, DD | featured article, most-read, image | entry point |
Quick Start
# Search for articles
openweb wikipedia exec searchArticles '{"srsearch":"quantum computing","srlimit":5}'
# Get page summary with thumbnail
openweb wikipedia exec getPageSummary '{"title":"Albert_Einstein"}'
# Get plain text extract (3 sentences)
openweb wikipedia exec getPageExtract '{"titles":"Albert_Einstein","exsentences":3}'
# Get page categories
openweb wikipedia exec getPageCategories '{"titles":"Python_(programming_language)","cllimit":10}'
# Get historical events for July 20
openweb wikipedia exec getOnThisDay '{"type":"events","MM":"07","DD":"20"}'
# Get today's featured content
openweb wikipedia exec getFeaturedContent '{"YYYY":"2026","MM":"03","DD":"31"}'
# Get pages linking to an article
openweb wikipedia exec getPageBacklinks '{"bltitle":"World_Wide_Web","bllimit":10}'
# Get article revision history
openweb wikipedia exec getPageRevisions '{"title":"Albert_Einstein","limit":5}'Install
npx skillscat add imoonkey/openweb/src-sites-wikipedia Install via the SkillsCat registry.