CLI usage
The wikipedia binary reads and searches Wikipedia from the terminal.
# Random article summary (default)
wikipedia
# Search and show the top result's summary
wikipedia --search "Go programming language"
wikipedia -s "Go"
# Full article text
wikipedia -s "Go" --full
wikipedia -s "Go" -f
# Other languages
wikipedia -l de --search "Go"
# Explicitly force a random article
wikipedia --random
# Interactive TUI
wikipedia --tui
# Run as MCP server
wikipedia --mcp
Flags
| Flag | Short | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
--search |
-s |
Search query (omit for a random article) | — |
--full |
-f |
Show full page content instead of the summary | false |
--lang |
-l |
Wikipedia language code | en |
--random |
-r |
Force a random article | false |
--tui |
-t |
Start interactive TUI | false |
--mcp |
Run as MCP server (stdio transport) | false |
|
--no-color |
Disable ANSI colors | false |
|
--help |
-h |
Show help |
ANSI colors are also disabled when the NO_COLOR environment variable is set.