jwd83 Local Wikipedia Search
Use this skill to search Jared's hosted English Wikipedia mirror, not the public internet or live Wikipedia.
Mirror facts
- Public URL:
https://wiki.ayrscott.com/ - Default script base URL:
https://wiki.ayrscott.com - Optional same-host/local base URL:
http://127.0.0.1:3081/ - Service on the host:
kiwix-wikipedia.service - ZIM on the host:
/srv/kiwix/zim/wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2026-03.zim - Snapshot: English Wikipedia text-only/no-image ZIM, March 2026
- Content URL prefix:
/content/wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2026-03/
The helper scripts default to the public URL so this skill works from other machines after installation. On the server itself, set WIKI_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3081 or pass --base-url http://127.0.0.1:3081 if you want to bypass public HTTPS.
Do not confuse this with project markdown wikis. This skill is for the Kiwix-hosted English Wikipedia mirror.
Preferred workflow
- Search the hosted mirror.
- Read one or more likely article pages.
- Answer from the mirrored articles and cite the article title plus
https://wiki.ayrscott.com/...URL. - If the mirror has no good result, say that the mirror did not have a good hit instead of silently switching to live web search.
Helper scripts
Run these from this skill directory, or resolve the relative paths against this skill directory.
Search full text through the public mirror:
python3 ./scripts/wiki-search.py "apollo program" --limit 10
Read an article as plain text through the public mirror:
python3 ./scripts/wiki-article.py "Apollo program" --max-chars 12000
Read by URL from a search result:
python3 ./scripts/wiki-article.py "https://wiki.ayrscott.com/content/wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2026-03/Apollo_program"
Use the local listener when running on lunarian.cc:
WIKI_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3081 python3 ./scripts/wiki-search.py "apollo program" --limit 10
python3 ./scripts/wiki-article.py "Apollo program" --base-url http://127.0.0.1:3081
Use the local ZIM index directly when running on the host with kiwix-search installed:
python3 ./scripts/wiki-search.py "apollo program" --zim /srv/kiwix/zim/wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2026-03.zim --limit 10
python3 ./scripts/wiki-search.py --suggest "Apollo" --zim /srv/kiwix/zim/wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2026-03.zim
Note: --suggest only gives true title suggestions with --zim; without --zim, the script uses the public Kiwix HTTP search page.
Manual fallback
Search via public HTTP:
python3 - <<'PY'
from urllib.parse import urlencode
print('https://wiki.ayrscott.com/search?' + urlencode({'pattern': 'search terms'}))
PY
Fetch an article by converting the title to the Wikipedia path form: replace spaces with underscores and URL-encode special characters.
python3 - <<'PY'
from urllib.parse import quote
base = 'https://wiki.ayrscott.com/content/wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2026-03/'
title = 'Full moon'
print(base + quote(title.replace(' ', '_'), safe='()_,-.'))
PY
If you are on the host and the helper scripts or public URL fail, check the service:
systemctl is-active kiwix-wikipedia.service
curl -fsSI http://127.0.0.1:3081/
curl -fsSI https://wiki.ayrscott.com/
If the service is down and sudo is available:
sudo systemctl restart kiwix-wikipedia.service