# Wikipedia > Search and read Wikipedia via x wkp — MediaWiki API, no API key, zero install; query, extract, suggest, and DDG route in one module. Load for wiki, wikipedia, encyclopedia lookup, article summary. - Skill: `x-cmd/wikipedia` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add x-cmd/wikipedia` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/x-cmd/wikipedia/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Integrations & APIs - Author: x-cmd (https://skillmd.com/u/x-cmd) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/x-cmd/wikipedia --- # wikipedia — skill0 Output is a plain-text extract (~first paragraph + infobox). Subcommand verb picks the shape — `hop` for search-then-summary, `extract` for known titles, `search` for candidates, `suggest` for did-you-mean. Default site is English Wikipedia; `--lang` / `--api-url` switch to other wikis. ## Quick Start with `x wkp` ```bash x wkp hop Python # search + first-result extract in one shot x wkp extract OpenAI # summary of a known page x wkp search "Linux kernel" # list candidates when title is uncertain x wkp suggest pythen # did-you-mean: correction hints before search ``` `x wkp -h` for all flags and subcommands. ## Data and adjacent tools Upstream: `https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php` — MediaWiki action API. Sister projects (Wikidata, Wiktionary, Commons) are reachable the same way; point `--api-url` at the relevant subdomain. For the questions that go one hop beyond a wikitext summary: - `x wkp : ` / `x wkp ddgo ` — same `x wkp` module, routed via DuckDuckGo's Wikipedia index (handles ambiguous or colloquial queries better than title search) - `x ddgo ` — general web search, useful when Wikipedia has no article but the topic exists on the open web - See the [knowledge](../knowledge/SKILL.md) skill for the broader `x hn` / `x rfc` / `x se` research toolkit - `x wkp open ` — fall back to the browser when you actually need the rendered page (infoboxes, tables, images)