Wikipedia REST API. Get article summaries, search, browse related topics,
and access on-this-day events. No authentication required.
Uses a polite User-Agent header.
Quick Start
1. Install
See Install above.
2. Verify Setup
wikipedia-pp-cli doctor
This checks your configuration.
3. Try Your First Command
wikipedia-pp-cli feed mock-value
Usage
Run wikipedia-pp-cli --help for the full command reference and flag list.
Commands
feed
Manage feed
wikipedia-pp-cli feed get-on-this-day - Returns events, births, deaths, or holidays that occurred on a given date.
page
Article content and metadata
wikipedia-pp-cli page get-html - Returns the full article body as styled HTML.wikipedia-pp-cli page get-media - Returns images, videos, and other media files associated with an article.wikipedia-pp-cli page get-random - Returns a random Wikipedia article summary.wikipedia-pp-cli page get-summary - Returns a page summary including title, extract text, thumbnail, and coordinates.
Output Formats
# Human-readable table (default in terminal, JSON when piped)
wikipedia-pp-cli feed mock-value
# JSON for scripting and agents
wikipedia-pp-cli feed mock-value --json
# Filter to specific fields
wikipedia-pp-cli feed mock-value --json --select id,name,status
# Dry run — show the request without sending
wikipedia-pp-cli feed mock-value --dry-run
# Agent mode — JSON + compact + no prompts in one flag
wikipedia-pp-cli feed mock-value --agent
Agent Usage
This CLI is designed for AI agent consumption:
- Non-interactive - never prompts, every input is a flag
- Pipeable -
--json output to stdout, errors to stderr
- Filterable -
--select id,name returns only fields you need
- Previewable -
--dry-run shows the request without sending
- Read-only by default - this CLI does not create, update, delete, publish, send, or mutate remote resources
- Offline-friendly - sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available
- Agent-safe by default - no colors or formatting unless
--human-friendly is set
Exit codes: 0 success, 2 usage error, 3 not found, 5 API error, 7 rate limited, 10 config error.
Health Check
wikipedia-pp-cli doctor
Verifies configuration and connectivity to the API.
Configuration
Config file: ~/.config/wikipedia-pp-cli/config.toml
Troubleshooting
Not found errors (exit code 3)
- Check the resource ID is correct
- Run the
list command to see available items
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