MCP Server with Wikipedia Article Tool
A lightweight implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server using Server-Sent Events. Features a Wikipedia article parser that converts content to Markdown format. Demonstrates client-server MCP communication over HTTP.
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MCP Server with Wikipedia Article Tool
This is an HTTP SSE-based MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that features a tool for fetching and converting Wikipedia articles to Markdown.
Features
- MCP server implementation using FastMCP
- Server-Sent Events (SSE) for client-server communication
- Wikipedia article fetching tool
- Conversion of HTML content to Markdown
Requirements
- Python 3.8+
- Dependencies listed in requirements.txt
- uv (Python package manager)
Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/codingaslu/http-sse-mcp-starter.git
cd http-sse-mcp-starter
# Install dependencies using uv
uv pip install -r requirements.txt
Usage
Starting the Server
python server.py
The server will start on http://localhost:8000 with the following endpoints:
/sse: For SSE connections from clients/messages/: For handling incoming POST messages
Using the Client
# List server capabilities
uv run -- client.py http://localhost:8000/sse
# Fetch a Wikipedia article
uv run -- client.py http://localhost:8000/sse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)
MCP Server Capabilities
The MCP server provides:
- Tools: Functions that can be called by clients
- Resources: Data resources available to clients
- Prompts: Pre-defined prompts for AI assistants
The read_wikipedia_article tool fetches an article from Wikipedia, parses its content, and converts it to Markdown format.
License
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