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Wikimedia Commons

api.wikimedia.org

File metadata from Wikimedia Commons: the licence, author and preferred attribution for a media file.

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Runs on your machine under the source's own terms

The crw MCP on your computer calls Wikimedia Commons directly. Calls cost no credits and the data does not pass through fastCRW. Install it once for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI or OpenCode, with your fastCRW API key in place of the placeholder:

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A prompt for your agent that names this source and how to call it through the crw MCP.

  • Featured content for a date

    Use Wikimedia Commons (wikimedia) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Featured content for a date" (featured). You want what Wikipedia itself put on its front page on a given day, including that day's most-read articles. Example options: language=en, year=2024, month=01. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "wikimedia" and capability "featured". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>

  • Commons file detail

    Use Wikimedia Commons (wikimedia) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Commons file detail" (file). You already hold a Commons file title and need the direct media URL, dimensions or uploader before using the file. Example options: title=File:The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "wikimedia" and capability "file". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>

  • Page edit statistics

    Use Wikimedia Commons (wikimedia) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Page edit statistics" (history-counts). You need a number for how heavily or how contentiously a page is edited, without downloading its history. Example options: project=wikipedia, language=en, title=Earth. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "wikimedia" and capability "history-counts". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>

  • On this day in history

    Use Wikimedia Commons (wikimedia) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "On this day in history" (onthisday). You want historical events, births or deaths for a month and day, independent of year. Example options: language=en, type=selected, month=01. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "wikimedia" and capability "onthisday". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>