LABSCO SUMMARY

The thumbnail composite is what makes a single tool enough — the image gets chosen by looking rather than by reading filenames.

include_thumbnails returns one composite image across the results, so candidates can be compared in a glance instead of fetched one at a time. The licence filter carries just as much weight for anything heading to publication, because it narrows the set before a choice is made rather than after. What comes back are download URLs, which keeps fetching the full image a separate and deliberate step.

What it is

A single-tool Wikimedia Commons image search that returns metadata and download URLs, with an optional composite thumbnail image for visual comparison.

What you get

wikimedia_search_images searches Commons and returns image metadata including download URLs, with a licence filter, a limit and offset for paging, and include_thumbnails for a composite thumbnail image that puts the results side by side.

Requirements

Nothing — no account, no key.

Setup effort

One command — npx -y wikimedia-image-search-mcp

See installation options

USE CASES

01

Finding an image you can actually publish

The licence filter narrows the results before a choice is made, and what comes back are download URLs rather than the bytes themselves.

wikimedia_search_images

02

Picking between candidates by looking at them

The composite thumbnail puts the results in one image, so the comparison is visual instead of a list of filenames.

wikimedia_search_images

1 tool

Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.

`wikimedia_search_images`

Search for images on Wikimedia Commons with metadata including download URLs and optional thumbnail composite image for visual comparison. Use results to e.g. fetch full images that are relevant for your task.

BEFORE YOU INSTALL

What to know first

Tools you get

1 tool when we connected.

Requires

npx on PATH
Node.js 18 or later

CONTEXT COST

Light Standing cost

Rated by the size of the one tool definition that rides along on every turn

INSTALLATION

Connect your client

Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.

Server setup

Configuration file

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikimedia-image-search-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wikimedia-image-search-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

npx

TERMINAL

npx -y wikimedia-image-search-mcp

Wikimedia Image Search