Description

📚 n8n-nodes-mediawiki


A powerful n8n community node for seamless MediaWiki integration. Connect your n8n workflows to any MediaWiki instance (like Wikipedia) and manage collaborative knowledge with ease.

✨ Features

🔧 Regular Workflow Nodes

• MediaWiki Page: Complete page operations (get, edit, delete) for any MediaWiki instance
• MediaWiki Search: Powerful search functionality for finding pages within MediaWiki
• Flexible Authentication: Support for both authenticated and anonymous operations

🤖 AI-Compatible Tools

All nodes support AI integration with the “Let AI fill this in” functionality:

• MediaWiki Page: AI-compatible tool for all page operations with intelligent parameter filling
• MediaWiki Search: AI-powered search with contextual query generation
• LangChain Integration: Seamlessly works with n8n AI agents and workflows
• Smart Parameter Detection: AI automatically determines page titles, content, and search terms

📦 Installation

For n8n Users (GUI Installation)

To install this community node in your self-hosted n8n instance:

1. Open n8n Settings: Go to Settings → Community Nodes

2. Start Installation: Click Install

3. Find Package:
– Option A: Type n8n-nodes-mediawiki directly in the Enter npm package name field
– Option B: Click Browse to search the npm registry for community nodes, then find n8n-nodes-mediawiki

4. Accept Risks: Check “I understand the risks of installing unverified code from a public source”

5. Install: Click Install

6. Ready to Use: The MediaWiki nodes will now appear in your nodes panel with a package icon

Managing the Package

• Update: When updates are available, an Update button will appear in Settings → Community Nodes
• Uninstall: Go to Settings → Community Nodes, click Options → Uninstall package

> Note: Community nodes can only be installed on self-hosted n8n instances by the instance owner. This feature is not available on n8n Cloud.

🚀 Usage

🔐 Credentials

Configure the MediaWiki API credentials with:

• Base URL: The base URL of your MediaWiki instance (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org)
• Username: (Optional) Username for authenticated operations
• Password: (Optional) Password for authenticated operations

🎯 Available Nodes

#### 📄 MediaWiki Page
Complete page management with support for:

• Get: Retrieve the content of any page
• Edit: Create new pages or update existing pages with content (automatically detects if page exists)
• Delete: Remove pages with optional deletion reason

#### 🔍 MediaWiki Search

• Search: Find pages matching your search query with configurable result limits

🤖 AI Integration

Both nodes work seamlessly with n8n’s AI Agent nodes:

1. Add nodes to your workflow – Use MediaWiki Page and MediaWiki Search as regular nodes
2. Connect to AI Agents – These nodes automatically become available as AI tools when connected to AI Agent nodes
3. “Let AI fill this in” buttons – Parameters show toggle buttons allowing AI to automatically fill values based on context
4. Intelligent automation – AI agents can read, edit, delete, and search MediaWiki content autonomously

#### Example AI Usage:

• AI Research Assistant: “Find information about quantum computing on Wikipedia and create a summary page”
• Content Management: “Update the company wiki page with the latest product information”
• Knowledge Discovery: “Search for pages related to machine learning and extract key concepts”

💡 Parameter Configuration

#### MediaWiki Page Node

• Operation: Select get, edit, or delete
• Page Title: The title of the page to operate on (AI can fill automatically)
• Page Content: Content for edit operations (AI can generate) – creates page if it doesn’t exist, updates if it does
• Delete Reason: Optional reason for deletion (AI can suggest)

#### MediaWiki Search Node

• Search Term: Query to find matching pages (AI can formulate)
• Limit: Maximum number of results (1-500, defaults to 10)

🛠️ Development

🚀 Setup

1. Clone: git clone https://github.com/matheusfillipe/n8n-mediawiki
2. Install: npm install
3. Build: npm run build
4. Link: npm link (for local development)

🐳 Testing with Docker

A compose.yaml file is included for easy testing:

docker compose up

This will start n8n on http://localhost:5678 with AI tool support enabled.

⚙️ Environment Variables

For AI tool functionality in production, ensure this environment variable is set:

N8NCOMMUNITYPACKAGESALLOWTOOL_USAGE=true

This enables community nodes to be used as AI tools with the “Let AI fill this in” functionality.

📁 Project Structure

n8n-nodes-mediawiki/
├── nodes/
│   ├── MediaWikiPage/           # Main page operations node
│   │   ├── MediaWikiPage.node.ts
│   │   └── mediawiki.svg
│   └── MediaWikiSearch/         # Search functionality node
│       ├── MediaWikiSearch.node.ts
│       └── mediawiki.svg
├── credentials/
│   └── MediaWikiApi.credentials.ts
├── src/
│   └── MediaWikiClient.ts       # Shared MediaWiki API client
└── compose.yaml                 # Docker development environment

Each node functions as both a regular workflow node and an AI tool, eliminating code duplication and ensuring consistency.

📄 License

MIT