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View Wikipedia pages from your terminal. Version 2.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10.
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View Wikipedia pages from your terminal
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Commands and aliases
- wik
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Project history and usage
WIK is Yash Singh's Python command-line tool for reading and searching Wikipedia from a terminal. It is intentionally small: the README describes search, full information, quick summaries, language selection, random pages, and an on-disk cache for repeated or offline-ish lookups.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on June 16, 2021. Public package history on PyPI shows early 1.x releases in February 2022, a 1.4.0 release in March 2023, and a 2.0.1 release on January 21, 2026.
Adoption history
WIK's adoption is modest but visible for a niche terminal Wikipedia client: the GitHub repository showed about 678 stars and 20 forks in July 2026, and PyPI listed the project as production/stable with Yash Singh as maintainer.
How it is used
Users call `wik -s` to search, `wik -i` to get information, `wik -q` for a quick summary, `wik -l` for another language, or `wik -x` for a random article. The cache feature makes repeated page access faster and gives the tool a simple terminal-notes feel without turning it into a full browser.
Why package nerds care
WIK is part of a long tail of CLI wrappers around Wikipedia and MediaWiki content. Its package interest is its minimal Python implementation and the familiar pattern of turning a web knowledge source into a terminal-native lookup command.
Timeline
- 2021-06-16: GitHub repository created.
- 2022-02-26: PyPI release history lists version 1.1.0.
- 2023-03-15: PyPI release history lists version 1.4.0.
- 2026-01-21: PyPI lists version 2.0.1 as the latest release.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for wik. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wik | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version2.0.1
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/yashsinghcodes/wik
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/yashsinghcodes/wiknone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wik |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wik |
| Homepage | https://github.com/yashsinghcodes/wik |
| Repository | https://github.com/yashsinghcodes/wik |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ee/93/4a221efc5995f8ee24731a145277de0beb68477f30cdf76954355cd6c62f/wik-2.0.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T11:32:02Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | certifi, python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | wik |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 3 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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