macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install wiki with Homebrew, winget
Fetch summaries from MediaWiki wikis, like Wikipedia. Version 1.4.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with winget: winget install --id RCharan.wiki -e.
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Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id RCharan.wiki -eWindows Package Manager source index · RCharan.wiki · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Fetch summaries from MediaWiki wikis, like Wikipedia
Project links
Commands and aliases
- wiki
history
Project history and usage
wiki is a Go command-line tool by Magnus Waldeborn for fetching article summaries from Wikipedia and other MediaWiki instances. It defaults to English Wikipedia, but the README and manual describe language selection and a custom API URL so the same executable can query other MediaWiki-powered sites.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on October 1, 2015. The README reflects the Go tooling style of that period, documenting `go get` installation, optional manual-page installation, tests via Make, and a command-line interface focused on concise summaries rather than full article browsing.
Adoption history
wiki has a moderate niche footprint: GitHub showed about 291 stars and 12 forks in July 2026. Its adoption is centered on users who want a quick terminal lookup for Wikipedia or custom MediaWiki sites rather than a general MediaWiki administration client.
How it is used
The simplest use is `wiki <query>`, which prints a summary and a read-more URL. Users can choose another language with `-l` or `WIKI_LANG`, change the API endpoint with `-u` or `WIKI_URL`, request short or simple output, disable color, and set wrapping width.
Why package nerds care
wiki is package-nerd interesting because it is a small, Unix-style client for a very large public knowledge infrastructure. It packages the MediaWiki API into a single command that is scriptable, localizable, and useful in shells, launchers, and documentation workflows.
Timeline
- 2015-10-01: GitHub repository created.
- 2015-era README: documented Go `go get` installation and optional man-page installation.
- 2026-07: GitHub repository showed about 291 stars and 12 forks.
Related projects
- wiki is related to Wikipedia, MediaWiki, and other terminal Wikipedia clients such as WIK. Unlike Wikimedia developer tools, it is a reader/query utility rather than an administration or contribution workflow.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:media
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
wiki | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.4.1
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wiki |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/walle/wiki |
| Repository | https://github.com/walle/wiki |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T22:40:21+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
winget95%
RCharan.wiki
winget install --id RCharan.wiki -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wiki
winget95%
kelibiao.kelibiao
winget install --id kelibiao.kelibiao -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wiki
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation