get-recent-changes
List recent change events across the wiki, filterable by timestamp, namespace, user, tag, type, and hide flags (up to 50 per call, paginated via continue).
How to use it
get-recent-changes is exposed by the MediaWiki MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get-recent-changes tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install MediaWiki MCP Server
claude mcp add mediawiki-mcp-server -- npx -y @professional-wiki/mediawiki-mcp-server@latestOther tools in MediaWiki MCP Server (39)
Add a wiki as an MCP resource from its URL. Disabled when allowWikiManagement is false.
Run a Bucket Lua query.
List a Cargo table's fields with their types and list-flags.
List Cargo tables defined on the wiki.
Run a Cargo SQL-style query.
Diff two versions of a wiki page by revision, title, or supplied wikitext.
List members of a category (up to 500 per call, paginated via continueFrom).
Fetch a file page.
Fetch a file's image bytes inline (base64) for visual analysis — for clients that can't reach the wiki host. Returns a scaled rendition (set width); non-renderable types (audio, video, binaries) error. For metadata or a download URL, use get-file.
List pages that reference a wiki page — pages that link to it, embed it as a template, or display it as a file (select via type), including pages that reach it through a redirect. Up to 500 per call, paginated via continueFrom.
Fetch a wiki page.
List recent revisions of a wiki page.
Fetch multiple wiki pages in one call (up to 50).
Fetch a specific revision of a page.
Get a wiki's key settings: MediaWiki version, content language, title-case rules, namespaces, installed extensions, license, and (optionally) statistics.
List every configured wiki — its key, sitename, server, whether it is read-only or the default, whether it is reachable, which extension-gated tools work on it, and, for an OAuth-configured wiki, its authorization server. Disabled when fewer than two wikis are configured.
Create a subject (child or main) on a page. Requires the edit right.
Run a read-only Cypher query against the knowledge graph.
Delete a subject by ID. Requires the edit right.
List the subjects attached to a wiki page.
Get one schema's property definitions, relations, and select options.
Fetch one subject's structured data by ID.
List schemas (entity types) and their property counts.
Find subject IDs by label within a schema.
Set or clear a page's main subject. Requires the edit right.
Replace a subject's label and statements. Requires the edit right.
Dry-run validate a proposed subject and return violations.
Remove stored OAuth tokens. Stdio only.
List stored OAuth tokens with scopes and expiry (no token values). Stdio only.
Render wikitext to HTML without saving. Returns parse warnings, wikilinks, templates, and external URLs.
Remove a wiki resource. Disabled when allowWikiManagement is false or fewer than two wikis are configured.
Search wiki page titles and contents.
Search page titles by prefix.
List Semantic MediaWiki properties with copy-paste templates for smw-query.
Run a Semantic MediaWiki #ask query.
Report the identity the current session is authenticated as on the targeted wiki — username, whether it is anonymous, and group memberships (optionally user rights).
Read one entity's terms and statements, with referenced IDs resolved to labels.
Find items and properties by label or alias.