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openzim-mcp

local MCP server

openzim-mcp is a local MCP server: Offline MCP access to ZIM knowledge archives — Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Stack Exchange, Kiwix. Install it from pypi as openzim-mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add openzim-mcp -e OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE=... -- uvx openzim-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openzim-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openzim-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE

Summary

Offline MCP access to ZIM knowledge archives — Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Stack Exchange, Kiwix.

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Questions

It reads one environment variable: OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

openzim-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package openzim-mcp.

Run: claude mcp add openzim-mcp -e OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE=... -- uvx openzim-mcp

Run: codex mcp add openzim-mcp --env OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE=... -- uvx openzim-mcp

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