# pp-wikipedia

This skill hands your agent a working command set for the Wikipedia REST API: article summaries, search, media and on-this-day events.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 555 installs · ★ 2076
- Author: Hiten Shah
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/HEAD/cli-skills/pp-wikipedia/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pp-wikipedia

## What it does

The skill does not call Wikipedia itself. It tells the agent which binary to drive — `wikipedia-pp-cli` — and maps plain-language requests onto commands. Four of them live under `page`: a summary with title, extract, thumbnail and coordinates; the article body as styled HTML; attached images and video; a random page. A fifth, `feed <day>`, returns the events, births, deaths and holidays tied to a date.

Make sure the binary exists and sits on `$PATH` before the agent runs anything, otherwise every command fails. If `--version` prints “command not found”, install it with `npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install wikipedia --cli-only`, or use `go install` when `npx` is not around — that route needs Go 1.26.6 or newer.

No API key is involved; Wikipedia answers anonymously. Agents get `--agent`, which switches to compact JSON and drops every prompt, plus `--select` for trimming fields — worth using on long articles because it keeps the context small. When the agent cannot recall a command name, `which` takes a description of the task and returns the closest match. Writes are out of scope: this CLI reads.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-wikipedia -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/pp-wikipedia/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/pp-wikipedia/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-wikipedia -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/pp-wikipedia/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-wikipedia -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/pp-wikipedia/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-wikipedia
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pp-wikipedia/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-wikipedia -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library --path cli-skills/pp-wikipedia
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/pp-wikipedia/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-wikipedia -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/HEAD/cli-skills/pp-wikipedia/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull a short summary of an article by its title
- search for a topic and follow related pages
- grab images and media attached to an article
- list what happened on a particular calendar day
- check a fact against article text without a browser

## Example prompts
- Summarise the Wikipedia article on Lake Baikal with `wikipedia-pp-cli page get-summary`
- Run `wikipedia-pp-cli feed` for April 12 and tell me what events it lists
- Find the command for a random article using `wikipedia-pp-cli which`

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# Wikipedia — Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `wikipedia-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install wikipedia --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `wikipedia-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer):

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/media-and-entertainment/wikipedia/cmd/wikipedia-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

## When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

## Command Reference

**feed** — Manage feed

- `wikipedia-pp-cli feed <day>` — Returns events, births, deaths, or holidays that occurred on a given date.
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