Wikitool – CLI for fetching Wikipedia content

Show HN: Wikitool – CLI for fetching Wikipedia content

Wikitool – CLI for fetching Wikipedia content operates in show hn launch.

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I wanted Wikipedia access for scripts and AI agents without scraping rendered pages. Using the API is lighter on Wikipedia's servers and compliant with their guidelines.So I built a command-line tool for fetching Wikipedia articles and search results via the REST API. wikitool Earth wikitool "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erde" wikitool search "intitle:einstein" It parses Wikipedia URLs automatically (extracts language + title), supports all 300+ language editions, and exposes CirrusSearch query syntax for search.Output is wikitext by default, with `--html` and `--output json` options.Single static Go binary, no dependencies.Repo: https://github.com/teal-bauer/wikitoolThere's also a skill fi

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Website: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erde