Wikipedia
Wikipedia searches Wikipedia and returns the text of the articles it finds. It is useful when you need general, well-established information about people, places, companies or concepts.
You can use it as a step in a flow, typing the search in Input, or as a tool for an agent: connect its Tool output to the agent’s Tools input and the agent decides when to look something up and what to search for. No credential is needed.
When to use it
- An educational assistant has to explain concepts or historical facts.
- You want to add a general description to a company or city profile.
- An agent needs to check basic facts before writing a text.
- You are preparing content and want to start from a reliable summary of a topic.
Configuration
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Input | What you want to search for, for example Prado Museum. It is hidden when you connect the Tool output, because the agent writes the search. |
| Language | The Wikipedia language to search, as a two-letter code: en for English, es for Spanish. Default: en. It is hidden when you connect the Tool output. |
| Number of results (required) | The maximum number of articles returned. Default: 4. |
Advanced options
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Load all available meta | When on, each article includes all the extra details Wikipedia offers, besides the title and summary. Off by default. |
| Document content characters max | The maximum number of characters of text per article. Default: 4000. |
Output
- Data: a list with one item per article, with its text and details such as the title. You can connect it to components that format text or to an agent that summarises it.
- Tool: the Wikipedia search ready for an agent. Connect it to the agent’s Tools input.
Example
A museum wants an assistant that answers visitors’ questions about artists.
- Add Wikipedia and keep
enin Language. - Set Number of results to
2so answers stay focused. - Connect the Tool output to the agent’s Tools input.
- When a visitor asks “Who was Sorolla?”, the agent looks it up on Wikipedia and answers with a summary.
Good practices
- Choose the language you want the articles in: by default the English Wikipedia is searched.
- If articles are long and you only need a summary, lower Document content characters max so the agent receives less text.
Related components
- Agent: the agent you can give this tool to.
- Serp Search API: Google searches for more recent information.