Commons Wikimedia vs Openverse

In-depth architectural comparison of the Commons Wikimedia and Openverse MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Commons Wikimedia when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Commons Wikimedia Details

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Choose Openverse when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Openverse Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Commons Wikimedia Developer Tools	O Openverse Developer Tools
Summary	Wikimedia Commons file/image/audio/video search via MediaWiki Action API	Openverse Creative-Commons image + audio search
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "commons-wikimedia": {
      "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openverse": {
      "url": "https://openverse.org"
    }
  }
}

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