The AskNews platform Wikipedia Search
Give your AI the background behind the news
Retrieve Wikipedia context for the people, places and concepts in your research. Get relevant passages with surrounding context, or request full articles when you need the broader explanation.
Background knowledge to complement current reporting.
WikipediaOptional main section
Neighboring context
Relevant passage
Or request the full article
Background for your research
Add the context a news story assumes
A news article may mention an institution, technology or place without explaining it. AskNews Wikipedia Search retrieves background material in natural language so your agent can work with that context alongside current reporting.
Keep a passage in context
Retrieve relevant chunks with neighboring passages and, optionally, the article's main section. Use diversification controls to vary the results, or request full articles when a short passage is not enough.
Reference knowledge beside live news
Pair the Wikipedia index with News Search for current developments. An open, structured English Wikipedia dataset is also available for exploring self-hosting.
MCP, CLI and SDK quickstart
Retrieve background context your way
Use the Wikipedia Search API or an AskNews SDK, connect it to an agent through MCP, or query it from the CLI. The docs cover chunk context, diversification and full-article retrieval.
Give your next news query the background it needs
Retrieve a focused explanation, then combine it with the reporting that prompted the question.