What tools can I use to edit or search across wiki.gg wikis?

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The wiki.gg Support Wiki lists two groups of tools for working across wikis: AutoWikiBrowser and PyWikiBot for automated editing, and Lookup User and Multiwikifinder for searching across all of wiki.gg. For scripted work, it also points to Python libraries — mwclient, mwparserfromhell, and mwcleric — plus example Python code and example wiki scripts. These are pointers to tools and documentation, not bundled software, so you install and configure each one yourself.

Tools for editing wikis

The Support Wiki's "Using tools to edit my wiki" section names two options:

Tool What it is Typical use
AutoWikiBrowser A semi-automated editing tool Making the same or similar edit across many pages
PyWikiBot A Python framework for wiki automation Scripted edits and maintenance tasks run from Python

Both are general MediaWiki tools rather than wiki.gg-specific ones, so expect to follow each tool's own setup instructions and to check that it works with the wiki you're targeting before running any large batch of edits.

Tools for searching across wiki.gg

The "Using tools to search all of wiki.gg" section lists:

  • Lookup User — for finding a user across wikis.
  • Multiwikifinder — for locating content across multiple wiki.gg wikis.

These are the entries to start from when you need to find where something lives across the platform rather than inside a single wiki.

Python libraries and example code

For programmatic work, the Support Wiki's "Resources" section points to:

  • mwclient (Python) — a client library for the MediaWiki API.
  • mwparserfromhell (Python) — for parsing and manipulating wikitext.
  • mwcleric (Python) — a higher-level library built for wiki work.

The same section links to Example Python code and Example wiki scripts, including named examples such as sorcerer-update, amberisle-python, and python-not-included. If you're writing your first script, read one of these examples before building your own, since they show the expected structure and inputs.

Where to find these pages and get help

All of the above are sections of the wiki.gg Support Wiki itself. The site also links to MediaWiki documentation at mediawiki.org, a blog by "River," and Creative Commons licensing resources. For questions, the Support Wiki points to the official wiki.gg Discord server for discussion with other community members.

One caution from the site: the Support Wiki is a different site from your content wiki. If you want to experiment with wiki pages, use the sandbox wiki at test.wiki.gg rather than editing the Support Wiki itself.