lookup_entity
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Resolves a brand/topic/person to a structured entity record built from Wikidata + Wikipedia (free APIs, no auth). Pass exactly one of: name (search by string), qid (Wikidata Q-number to skip search), or wikipediaTitle (resolves to QID via the article's wikibase_item). Returns: qid, label, description, instanceOf (P31 with resolved labels), sameAs (Wikipedia + claim-derived URLs for Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/GitHub/LinkedIn/YouTube/Crunchbase/official site), sitelinks (top 10 language wikis) and sitelinkCount, Wikipedia summary + thumbnail, Wikipedia section outline (canonical sub-topic structure for content briefs), and alternativeMatches when a name search returned multiple candidates. Powers entity-graph alignment checks (Stage 4 trustworthiness, Stage 10B verification) and feeds the content-brief skill's outline.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | no | Brand/topic/person name to search Wikidata for. The top match is resolved; runners-up are returned in alternativeMatches. |
| qid | string | no | Wikidata Q-number (e.g. "Q12345") to fetch directly, skipping search. |
| wikipediaTitle | string | no | English Wikipedia article title (e.g. "Acme_Corporation"). Resolves to QID via pageprops, then proceeds. |
| skipWikipedia | boolean | no | If true, return Wikidata-only (no Wikipedia summary/sections). Default false. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Brand/topic/person name to search Wikidata for. The top match is resolved; runners-up are returned in alternativeMatches."
},
"qid": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Wikidata Q-number (e.g. \"Q12345\") to fetch directly, skipping search.",
"pattern": "^[Qq][0-9]+$"
},
"wikipediaTitle": {
"type": "string",
"description": "English Wikipedia article title (e.g. \"Acme_Corporation\"). Resolves to QID via pageprops, then proceeds."
},
"skipWikipedia": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If true, return Wikidata-only (no Wikipedia summary/sections). Default false."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"oneOf": [
{
"required": [
"name"
]
},
{
"required": [
"qid"
]
},
{
"required": [
"wikipediaTitle"
]
}
]
}