“I’d like a Wikipedia page for my company (founded in 2019, coverage in 4 publications). Who can write it legitimately, what does it cost, how long?”

The steps

1. 1

   Ask for the type of each source, never its name

   The checker never takes an outlet, a headline or a link: the type of each source and 5 yes or no answers decide its verdict. With no sources yet it returns the 13 types to ask about. connection is client, because the buyer is hiring someone.

   MCP tool call: check_wikipedia_notability

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   {
     "subject": "org",
     "connection": "client"
   }

   Same call over REST

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   curl -X POST https://essentras.com/api/agent/v1/check/wikipedia-notability \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{"subject":"org","connection":"client"}'

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   {
     "status": "needs_answers",
     "summary": "Add a source and answer its questions to see your result.",
     "needs": [
       {
         "field": "sources",
         "options": [
           {"id": "staff"}, {"id": "book"}, {"id": "review"}, {"id": "local"}, {"id": "trade"},
           {"id": "interview"}, {"id": "pressrelease"}, {"id": "paid"}, {"id": "contributor"},
           {"id": "routine"}, {"id": "listing"}, {"id": "own"}, {"id": "mention"}
         ]
       }
     ]
   }

   What to read: The paid type covers sponsored posts, advertorials and paid placements; the tool description adds that Essentras placements are included and never count.

2. 2

   Profile A: funding news, a press release, a contributor post, a sponsored article

   Here the 4 publications are a funding announcement, a press release pickup, a contributor post with no real editorial oversight and a sponsored article. Each source gets its own verdict and the Wikipedia rule behind it.

   MCP tool call: check_wikipedia_notability

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   {
     "subject": "org",
     "connection": "client",
     "sources": [
       {"type": "routine"},
       {"type": "pressrelease"},
       {"type": "contributor"},
       {"type": "paid"}
     ]
   }

   Same call over REST

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   curl -X POST https://essentras.com/api/agent/v1/check/wikipedia-notability \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{"subject":"org","connection":"client","sources":[{"type":"routine"},{"type":"pressrelease"},{"type":"contributor"},{"type":"paid"}]}'

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   {
     "status": "complete",
     "summary": "Not ready. 0 counting · 0 supporting only · 4 not counting · 0 unclear.",
     "band": {
       "id": "notready",
       "title": "Not ready",
       "explanation": "No source on your list passes yet. Reviewers decline drafts without significant independent coverage, and better writing cannot fix that. Do not pay anyone for a draft yet, including us."
     },
     "source_verdicts": [
       {
         "n": 1,
         "type": {"id": "routine"},
         "verdict": {"id": "no"},
         "reason": "Routine coverage does not establish notability, even in a major outlet."
       },
       {
         "n": 2,
         "type": {"id": "pressrelease"},
         "verdict": {"id": "no"},
         "reason": "Not independent of the subject, and churnalism does not show notability."
       },
       {
         "n": 3,
         "type": {"id": "contributor"},
         "verdict": {"id": "no"},
         "reason": "Without meaningful editorial oversight the post is neither reliable nor independent. WP:NCORP names these platforms."
       },
       {
         "n": 4,
         "type": {"id": "paid"},
         "verdict": {"id": "no"},
         "reason": "Paid coverage is not independent, whatever the outlet."
       }
     ],
     "connection": {
       "note": "Whoever you hire must disclose you as the client and give you the link to their Wikipedia user page (WP:PAID)."
     },
     "service": null
   }

   What to read: band.explanation ends with “Do not pay anyone for a draft yet, including us.” service is null, so the agent offers no purchase.

3. 3

   Profile B: 2 independent features in wider outlets

   The same company with 2 in-depth features by staff journalists in regional or wider outlets, written without its involvement, plus a trade article and an interview. 2 sources count; the trade article and the interview support facts only.

   MCP tool call: check_wikipedia_notability

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   {
     "subject": "org",
     "connection": "client",
     "sources": [
       {
         "type": "staff",
         "subject_involved": "no",
         "significant": "yes",
         "reliable": "yes",
         "original": "yes",
         "duplicate": "no",
         "reach": "yes"
       },
       {
         "type": "staff",
         "subject_involved": "no",
         "significant": "yes",
         "reliable": "yes",
         "original": "yes",
         "duplicate": "no",
         "reach": "yes"
       },
       {
         "type": "trade",
         "subject_involved": "no",
         "significant": "yes",
         "reliable": "yes",
         "original": "yes",
         "duplicate": "no"
       },
       {"type": "interview"}
     ]
   }

   Same call over REST

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   curl -X POST https://essentras.com/api/agent/v1/check/wikipedia-notability \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{"subject":"org","connection":"client","sources":[{"type":"staff","subject_involved":"no","significant":"yes","reliable":"yes","original":"yes","duplicate":"no","reach":"yes"},{"type":"staff","subject_involved":"no","significant":"yes","reliable":"yes","original":"yes","duplicate":"no","reach":"yes"},{"type":"trade","subject_involved":"no","significant":"yes","reliable":"yes","original":"yes","duplicate":"no"},{"type":"interview"}]}'

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   {
     "status": "complete",
     "summary": "Reviewer judgment applies. 2 counting · 2 supporting only · 0 not counting · 0 unclear.",
     "band": {
       "id": "reviewer",
       "title": "Reviewer judgment applies",
       "explanation": "Your list has the shape reviewers look for: multiple independent, significant, reliable sources. Whether the coverage is deep enough is a judgment volunteers make, so nobody can promise the outcome. You are ready to draft, or to get help."
     },
     "connection": {
       "note": "Whoever you hire must disclose you as the client and give you the link to their Wikipedia user page (WP:PAID)."
     },
     "heuristic": "Result bands are an Essentras rule of thumb. No guideline sets a number of sources; volunteer reviewers judge depth and independence.",
     "decides": "Self-assessment with the Essentras notability checker. Volunteer reviewers decide.",
     "service": {
       "name": "Wikipedia page creation service (notability-first)",
       "price": {"label": "$4,000"},
       "terms": null,
       "note": "Disclosed paid editing only (WP:PAID), submitted through Articles for Creation. Volunteer reviewers decide whether an article is published, so nobody can promise it.",
       "offered_as": "alternative_to_diy"
     }
   }

   What to read: service.terms is null: the API states no refund terms for this service, so the agent says that and does not fill the gap. heuristic: the bands are Essentras’s rule of thumb, not a Wikipedia rule.

4. 4

   Price the serviceService step

   For profile B only, quote_service returns the price, who decides and start_url. It charges nothing.

   MCP tool call: quote_service

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   {
     "id": "wikipedia-page-creation"
   }

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   curl https://essentras.com/api/agent/v1/services/wikipedia-page-creation

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   {
     "id": "wikipedia-page-creation",
     "name": "Wikipedia page",
     "start_url": "https://essentras.com/services/wikipedia-page-creation/start?utm_source=ai_agent&utm_medium=agent_api&utm_content=quote_service",
     "price": {"amount": 4000, "label": "$4,000", "basis": "flat"},
     "options": [],
     "terms": null,
     "decides": "Wikipedia’s volunteer reviewers decide.",
     "free_check": {"mcp_tool": "check_wikipedia_notability"},
     "how_to_buy": "start_url is the page where the buyer reviews the service and pays. The agent never pays."
   }

   What to read: decides: “Wikipedia’s volunteer reviewers decide.” terms is null here too.