The edit (-E) feature requires an account with bot-flag permissions and OAuth owner-only consumer key/secrets . If you already have a bot account and OAuth owner-only consumer keys/secrets skip to the last step. . Obtain bot-flag from an administrator. Usually this is done through WP:BRFA . Login to https://meta.wikimedia.org with the bot userid . If the userid is new and doesn't have Confirmed user permissions, apply for it in two places: enwiki: Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed meta : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Miscellaneous . OAuth owner-only consumer registration: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:OAuthConsumerRegistration/propose . Check the box "This consumer is for use only by.." . IP Ranges and Public RSA Key should be left empty . Check the box for edit permissions If you ever need to add/change permissions, the old key/secrets are discarded and new ones registered . Add the provided Keys and Secrets to wikiget in the "Program cfg" section