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What is Memory Prime?

Memory Prime is built on Wikibase, the same technology that powers Wikidata.

Rather than storing full articles, Memory Prime stores structured facts about Star Trek subjects.

Example:

James T. Kirk (Q2519)
occupation (P105)
starship captain (Q66983)
member of crew (P107)
USS Enterprise (Q7737)
serial number (P111)
SC937-0176CEC
played by (P175)
William Shatner (Q2517)

Each subject becomes a data item that can be connected to other items in a network of knowledge.

This makes information searchable, queryable, and reusable across other projects.

Why does this exist?

The Star Trek wiki ecosystem is large and diverse:

  • Memory Alpha – canon information
  • Memory Beta – licensed non-canon material
  • STOwiki – Star Trek Online Wiki

many smaller Trek databases and projects

All of them describe the same universe, but their information is scattered.

Memory Prime helps by:

  • linking the same subject across multiple wikis
  • storing structured metadata about Trek topics
  • enabling cross-wiki queries and tools
  • supporting future integrations, bots, and infobox automation

Articles live on Trek wikis. Data lives on Memory Prime.

Why should wiki editors care?

If you edit Memory Alpha, Memory Beta, or another Trek wiki, Memory Prime can help your work.

Benefits include:

  • Centralized identifiers for Star Trek subjects
  • Better cross-wiki linking
  • Consistent metadata across projects
  • Future automated infobox data
  • Powerful queries about the Star Trek universe

What kind of data is stored here?

Memory Prime contains structured items such as:

Individuals

Query for more

PREFIX wd: <https://memory-prime.wikibase.cloud/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <https://memory-prime.wikibase.cloud/prop/direct/>
SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE {
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],mul,en". }
  ?item wdt:P37 wd:Q69455.
}

Try it!

Starships

Query for more

PREFIX wd: <https://memory-prime.wikibase.cloud/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <https://memory-prime.wikibase.cloud/prop/direct/>
SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE {
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],mul,en". }
  ?item wdt:P37 wd:Q2431.
}

Try it!

Episodes

Query for more

PREFIX wd: <https://memory-prime.wikibase.cloud/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <https://memory-prime.wikibase.cloud/prop/direct/>
SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE {
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],mul,en". }
  ?item wdt:P48 wd:Q63730.
}

Try it!

Planets

Query for more

PREFIX wd: <https://memory-prime.wikibase.cloud/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <https://memory-prime.wikibase.cloud/prop/direct/>
SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE {
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],mul,en". }
  ?item wdt:P37 wd:Q5366.
}

Try it!

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