
Wayback Machine MCP Server
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It allows you to retrieve archived versions of web pages and check available snapshots of URLs.
Features
Tools
-
get_snapshots
- Get a list of available snapshots for a URL from the Wayback Machine
- Parameters:
-
url
(required): URL to check for snapshots -
from
(optional): Start date in YYYYMMDD format -
to
(optional): End date in YYYYMMDD format -
limit
(optional): Maximum number of snapshots to return (default: 100) -
match_type
(optional): Type of URL matching to use (default: exact)- Options: 'exact', 'prefix', 'host', 'domain'
-
-
get_archived_page
- Retrieve the content of an archived webpage from the Wayback Machine
- Parameters:
-
url
(required): URL of the page to retrieve -
timestamp
(required): Timestamp in YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format -
original
(optional): Whether to get the original content without Wayback Machine banner (default: false)
-
Resource Templates
-
wayback://{url}/{timestamp}
- Access archived web pages from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
- Parameters:
-
url
: The webpage URL to retrieve -
timestamp
: The specific archive timestamp (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format)
-
Installation
- Clone this repository
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Build the project:
npm run build
- Add the server to your MCP settings file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/wayback-server/build/index.js"],
"env": {},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}
Usage Examples
Get Snapshots
use_mcp_tool(
server_name="wayback-machine",
tool_name="get_snapshots",
arguments={
"url": "example.com",
"from": "20200101",
"to": "20201231",
"limit": 10
}
)
Get Archived Page
use_mcp_tool(
server_name="wayback-machine",
tool_name="get_archived_page",
arguments={
"url": "example.com",
"timestamp": "20200101120000",
"original": true
}
)
Access Resource
access_mcp_resource(
server_name="wayback-machine",
uri="wayback://example.com/20200101120000"
)
API Details
This server uses the following Wayback Machine APIs:
-
Availability API:
https://archive.org/wayback/available?url={url}
-
CDX Server API:
https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url={url}&output=json
-
Wayback Machine Memento API:
https://web.archive.org/web/{timestamp}/{url}
License
ISC
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Reviews

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As a devoted user of Wayback-mcp-server by Cyreslab-AI, I find it incredibly efficient and reliable for all my MCP needs. The seamless integration and user-friendly interface make it a must-have for any professional. Highly recommended!