What is Wayback Mcp Server

Wayback MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, allowing users to retrieve archived versions of web pages and check available snapshots of URLs.

Use cases

Use cases include retrieving historical versions of a website for analysis, checking changes over time, recovering lost content, and conducting research on web trends and digital history.

How to use

To use the Wayback MCP Server, clone the repository, install dependencies with ‘npm install’, build the project using ‘npm run build’, and add the server configuration to your MCP settings file. You can then use tools like ‘get_snapshots’ and ‘get_archived_page’ to access archived content.

Key features

Key features include the ability to get a list of available snapshots for a URL, retrieve archived web pages, specify date ranges for snapshots, and access original content without the Wayback Machine banner.

Where to use

Wayback MCP Server can be used in various fields such as web development, digital preservation, research, and any application requiring access to historical web content.

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

1. 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’

2. 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

1. 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

Installing via Smithery

To install Wayback Machine Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Cyreslab-AI/wayback-mcp-server --client claude

Manual Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Build the project: npm run build
4. 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:

1. Availability API: https://archive.org/wayback/available?url={url}
2. CDX Server API: https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url={url}&output=json
3. Wayback Machine Memento API: https://web.archive.org/web/{timestamp}/{url}

License

ISC