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internet archive mcp server MCP

v0.5.1 changelog · 10

io.github.cyanheads/internet-archive-mcp-server

Search the Wayback Machine and IA library (40M+ items), fetch snapshots, item metadata, and text.

transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:5

Target client

run in your project directory

claude mcp add --transport http internet-archive-mcp-server https://internet-archive.caseyjhand.com/mcp

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

ia_find_snapshots

ia find snapshots

ia_get_snapshot

ia get snapshot

ia_search_items

ia search items

ia_get_item

ia get item

ia_get_text

ia get text

All 5 tools, one page each

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Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.