mcpbeat

Openzim MCP Server

io.github.cameronrye/openzim-mcp
local only

Openzim MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 972 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 2 Aug 2026.

Offline MCP access to ZIM knowledge archives — Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Stack Exchange, Kiwix.

Installs per day peak 443 · avg 150 · +43% w/w
a month agotoday
972
Installs / week
pypi · openzim-mcp
101
Stars
0 open issues
2 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add openzim-mcp -- uvx openzim-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openzim-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "openzim-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.openzim-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["openzim-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openzim-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "openzim-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openzim-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "openzim-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Openzim MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Openzim MCP?
Openzim MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package openzim-mcp was installed 972 times last week.
How do I connect Openzim MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls openzim-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Openzim MCP?
The pypi package openzim-mcp was installed 972 times in the last week. Week over week that is +43%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Openzim MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 101 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.