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Wayback Machine MCP Server

io.github.Mearman/mcp-wayback-machine
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Wayback Machine runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 386 installs a week from npm. Last commit 31 May 2026.

MCP server and CLI tool for interacting with the Wayback Machine without API keys

Installs per day peak 136 · avg 45 · +34% w/w
a month agotoday
386
Installs / week
npm · mcp-wayback-machine
41
Stars
0 open issues
31 May 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
NOASSERTION
License
TypeScript

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 mcp-wayback-machine -- npx -y mcp-wayback-machine
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-wayback-machine": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-wayback-machine"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-wayback-machine]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-wayback-machine"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-wayback-machine": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-wayback-machine"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-wayback-machine": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-wayback-machine"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Wayback Machine — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Wayback Machine?
Wayback Machine 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 npm package mcp-wayback-machine was installed 386 times last week.
How do I connect Wayback Machine?
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 mcp-wayback-machine straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Wayback Machine?
The npm package mcp-wayback-machine was installed 386 times in the last week. Week over week that is +34%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Wayback Machine open source?
Yes — it is published under the NOASSERTION licence, written in TypeScript and 41 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.