Wayback Machine is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. It exposes 2 tools. Last commit 3 Sep 2026.
Wayback Machine for agents: closest archived copy of a URL with its text, and full capture history
What changed 1
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 25 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
Wayback Machine does not always answer
Over the last week it answered 0.0% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 13 min ago.
claude mcp add wayback-machine --transport http https://waybackmcp.com/mcphttps://waybackmcp.com/mcp[mcp_servers.wayback-machine]
url = "https://waybackmcp.com/mcp"{
"mcpServers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"url": "https://waybackmcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://waybackmcp.com/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 2
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
archived_copy
capture_history
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://waybackmcp.com/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 8000 ms | 13 min ago |
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