Openzim MCP server
Offline MCP access to ZIM knowledge archives — Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Stack Exchange, Kiwix.
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143 stars294 downloads/wk
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Openzim tools
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How Openzim compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 95% of 48,255 servers
- GitHub stars
- 143
- more than 95% of 28,688 servers
- Downloads a week
- 294
- more than 81% of 12,191 servers with a package
Release history: 3 versions in the registry since 2026-09-11, latest 2026-10-25, typically one every 37 days.
Install Openzim in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add openzim-mcp -- uvx openzim-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Openzim repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
OpenZIM MCP Server
Transform static ZIM archives into dynamic knowledge engines for AI models
✨ Highlights. A lean 8-tool advanced surface (zimquery, zimsearch, zimget, zimgetsection, zimbrowse, zimmetadata, zimlinks, zimhealth) with a schema small enough for small-model dispatch — or one-tool Simple mode for natural-language queries. Archive-type presets auto-tune retrieval per source (Wikipedia, Stack Exchange, …), inbound link discovery answers "what links here," and native libzim introspection** validates and inspects any archive. Available on Smithery and the official MCP Registry. Release notes → Docs →
OpenZIM MCP is a modern, secure, high-performance Model Context Protocol server that gives AI models structured, offline access to ZIM format) knowledge archives — Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Stack Exchange, and the rest of the Kiwix Library.
Built for research assistants, knowledge chatbots, and content-analysis systems that need intelligent access to vast knowledge repositories — not just a raw text dump. Smart navigation by namespace (articles, metadata, media), structure-aware retrieval (sections, tables of contents, related articles), full-text search with suggestions and multi-archive search, and link-graph extraction to map content relationships. Cached, paginated operations keep things responsive across massive archives; comprehensive input validation and path-traversal protection keep things safe.
Streamable HTTP transport, per-entry MCP resources with live change notifications, and dual Simple / Advanced modes are all built in.
Install
# uv (recommended — isolated CLI tool)
uv tool install openzim-mcp
# pip
pip install openzim-mcpShortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Openzim: common questions
- Is Openzim MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Openzim safety report
- How do I install Openzim?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Openzim need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 1 setting from the environment.
- Is Openzim maintained?
- The last commit was 34 days ago (2026-10-01). The latest release is v3.4.0.
- How does Openzim compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 48,255 servers); github stars 143 (more than 95% of 28,688 servers); downloads a week 294 (more than 81% of 12,191 servers with a package). Full comparison.