Archive Org MCP server

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

• get_availability

  Check whether a page is archived and get its closest snapshot.

• get_item

  Get full details + file manifest for an archive.org item.

• get_snapshots

  List the Wayback Machine snapshot history for a URL.

• health_check

  Check if the server is running and responsive.

• list_tools

  List all available tools on this server.

• read_snapshot

  Read the text content of an archived page, for reading dead sites.

• search_items

  Search the Internet Archive — old software, abandoned CD-ROM games,

• search_profile

  What a search term looks like across the Internet Archive rather than eight rows of it: the catalogue total, the media type split, how many items carry no year, the most common years, the collections involved and the download distribution, with the sample size stated. The search_items tool only prints a short list.

• snapshot_timeline

  The shape of one URL's archived history rather than a list of it: how many successful snapshots exist in a year range, how many distinct content digests they hold, how many captures just repeat a page already archived, the media types captured, the payload size and captures per year. The get_snapshots tool returns the newest few with no digest, no date range and no totals.

• version_info

  Get server version and metadata.

• Code scan12 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancelast push 4 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10

Safety score

89/100

higher than 85% of 3,443 Web search servers

Tools

10

the typical Web search server has 5

Tools that change things

0%

typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

Archive Org: common questions

Is Archive Org MCP server safe?

Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (89/100). Read the Archive Org safety report

How do I install Archive Org?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Archive Org need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Archive Org maintained?

The last commit was 19 days ago (2026-10-28). The latest release is v1.0.6.

What can I use instead of Archive Org?

Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Open Library MCP server, Zotero MCP server and GitHits MCP server.

How does Archive Org compare with other Web search MCP servers?

safety score 89/100 (higher than 85% of 3,443 Web search servers); tools 10 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.