Internet Archive MCP Server
Search the Wayback Machine and IA library (40M+ items), fetch snapshots, item metadata, and text.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://internet-archive.caseyjhand.com/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://internet-archive.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"internet-archive-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://internet-archive.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http internet-archive-mcp-server https://internet-archive.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"servers": {
"internet-archive-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://internet-archive.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"internet-archive-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/internet-archive-mcp-server@0.4.0"
]
}
}
}claude mcp add internet-archive-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/internet-archive-mcp-server@0.4.05 tools, verified live
ia_find_snapshotsread-onlyFind Wayback Machine snapshots of a URL. Mode "closest" returns the single nearest capture to a given timestamp via the Availability API, falling back to a CDX closest-capture query when the Availability API has no answer (one result). Mode "history" returns the full capture list via the CDX API â filterable by date range and HTTP status code, collapsed by default to one capture per day (collaps
ia_get_snapshotread-onlyFetch the archived content of a URL at a specific Wayback Machine timestamp. Resolves to the nearest available capture when the exact timestamp has no snapshot. Returns the archived page as readable plain text (HTML stripped) and the replay URL of the capture Wayback served, for browser access. Use ia_find_snapshots first to discover valid timestamps for a URL.
ia_search_itemsread-onlySearch the Internet Archive library (40M+ items) using the Advanced Search (Solr) API. Filter by media type (texts, audio, movies, software, image, etc.), collection, creator, date range, and language. Sort by downloads (the default), date, title, or random. Supports pagination via page/rows. Returns identifiers, titles, creators (the first 10, with creator_count when a record lists more), media t
ia_get_itemread-onlyRetrieve metadata and the file manifest for an Internet Archive item by identifier. Returns title, creator, description, subjects, collections, license, language, the total file count, and a page of files, each with its format, size, and direct download URL. Pages hold up to max_files files (default 50, at most 500 per call) starting at file_offset; set format to keep a single file type (e.g. "DjV
ia_get_textread-onlyRetrieve the readable text content of a text item (OCR DjVuTXT or plain-text file) from the Internet Archive, with length-aware truncation and a continuation pointer for pagination. Suited for public-domain books, documents, scanned periodicals, and transcripts. Use max_chars and char_offset to page through long documents. To confirm the item has a text file first, call ia_get_item with format "Dj
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