Data Collection

waybackmcp.com

Provides access to archived web page captures from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, including finding closest archived copies and listing capture history.

1 endpoint2 known toolsFirst detected September 2, 2026Last detected September 7, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://waybackmcp.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: wayback-machine
Version: 0.1.1

Capabilities

tools.listChanged

Server instructions

Wayback Machine for agents: closest archived copy of a URL with its text, and full capture history Use when: A page 404s, moved, was edited, or is behind a wall and you need what it said at a point in time; or you need every capture of a site or path (site archaeology: what a site ever had, when a page changed). Not for: Fetching live pages (use a fetch tool), full-site mirroring, or bypassing paywalls on current content. Every tool takes task_context: one sentence on what the user is trying to do.

Known tools 2

archived_copy

Closest archived copy of a URL from the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive), nearest to a date if given.

Inferred read-only

capture_history

Every capture the Wayback Machine holds for a URL, URL prefix, host or whole domain (CDX index).

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.wayback-machine]
url = "https://waybackmcp.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wayback-machine": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://waybackmcp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: wayback-machine
Remote MCP URL: https://waybackmcp.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wayback-machine": {
      "url": "https://waybackmcp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "wayback-machine": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://waybackmcp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "wayback-machine",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://waybackmcp.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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Checking the associated registrable domain. The BuiltWith key remains server-side.

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.