Wayback Machine

Overview

Wayback Machine is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server: MCP server and CLI tool for interacting with the Wayback Machine without API keys. Because it speaks the Model Context Protocol, AI assistants can use Wayback Machine as a set of callable tools instead of you copy-pasting between apps.

It runs locally: the npm package mcp-wayback-machine speaks MCP over stdio on your machine. The current release is v3.7.1, with source at Mearman/mcp-wayback-machine on GitHub, where it has earned 50 stars.

On mcp.site, Wayback Machine sits in the AI & Agents category. Any MCP client can use it — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed among them — via the install snippets below. If you maintain Wayback Machine for Mearman, claim this listing to verify ownership, earn the Verified badge, and keep the details current.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wayback_machine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-wayback-machine"
      ]
    }
  }
}