mcp-wayback-machine
MCP server and CLI tool for interacting with the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
Install / Use
claude mcp add Mearman -- npx -y github:Mearman/mcp-wayback-machineIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of mcp-wayback-machine
mcp-wayback-machine scores 43/100 on our quality scale, 4344th of 4,606 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its MCP Server is 3.5 KB long, written without headings and no code examples: a solid amount of guidance for an agent.
It has no GitHub stars yet, so there is no community track record; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 68/100, with 3 cautions from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands.
Automated pattern scan on 2026-10-26. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install mcp-wayback-machine?
- Run
claude mcp add Mearman -- npx -y github:Mearman/mcp-wayback-machine. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does mcp-wayback-machine work with?
- It is written for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is mcp-wayback-machine safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. It declares no license and scores 68/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is mcp-wayback-machine still maintained?
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
Skill content
View source on GitHub{ "name": "mcp-wayback-machine", "mcpName": "io.github.Mearman/mcp-wayback-machine", "version": "3.7.1", "description": "MCP server and CLI tool for interacting with the Wayback Machine without API keys", "main": "./dist/bin.js", "type": "module", "bin": { "mcp-wayback-machine": "dist/bin.js", "wayback": "dist/bin.js" }, "exports": { ".": { "types": "./dist/bin.d.ts", "import": "./dist/bin.js" }, "./": { "types": "./dist/.d.ts", "import": "./dist/.js" } }, "files": [ "dist", "LICENSE", "README.md", "CHANGELOG.md" ], "scripts": { "build": "turbo run _build", "dev": "node --watch src/bin.ts", "dev:worker": "wrangler dev", "deploy": "wrangler deploy", "start": "node dist/bin.js", "_typecheck": "tsc --noEmit", "_lint": "eslint --cache", "_lint:fix": "eslint --cache --fix", "_test": "node --experimental-strip-types --test 'tests/**/.unit.test.ts' 'tests//*.integration.test.ts'", "_test:coverage": "node --experimental-strip-types --test --experimental-test-coverage --test-coverage-lines=80 --test-coverage-branches=80 --test-coverage-functions=80 --test-coverage-exclude='src/contexts.ts' --test-coverage-exclude='src/cli.ts' --test-coverage-exclude='src/bin.ts' --test-coverage-exclude='src/tools/context.ts' --test-coverage-include='src//.ts' 'tests/**/.unit.test.ts' 'tests/**/*.integration.test.ts'", "_test:untested": "node --experimental-strip-types scripts/untested-files.ts", "_test:e2e": "node --test 'tests/e2e.test.ts'", "_build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json && chmod +x dist/bin.js", "typecheck": "turbo run _typecheck", "lint": "turbo run _lint", "lint:fix": "turbo run _lint:fix", "test": "turbo run _test", "test:coverage": "turbo run _test:coverage", "test:e2e": "WAYBACK_LIVE_TESTS=1 turbo run _test:e2e", "check": "turbo run _check", "validate": "turbo run _validate", "release": "semantic-release", "release:dry": "semantic-release --dry-run", "prepare": "husky", "prepublishOnly": "pnpm validate", "generate:server-json": "node --experimental-strip-types scripts/generate-server-json.ts" }, "keywords": [ "mcp", "wayback", "wayback-machine", "internet-archive", "archival", "web-archive", "mcp-server", "model-context-protocol" ], "author": "Joseph Mearman", "license": "CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0", "repository": { "type": "git", "url": "git+https://github.com/Mearman/mcp-wayback-machine.git" }, "publishConfig": { "access": "public", "provenance": true }, "dependencies": { "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "1.29.0", "commander": "14.0.3", "zod": "4.4.2" }, "devDependencies": { "@commitlint/cli": "20.5.3", "@commitlint/config-conventional": "20.5.3", "@eslint/js": "10.0.1", "@semantic-release/changelog": "6.0.3", "@semantic-release/exec": "7.1.0", "@semantic-release/git": "10.0.1", "@semantic-release/github": "12.0.6", "@types/node": "25.6.0", "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "9.3.1", "eslint": "10.3.0", "eslint-config-prettier": "10.1.8", "eslint-plugin-zod": "3.12.0", "glob": "13.0.6", "husky": "9.1.7", "lint-staged": "16.4.0", "prettier": "3.8.3", "semantic-release": "25.0.3", "turbo": "2.11.5", "typescript": "6.0.3", "typescript-eslint": "8.59.1", "wrangler": "4.94.0" }, "pnpm": { "overrides": { "fast-uri": ">=3.1.2" } }, "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.1" }
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.