Archive Org MCP server

by mrfentmen·io.github.mrfentmen/archive-org-mcp·v1.0.1

Internet Archive search, item metadata, and Wayback snapshots.

A89/100grade A

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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

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Read the text content of an archived page, for reading dead sites.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

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-21 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

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 0 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10

Overall 89/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y archive-org-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add archive-org-mcp -- npx -y archive-org-mcp

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, Claude Desktop or Cursor 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 in the last day (2026-09-21). The latest release is v1.0.1.
What can I use instead of Archive Org?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Open Library MCP server, GitHits MCP server and Arxiv MCP server. Compare all Archive Org alternatives.

Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.

Open Library
Search books and authors on the Internet Archive's Open Library
not reviewed
Established
A
GitHits
Search public open-source code, documentation, metadata, vulnerabilities, changelogs, and examples.
not reviewed
Established
A
Arxiv
Search arXiv, fetch paper metadata, and read full-text content.
not reviewed
Growing
A