MCP server and CLI tool for interacting with the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add wayback-machine --env WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY='<WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY>' --env WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY='<WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY>' -- npx -y mcp-wayback-machine~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.wayback-machine]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-wayback-machine"]
env = { WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY = "<WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY>", WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY = "<WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add wayback-machine --env WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY='<WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY>' --env WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY='<WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY>' -- npx -y mcp-wayback-machine~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-wayback-machine"
],
"env": {
"WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY": "<WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY>",
"WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY": "<WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-wayback-machine"
],
"env": {
"WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY": "<WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY>",
"WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY": "<WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-wayback-machine"
],
"env": {
"WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY": "<WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY>",
"WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY": "<WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-wayback-machine"
],
"env": {
"WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY": "<WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY>",
"WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY": "<WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wayback-machine": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-wayback-machine"
],
"env": {
"WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY": "<WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY>",
"WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY": "<WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEYWAYBACK_SECRET_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.