Wayback Machine

About Wayback Machine

Use Wayback Machine with your agent

claude mcp add wayback-machine -- npx -y mcp-wayback-machine

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wayback-machine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-wayback-machine"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is Wayback Machine?

Wayback Machine is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by mearman in the Developer Tools category. MCP server and CLI tool for interacting with the Wayback Machine without API keys

How do I connect Wayback Machine to Claude, Cursor, or another MCP client?

Install Wayback Machine from its npm package (mcp-wayback-machine) and register it under "mcpServers" in your client's MCP configuration — for example claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor's mcp.json — then restart the client.

Is Wayback Machine open source?

Yes — the source code is public at github.com/mearman/mcp-wayback-machine, with 33 GitHub stars.

Can AI agents pay to use Wayback Machine?

Not yet through Loomal — Wayback Machine is listed as a free directory entry. If its maintainer verifies ownership, they can set per-call USDC pricing that agents pay over x402, with settlement on Base.