Wayback Machine MCP (Mearman)

---
name: wayback-mearman
category: osint-archival
cost: free
api_key_required: no
repo: https://github.com/Mearman/mcp-wayback-machine
paired_skills: ["wayback-machine-deep-dive", "archive-today-and-google-cache", "wayback-cdx-api-bulk-recovery"]
capabilities: ["web-archive", "cdx-snapshots", "page-diff"]
---

# Wayback Machine MCP (Mearman) — CDX snapshots, page diffs, version comparison

Pulls CDX snapshot lists, fetches archived page content, and diffs versions over time. The primary recommended Wayback MCP.

## Install

```
npx -y @mearman/mcp-wayback-machine
```

No global install needed — npx handles it.

## Configuration

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wayback": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mearman/mcp-wayback-machine"]
    }
  }
}
```

## What it adds

The difference between "Wayback exists" and "here are 14 snapshots of this page between 2019-01 and 2022-08 — the company address was removed in version 6 and the executive team page disappeared in version 9." Claude pulls snapshot indices, fetches content, and diffs across versions to identify what changed and when.

## Pairs with skills

- 019 `wayback-machine-deep-dive`
- 020 `archive-today-and-google-cache`
- 440 `wayback-cdx-api-bulk-recovery`

## Cost

Free. No API key. Uses public Wayback Machine CDX and content APIs.