# Wayback Machine

> Use this tool when you need to access and retrieve archived web pages, solve broken link problems, or research historical online content. It provides a simple interface to interact with the Wayback Machine, accepting URLs as input and returning archived page data as output. Ideal for use cases requiring historical web data analysis, digital preservation, or monitoring website changes over time.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/io-github-mearman-mcp-wayback-machine  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-mearman-mcp-wayback-machine

## Description

MCP server and CLI tool for interacting with the Wayback Machine without API keys

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.Mearman%2Fmcp-wayback-machine)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Mearman/mcp-wayback-machine>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "io-github-mearman-mcp-wayback-machine"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-mearman-mcp-wayback-machine` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-mearman-mcp-wayback-machine/pull`

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