nestordemeure/archives-mcp
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The Internet Archive MCP Server allows users to search and access digitized books and documents from the Internet Archive, providing full-text search capabilities and document downloads.
Internet Archive MCP Server
MCP server for Internet Archive. Search digitized books and documents, accessing their full OCR text:
- search_archive: Full-text search across document contents. Returns paginated results (100 docs/page) with text snippets showing matches in context. Supports complex queries with AND/OR/NOT operators, exact phrases, and optional collection filtering.
- download_text: Downloads complete OCR text from any document. Automatically selects the best available text format (hOCR, DjVu, or plain text) and caches results locally for fast repeated access.
Installation
Install the code
uv sync
Install to MCP CLIs
Installs to Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI:
uv run archives-mcp-install
Verify the installation:
claude mcp list # For Claude Code
codex mcp list # For Codex CLI
gemini mcp list # For Gemini CLI
Usage
Run the server directly:
uv run archives-mcp
Test with MCP Inspector:
uv run fastmcp dev src/archives_mcp/server.py