mcp-wayback-machine vs everything

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	mcp-wayback-machine by Mearman	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-wayback-machine · Summary

MCP server for Internet Archive's Wayback Machine with CDX search, snapshot retrieval, comparison and optional authentication.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-wayback-machine · Use cases

Archiving web pages directly through AI assistants
Comparing how a website has changed over time
Searching for historical snapshots of specific URLs

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-wayback-machine · Install

Installation

For Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wayback-machine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-wayback-machine"],
      "env": {
        "WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY": "your-access-key",
        "WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

CLI Shorthand

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

Manual Configuration

For other harnesses, add to appropriate config file:

{
  "wayback-machine": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "mcp-wayback-machine"],
    "env": {
      "WAYBACK_ACCESS_KEY": "your-access-key",
      "WAYBACK_SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key"
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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