Archiveorg MCP Server

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Install Archiveorg MCP server

claude mcp add archiveorg -- npx -y mcp-archiveorg

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

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

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

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "archiveorg": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-archiveorg"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

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

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
IA_USER_AGENT	—	—	Identify your own client. The project's own identifier is appended, so the Archive can always reach a human.
IA_MIN_INTERVAL_MS	—	—	Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 1000, floor 500.
IA_HISTORY_TIMEOUT_MS	—	—	Deadline for the capture index, which answers in tens of seconds. Default 60000.
IA_LOG_LEVEL	—	—	silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr.