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OpenZIM MCP

A Model Context Protocol server that provides AI models with structured, offline access to ZIM format knowledge archives such as Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Stack Exchange. It supports full-text search, link-graph extraction, and namespace-based navigation using the libzim library.

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OpenZIM MCP logo, by cameronryeCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cameronrye
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What you can do with it

  • Search ZIM archives for specific topics
  • Retrieve structured sections from articles
  • Extract link graphs to map content relationships
  • Browse metadata and media in knowledge bases

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 3.4.0
mcp-registry: io.github.cameronrye/openzim-mcp@3.4.0Source repository
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openzim-mcp 3.4.0

pypiuvx
openzim-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "3.4.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "openzim-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "packageArguments": [
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "format": "filepath",
      "valueHint": "zim_directory",
      "isRepeated": true,
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Path to a directory containing your .zim archive files. Repeat for multiple directories. No archive yet? Download the 13.6 MB starter archive from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openzim/zim-testing-suite/main/data/withns/wikipedia_en_climate_change_mini_2024-06.zim into a new folder (for example ~/zim-files) and choose that folder. Full archives: https://browse.library.kiwix.org/"
    }
  ],
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE",
      "default": "advanced",
      "description": "Tool surface: 'advanced' (the default here) registers all 8 tools (zim_query, zim_search, zim_get, zim_get_section, zim_browse, zim_metadata, zim_links, zim_health); 'simple' registers only the zim_query natural-language entry point."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openzim-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openzim-mcp==3.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE": "<YOUR_OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openzim-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openzim-mcp==3.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE": "<YOUR_OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "openzim-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openzim-mcp==3.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE": "<YOUR_OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openzim-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openzim-mcp==3.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE": "<YOUR_OPENZIM_MCP_TOOL_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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