# zim-mcp

> MCP server providing offline search capabilities through ZIM files

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/zim-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: mobilemutex
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:zim-mcp

### Description (declared)

# MCP ZIM Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides offline search and content extraction capabilities for Large Language Models (LLMs) using ZIM files. This server allows LLMs to perform deep research and access information in offline environments, replacing the need for live web access.

## Features

- **Offline Search**: Full-text search across millions of articles within ZIM files.
- **Content Extraction**: Extract and format content from ZIM entries in various formats (text, HTML).
- **ZIM File Discovery**: Automatically discover ZIM files in a specified directory.
- **Caching**: In-memory caching for archives, search results, and file info to improve performance.
- **Configurable**: Easily configurable through environment variables.

## Requirements

- Python 3.10+
- `pip` or `uv` for package installation

## Getting Started

Run the [Python package](https://pypi.org/p/zim-mcp) as a CLI command using [`uv`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/tools/):

```bash
uvx zim-mcp # see --help for more options
```

## Build/Install from GitHub

1.  **Clone the repository or download the source code:**

    ```bash
    git clone https://github.com/mobilemutex/zim-mcp.git
    cd zim-mcp
    ```

2.  **Run with `uv`:**

    ```bash
    uv run zim-mcp
    ```

    **or with `pipx`:**

    ```bash

    pipx install .
    zim-mcp
    ```

    **or with `pip` and `venv`:**
    
    ```bash
    python3 -m venv .venv
    source .venv/bin/activate
    pip install .
    zim-mcp
    ```

## Configuration

The server can be configured using the following environment variables:

-   `ZIM_FILES_DIRECTORY`: The directory where your ZIM files are stored. (Default: `./zim_files`)
-   `MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS`: The maximum number of search results to return per query. (Default: `100`)
-   `SEARCH_TIMEOUT`: The timeout for search operations in seconds. (Default: `30`)
-   `LOG_LEVEL`: The logging level for the server. (Default: `INFO`)

## Tools

### `list_zim_files`

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/zim-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:57.743Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zim-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zim-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:zim-mcp