cameronrye / openzim-mcp
OpenZIM MCP is a modern, secure, and high-performance MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI models to access and search ZIM format knowledge bases offline.
Why this job: name: mcp; says: model context protocol; topics: mcp-server, mcp
What it does
- 8-tool advanced surface. zim_query, zim_search, zim_get, zim_get_section, zim_browse, zim_metadata, zim_links, zim_health. Down from 22; advanced-mode schema drops from ~36KB to ~24.1KB, clearing the MCP Tax pain band. API reference →
- Streamable HTTP transport. bearer-token auth, CORS, health endpoints, multi-arch Docker image. HTTP & Docker deployment →
- Per-entry MCP resources + subscriptions. zim://{name}/entry/{path} with native MIME types; clients open a subscriptions/listen stream and get resources/list_changed when a ZIM appears or disappears, resources/updated when one is replaced.
- Simple-mode zim_query. one natural-language tool that dispatches to the right operation, tuned for small-model deployment targets. Quick start →
- Archive-type presets. OpenZIM MCP detects the archive type (Wikipedia, Stack Exchange, and more) and auto-tunes retrieval and summarization for it — e.g. Stack Exchange dumps render as clean Q&A instead of vote-score noise. Operators can o
Get started
No single install command. Read the steps in the README (opens in new tab)
- Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 4 days ago
- Stars
- 150
- +1 this week
- Licence
- MIT
- Allows business use
- Downloads for
- None listed
- No release files
- Latest version
- v3.4.0
- Released 15 days ago
- Built with
- Python
- 93% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- 3
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 88% closed
- 2 still open
- Pull requests
- 382 merged
- 5 waiting
- Releases
- 112
- 30+ in the last year
More: languages, topics and project record
Languages
- Python 93%
- MDX 5%
- Astro 1%
- CSS <1%
Topics
- kiwix
- mcp
- mcp-server
- openzim
- zim
Project record
- JobMCP servers
- StatusListed
- Commits442
- Forks16
- Watching3
- Stars in 28 days+5
- CreatedSep 14, 2025
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 7, 2026
