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Openzim

@cameronrye · github.com/cameronrye/openzim-mcp

Modern, secure MCP server for accessing ZIM format knowledge bases offline.

ClaimedWeb & APIsstdioToolslocal auth

GitHub

Install one command

terminal

$ pip install openzim-mcp

Or add it with the Claude CLI: claude mcp add cameronrye-openzim-mcp

Tools exposed 8 tools

zim_query

zim_search

zim_get

zim_get_section

zim_browse

zim_metadata

zim_links

zim_health

Configuration generate & copy

OPENZIM_MCP_TRANSPORT

OPENZIM_MCP_HOST

OPENZIM_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN

Values are filled in locally in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cameronrye-openzim-mcp": {
      "command": "pip",
      "args": ["install", "openzim-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENZIM_MCP_TRANSPORT": "<your-openzim-mcp-transport>",
        "OPENZIM_MCP_HOST": "<your-openzim-mcp-host>",
        "OPENZIM_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<your-openzim-mcp-auth-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Paste the Claude Desktop snippet under mcpServers in your config, then restart Claude Desktop — or run the Claude Code command in your terminal.

Openzim

Install one command

Tools exposed 8 tools

Configuration generate & copy

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