Openzim MCP Server

Offline MCP access to ZIM knowledge archives — Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Stack Exchange, Kiwix.

What the server does

Transform static ZIM archives into dynamic knowledge engines for AI models

• 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 ~23.5KB, 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 subscribe and receive notifications/resources/updated when archives change. Resources, prompts & subscriptions →
• Simple-mode zim_query — — one natural-language tool that dispatches to the right operation, tuned for small-model deployment targets. Quick start →
• Native libzim introspection — — zim_health(zim_file_path=...) validates an archive's integrity (Archive.check() + checksum), and zim_metadata reports archive identity, full-text / title index capabilities, and an M/Counter mimetype breakdown. API reference →

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