# AGENTS.md - Archive.today CLI

You are being asked to install or use the Archive.today CLI from the Printing Press library.

## What it is

archive-is-pp-cli is an agent-native command line tool for Archive.today. Bypass paywalls and look up web archives via archive.today. Hero command: find or create an archive for any URL with lookup-before-submit, Wayback Machine fallback, and agent-hints on stderr when called non-interactively.
It is a single Go binary that ships with an agent skill, and it installs with one command.

## Install

Recommended (installs the binary and the agent skill):

    npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install archive-is

Hermes:

    hermes skills install mvanhorn/printing-press-library/cli-skills/pp-archive-is --force

OpenClaw:

    clawhub install printing-press-library/archive-is

## MCP server

This CLI ships an MCP server (archive-is-pp-mcp) with 6 tools. Point any MCP client at it, including Claude Desktop.

## After install

Call archive-is-pp-cli from the shell, or use the /pp-archive-is skill inside an agent.
Run archive-is-pp-cli --help to list commands.

## Links

- Documentation: https://printingpress.dev/documentation/archive-is
- Library page: https://printingpress.dev/library/media-and-entertainment/archive-is
- This file: https://printingpress.dev/documentation/archive-is/agents.md