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Recover Lost Content

Retrieve content from deleted or redesigned web pages using Wayback Machine archives.

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Content disappears from the web constantly -- sites get redesigned, pages get deleted during CMS migrations, blog posts get removed, and entire websites go offline. If you did not save a copy, that content is gone. Unless the Wayback Machine captured it.

ToolRouter's check_availability skill tells you whether a deleted page was archived, and search_captures finds all available snapshots. You can recover blog posts, product descriptions, documentation, legal pages, and any other content that was publicly accessible before it disappeared.

This is critical for anyone who has lost content to a botched migration, an expired domain, or an accidental deletion. It is also valuable for recovering content from third-party sites -- press coverage that was removed, partner pages that were restructured, or reference material that went offline. If it was on the public web, there is a good chance the Wayback Machine has a copy.

Agent Guides

Claude

  1. Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask Claude: "Check if mysite.com/deleted-page has Wayback Machine archives using web-archive"
  3. Claude checks availability and reports whether the page was captured
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ChatGPT

  1. Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
  2. Ask: "Check if this deleted page exists in the Wayback Machine using web-archive"
  3. ChatGPT confirms whether archives exist
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Copilot

  1. Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
  2. In Copilot Chat: "Check if docs.example.com/api/v1 has Wayback Machine archives using web-archive"
  3. Copilot reports available snapshots
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OpenClaw

  1. Connect ToolRouter: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask OpenClaw: "Check if mysite.com/old-page has archives in the Wayback Machine using web-archive"
  3. OpenClaw checks availability
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