---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/web-archive/use-cases/view-historical-websites/chatgpt
---
# How to View Historical Websites with ChatGPT

ChatGPT makes web archive research accessible by narrating the history of a website in clear, structured summaries that non-technical stakeholders can understand. Ask about a domain or specific page, and receive a timeline of changes with context explaining what shifted, when it happened, and why it might matter for your investigation. The explanatory approach is ideal for teams preparing competitive analyses, compliance reviews, or due diligence reports where the audience needs to understand historical web content without sifting through raw snapshots.

## Setup

{"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}

## Steps

1. Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
2. Ask: "Check if twitter.com has archives from 2008 using the web-archive tool"
3. ChatGPT checks availability and reports what snapshots exist
4. Request: "Find all captures of the homepage from that year"
5. ChatGPT provides snapshot dates and archive URLs

## Example Prompt

```
What did Twitter look like in 2008? Check the Wayback Machine for snapshots of twitter.com from that year.
```

## Tips

- ChatGPT can summarize the visual evolution of a site across multiple snapshots
- Ask for snapshots around specific product launch or news dates
- Request a timeline of available captures to find the most interesting versions
