---
title: "Replay And Inspect WARC Web Archives Before Investigation Or Migration With Pywb"
description: "Replay WARC-backed web archives locally so an agent can inspect historical pages, validate captures, and review preserved site behavior before migration or investigation work."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/webrecorder/pywb"
author: "Webrecorder and contributors"
publisher_type: "Open Source"
category:
  - "Research & Scraping"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "webrecorder/pywb"
  github_stars: 1646
---

# Replay And Inspect WARC Web Archives Before Investigation Or Migration With Pywb

Replay WARC-backed web archives locally so an agent can inspect historical pages, validate captures, and review preserved site behavior before migration or investigation work.

## Prerequisites

Python 3, pip

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
pip install pywb
```

## Documentation

- https://pywb.readthedocs.io/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/replay-and-inspect-warc-web-archives-before-investigation-or-migration-with-pywb/)