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URL to markdown API: a public web page as clean text or markdown for an LLM. GET url (absolute http/https). Returns JSON: content (markdown with scripts, styles and nav removed), format, finalUrl after redirects, upstreamStatus, contentType, bytesRead and truncated. Caps: 200KB, 8s, 3 redirects; private and localhost targets are blocked. Errors are not charged on Base (other rails may charge). Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.02 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only). Paid calls are subject to Horizon Pulse buyer terms: https://horizonpulse.dev/terms/buyer

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
urlYesPublic http(s) URL to fetch as clean text/markdown

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. First observed

TDQS

A4.1/5.0
Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Goes well beyond the annotations by disclosing hard caps (200KB, 8s, 3 redirects), redirect following with finalUrl, private/localhost blocking, partial-result signaling via truncated/bytesRead, error charging behavior, and that returned content is untrusted third-party data. These are exactly the operational facts an agent cannot get from readOnlyHint/openWorldHint alone.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Front-loaded with the purpose, then return shape, then limits, then pricing/terms — a sensible order. The pricing and buyer-terms sentence is long boilerplate but is genuinely actionable for a paid x402 tool, so it earns most of its space.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

No output schema exists, and the description compensates by enumerating every returned field (content, format, finalUrl, upstreamStatus, contentType, bytesRead, truncated). Combined with caps, target restrictions, error-charging behavior, and price, an agent has everything needed to call it correctly.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100% and the single parameter is already documented, but the description adds a real constraint not in the schema: the URL must be absolute and http/https, which prevents a common malformed call. Beyond that it adds nothing to parameter meaning.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource: turns a public web page into clean text/markdown for an LLM, with the transport (GET url) named. It does not distinguish itself from plausible siblings like http, extract, pdf, or screenshot, so an agent must infer which to pick.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Usage is implied by 'a public web page ... for an LLM' and constrained by 'absolute http/https' plus the private/localhost block. There is no explicit when-to-use-vs-alternatives guidance (e.g., when to use http or extract instead) and no stated when-not conditions beyond the private target exclusion.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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