Fetches web content and converts it to Markdown format, allowing retrieval of web content in a structured, readable format.
Fetch MCP Server
This MCP server provides functionality to fetch web content in various formats, including HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown.
Components
Tools
- fetch_html
- Fetch a website and return the content as HTML
- Input:
url
(string, required): URL of the website to fetchheaders
(object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
- Returns the raw HTML content of the webpage
- fetch_json
- Fetch a JSON file from a URL
- Input:
url
(string, required): URL of the JSON to fetchheaders
(object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
- Returns the parsed JSON content
- fetch_txt
- Fetch a website and return the content as plain text (no HTML)
- Input:
url
(string, required): URL of the website to fetchheaders
(object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
- Returns the text content of the webpage with HTML tags, scripts, and styles removed
- fetch_markdown
- Fetch a website and return the content as Markdown
- Input:
url
(string, required): URL of the website to fetchheaders
(object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
- Returns the content of the webpage converted to Markdown format
Resources
This server does not provide any persistent resources. It's designed to fetch and transform web content on demand.
Getting started
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Build the server:
npm run build
Installing via Smithery
To install fetch-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Usage
To use the server, you can run it directly:
This will start the Fetch MCP Server running on stdio.
Usage with Desktop App
To integrate this server with a desktop app, add the following to your app's server configuration:
Features
- Fetches web content using modern fetch API
- Supports custom headers for requests
- Provides content in multiple formats: HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown
- Uses JSDOM for HTML parsing and text extraction
- Uses TurndownService for HTML to Markdown conversion
Development
- Run
npm run dev
to start the TypeScript compiler in watch mode - Use
npm test
to run the test suite
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
Provides functionality to fetch web content in various formats, including HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown with support for custom headers.
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