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fetch_urls

Retrieve and extract web page content from multiple URLs using a headless browser, with options for timeout, content extraction, and format conversion.

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Retrieve web page content from multiple specified URLs

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
urlsYesArray of URLs to fetch
timeoutNoPage loading timeout in milliseconds, default is 30000 (30 seconds)
waitUntilNoSpecifies when navigation is considered complete, options: 'load', 'domcontentloaded', 'networkidle', 'commit', default is 'load'
extractContentNoWhether to intelligently extract the main content, default is true
maxLengthNoMaximum length of returned content (in characters), default is no limit
returnHtmlNoWhether to return HTML content instead of Markdown, default is false
waitForNavigationNoWhether to wait for additional navigation after initial page load (useful for sites with anti-bot verification), default is false
navigationTimeoutNoMaximum time to wait for additional navigation in milliseconds, default is 10000 (10 seconds)
disableMediaNoWhether to disable media resources (images, stylesheets, fonts, media), default is true
debugNoWhether to enable debug mode (showing browser window), overrides the --debug command line flag if specified

Implementation Reference

  • The handler function that implements the fetch_urls tool. It validates input URLs, sets up browser options, creates a stealth browser instance using BrowserService, processes each URL concurrently with WebContentProcessor, extracts and combines content, and returns it in a structured format.
    export async function fetchUrls(args: any) { const urls = (args?.urls as string[]) || []; if (!urls || !Array.isArray(urls) || urls.length === 0) { throw new Error("URLs parameter is required and must be a non-empty array"); } // Validate all URLs protocols for security (only allow HTTP and HTTPS) validateUrlsProtocol(urls); const options: FetchOptions = { timeout: Number(args?.timeout) || 30000, waitUntil: String(args?.waitUntil || "load") as | "load" | "domcontentloaded" | "networkidle" | "commit", extractContent: args?.extractContent !== false, maxLength: Number(args?.maxLength) || 0, returnHtml: args?.returnHtml === true, waitForNavigation: args?.waitForNavigation === true, navigationTimeout: Number(args?.navigationTimeout) || 10000, disableMedia: args?.disableMedia !== false, debug: args?.debug, }; // Create browser service const browserService = new BrowserService(options); if (browserService.isInDebugMode()) { logger.debug(`Debug mode enabled for URLs: ${urls.join(", ")}`); } let browser: Browser | null = null; try { // Create a stealth browser with anti-detection measures browser = await browserService.createBrowser(); // Create a stealth browser context const { context, viewport } = await browserService.createContext(browser); const processor = new WebContentProcessor(options, "[FetchURLs]"); const results = await Promise.all( urls.map(async (url, index) => { // Create a new page with human-like behavior const page = await browserService.createPage(context, viewport); try { const result = await processor.processPageContent(page, url); return { index, ...result } as FetchResult; } finally { if (!browserService.isInDebugMode()) { await page .close() .catch((e) => logger.error(`Failed to close page: ${e.message}`)); } else { logger.debug(`Page kept open for debugging. URL: ${url}`); } } }), ); results.sort((a, b) => (a.index || 0) - (b.index || 0)); const combinedResults = results .map( (result, i) => `[webpage ${i + 1} begin]\n${result.content}\n[webpage ${i + 1} end]`, ) .join("\n\n"); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: combinedResults }], }; } finally { // Clean up browser resources if (!browserService.isInDebugMode()) { if (browser) await browser .close() .catch((e) => logger.error(`Failed to close browser: ${e.message}`)); } else { logger.debug(`Browser kept open for debugging. URLs: ${urls.join(", ")}`); } } }
  • Defines the fetch_urls tool schema, including name, description, and detailed inputSchema with properties for urls (required), timeout, waitUntil, extractContent, maxLength, and other fetch options.
    /** * Tool definition for fetch_urls */ export const fetchUrlsTool = { name: "fetch_urls", description: "Retrieve web page content from multiple specified URLs", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { urls: { type: "array", items: { type: "string", }, description: "Array of URLs to fetch", }, timeout: { type: "number", description: "Page loading timeout in milliseconds, default is 30000 (30 seconds)", }, waitUntil: { type: "string", description: "Specifies when navigation is considered complete, options: 'load', 'domcontentloaded', 'networkidle', 'commit', default is 'load'", }, extractContent: { type: "boolean", description: "Whether to intelligently extract the main content, default is true", }, maxLength: { type: "number", description: "Maximum length of returned content (in characters), default is no limit", }, returnHtml: { type: "boolean", description: "Whether to return HTML content instead of Markdown, default is false", }, waitForNavigation: { type: "boolean", description: "Whether to wait for additional navigation after initial page load (useful for sites with anti-bot verification), default is false", }, navigationTimeout: { type: "number", description: "Maximum time to wait for additional navigation in milliseconds, default is 10000 (10 seconds)", }, disableMedia: { type: "boolean", description: "Whether to disable media resources (images, stylesheets, fonts, media), default is true", }, debug: { type: "boolean", description: "Whether to enable debug mode (showing browser window), overrides the --debug command line flag if specified", }, }, required: ["urls"], }, };
  • Registers the fetchUrlsTool in the tools array and maps 'fetch_urls' to the fetchUrls handler in the toolHandlers object, aggregating all tools for export.
    // Export tool definitions export const tools = [ fetchUrlTool, fetchUrlsTool, browserInstallTool ]; // Export tool implementations export const toolHandlers = { [fetchUrlTool.name]: fetchUrl, [fetchUrlsTool.name]: fetchUrls, [browserInstallTool.name]: browserInstall };
  • src/server.ts:27-32 (registration)
    Registers the MCP ListToolsRequest handler to return the list of tools, including fetch_urls.
    server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => { logger.info("[Tools] Listing available tools"); return { tools, }; });
  • src/server.ts:38-47 (registration)
    Registers the MCP CallToolRequest handler that dispatches tool calls to the corresponding handler from toolHandlers, enabling execution of fetch_urls.
    server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => { const toolName = request.params.name; const handler = toolHandlers[toolName]; if (!handler) { throw new Error(`Unknown tool: ${toolName}`); } return handler(request.params.arguments); });

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