MCP Node Fetch

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.

MCP Node Fetch

An MCP server that enables fetching web content using the Node.js undici library.

Features

  • Fetch content from any URL using various HTTP methods
  • Support for headers and request body
  • Return content in various formats (text, JSON, binary, HTML fragments)
  • Handle errors gracefully
  • Configure timeout and redirect behavior

MCP Tools

This server provides the following MCP tools:

fetch-url

Fetches content from a URL and returns it.

Parameters:

  • url (string, required): The URL to fetch
  • method (string, optional): HTTP method (default: "GET")
  • headers (object, optional): HTTP headers to include
  • body (string, optional): Request body for POST/PUT requests
  • timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in milliseconds
  • responseType (string, optional): How to parse the response ("text", "json", "binary", "html-fragment")
  • fragmentSelector (string, optional): CSS selector to extract specific HTML fragments (when responseType is "html-fragment")
  • followRedirects (boolean, optional): Whether to follow redirects (default: true)

extract-html-fragment

Extracts specific HTML content from a webpage using CSS selectors and optionally navigates to anchor points.

Parameters:

  • url (string, required): The URL to fetch
  • selector (string, required): CSS selector for the HTML fragment to extract
  • anchorId (string, optional): Optional anchor ID to locate a specific fragment
  • method (string, optional): HTTP method (default: "GET")
  • headers (object, optional): HTTP headers to include
  • body (string, optional): Request body for POST requests
  • timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in milliseconds
  • followRedirects (boolean, optional): Whether to follow redirects (default: true)

check-status

Checks if a URL is accessible without downloading the full content.

Parameters:

  • url (string, required): The URL to check
  • timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in milliseconds

Claude for Desktop Configuration

To use with Claude for Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "node-fetch": { "command": "node", "args": ["dist/index.js"] } } }

License

MIT

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security - not tested
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license - permissive license
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quality - not tested

An MCP server that enables fetching web content using the Node.js undici library, supporting various HTTP methods, content formats, and request configurations.

  1. Features
    1. MCP Tools
      1. fetch-url
        1. extract-html-fragment
          1. check-status
          2. Claude for Desktop Configuration
            1. License