MCP Web Fetch Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP_AUTH_TOKEN | No | Bearer token for HTTP mode authentication and dashboard auth | |
| FETCH_SEARXNG_URL | No | URL of SearXNG instance for web search fallback (default http://localhost:8080) | |
| FETCH_ADMIN_ENABLED | No | Set to 'false' to disable the management GUI (default true) | |
| FETCH_LOCAL_FILES_ROOT | No | Root directory for sandboxed local file access (opt-in, disabled by default) |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| completions | {} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| fetch_urlA | Fetch a public HTTP/HTTPS URL and return page content as markdown. Use start_index to read long pages in chunks. |
| fetch_metadata_toolA | Return HTTP metadata for a URL using a HEAD request. |
| batch_fetchA | Fetch up to 10 public URLs concurrently and return each page's content (or error) in one response. |
| web_searchA | Search the web via DuckDuckGo (no API key required) and return titles, URLs, and snippets for the top matches. Automatically falls back to a local SearXNG instance (FETCH_SEARXNG_URL) if DuckDuckGo's scrape fails. |
| extract_linksB | Fetch a URL and extract all links and images from the page as a list. |
| summarize_urlA | Fetch a URL and ask the connected client's LLM (via MCP sampling) to summarize it. Requires a client that supports the sampling capability; otherwise use fetch_url and summarize the content yourself. |
| read_fileA | Read a text file from an allowed local directory (configured via FETCH_LOCAL_FILES_ROOT, plus any directories the client exposes as roots). Path is relative to the allowed directory. |
| list_dirA | List the contents of a directory within an allowed local directory. Leave path empty to list the root itself. |
| write_fileA | Write text content to a file within an allowed local directory. If the file already exists and overwrite=false, the user will be asked to confirm before it is replaced. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| fetch | Fetch a URL and extract its contents as markdown. |
| research_topic | Guides the assistant through searching, fetching, and synthesizing information about a topic using this server's tools. |
| summarize_page | Fetch a URL and produce a concise, faithful summary of its content. |
| extract_key_facts | Fetch a URL and pull out structured facts (names, dates, numbers, claims). |
| compare_sources | Fetch multiple URLs and compare/contrast what they say about a shared claim or question. |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| server-settings | Current (secret-redacted) server configuration and version. |
| fetch-history | The most recent URLs fetched by this server instance, most recent first. Successfully fetched pages may also be readable via the fetch-cache:// resource template. |
TDQS
Scored across 9 tools
Each tool has a distinct purpose: fetching URLs (single, batch, metadata, links, search, summarize) and local file operations (list, read, write). No overlap between tools.
Most tools follow a verb_noun pattern in snake_case. The one minor inconsistency is 'fetch_metadata_tool' which includes an unnecessary 'tool' suffix, but otherwise naming is consistent.
9 tools is appropriate for a web fetch server that also includes local file capabilities. Not too many, not too few.
Web fetching covers single, batch, metadata, links, search, and summarize. Local file ops cover list, read, write but lack a delete tool. Minor gap.