Which integrations are available for this server?

Converts web pages and HTML content into clean, LLM-optimized Markdown, providing tools to fetch URLs or process HTML strings while extracting metadata and providing token count estimations.

How do I use readdown-mcp?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@readdown-mcp fetch the content of https://react.dev/learn as markdown" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

readdown-mcp

MCP server for converting web pages to clean, LLM-optimized Markdown.

Lightweight — uses HTTP fetch, no browser needed. Powered by readdown.

Tools

`fetch_markdown`

Fetch a URL and convert it to clean Markdown with metadata and token count.

`convert_html`

Convert an HTML string to Markdown. Use when you already have the HTML.

Install

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readdown": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:zcag/readdown-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readdown": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:zcag/readdown-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Why readdown?

Most web-fetching MCP servers use @mozilla/readability + turndown (two packages, 65KB). readdown replaces both in a single 5KB package with better LLM optimization: