How does Fetch handle HTML parsing and text extraction?

Fetch utilizes JSDOM for efficient HTML parsing and text extraction, ensuring accurate and reliable data retrieval.

What are some typical use cases for the Fetch tool?

Fetch is ideal for web scraping, data aggregation, generating content from websites, and integrating web data into applications.

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Fetch MCP Server

Retrieves web content in various formats via HTTP.

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What is the Fetch MCP Server?

Retrieves web content in various formats via HTTP.

What you get

This MCP server provides functionality to fetch web content in various formats, including HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown.

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

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Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
fetch_html	Fetch a website and return the content as HTML
Input:	url (string, required): URL of the website to fetch
headers	object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
fetch_json	Fetch a JSON file from a URL
fetch_txt	Fetch a website and return the content as plain text (no HTML)
fetch_markdown	Fetch a website and return the content as Markdown

How to install the Fetch MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "{ABSOLUTE PATH TO FILE HERE}/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Example prompts to try

“Use Fetch to fetch html.”
“Use Fetch to Input.”
“Use Fetch to fetch json.”

Frequently asked questions

Fetch can retrieve web content in HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown formats, providing versatility for different data needs.

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