How do I install the fetch url mcp server?

Use a recorded configuration for your client, replace example credential values and paths, and verify the documented runtime. Restart or reconnect the client, then inspect the available tools.

What credentials does it need?

It reads `OAUTH_ISSUER_URL`, `OAUTH_AUTHORIZATION_URL`, `OAUTH_TOKEN_URL`, `OAUTH_REVOCATION_URL`, `OAUTH_REGISTRATION_URL`, `OAUTH_INTROSPECTION_URL`, `OAUTH_CLIENT_ID`, `OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET` from the environment. Store these in your client's env block or a secrets manager — never commit them to a repository — and grant the narrowest scope that still covers your use case.

Fetch URL MCP Server — Tools & Setup

What is the Fetch URL MCP Server?

Intelligent web content fetcher MCP server that converts HTML to clean, AI-readable Markdown

What the server does

An MCP server that fetches web pages and converts them to clean, readable Markdown.

This server takes a URL, fetches the page, and strips away everything you don't need — navigation, sidebars, banners, scripts — leaving just the main content as Markdown. It's perfect for feeding into LLMs, giving them the distilled essence of a page without the noise. It also recognizes GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Gist URLs and rewrites them to fetch the raw content directly.

HTML to Markdown — — Turns any public web page into clean, readable Markdown with metadata like title, url, contentSize, and truncated
Smart URL handling — — Recognizes GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Gist page URLs and rewrites them to raw-content endpoints before fetching
Self-documenting — — Includes an internal://instructions resource and a get-help prompt so clients know how to use it
HTTP mode — — Optionally serves over Streamable HTTP with host/origin validation, bearer or OAuth auth, rate limiting, health checks, and TLS

Credentials and setup notes

Node.js >= 24 - Docker (optional) — only needed if you want to run the container image

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Fetch URL MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch-url-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@j0hanz/fetch-url-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

Node.js >= 24 - Docker (optional) — only needed if you want to run the container image

Variable	Description	Required
OAUTH_ISSUER_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes
OAUTH_AUTHORIZATION_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes
OAUTH_TOKEN_URL	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
OAUTH_REVOCATION_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes
OAUTH_REGISTRATION_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes
OAUTH_INTROSPECTION_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes
OAUTH_CLIENT_ID	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional
OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes

Example prompts to try

“Use Fetch URL to Tools.”
“Use Fetch URL to Resources.”
“Use Fetch URL to Prompts.”

Frequently asked questions

Intelligent web content fetcher MCP server that converts HTML to clean, AI-readable Markdown Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.

Fetch URL MCP Server

What is the Fetch URL MCP Server?

What the server does

Credentials and setup notes

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How to install the Fetch URL MCP Server

Configuration

Example prompts to try

Frequently asked questions

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Fetch URL MCP Server

What is the Fetch URL MCP Server?

What the server does

Credentials and setup notes

More MCP options

How to install the Fetch URL MCP Server

Configuration

Example prompts to try

Frequently asked questions

What does the fetch url mcp server do?

How do I install the fetch url mcp server?

What credentials does it need?

Alternatives to the Fetch URL MCP Server

Fetch

Firecrawl

Trinity-research

SearchLink Lite

FlashData

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