Fetch MCP Server

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

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Fetch MCP Server?

Fetch MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the kilien/fetch-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This MCP server provides functionality to fetch web content in various formats, including HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

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

ToolWhat it does
fetch_htmlFetch a website and return the content as HTML
Input:url (string, required): URL of the website to fetch
headersobject, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
fetch_jsonFetch a JSON file from a URL
fetch_txtFetch a website and return the content as plain text (no HTML)
fetch_markdownFetch 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.