# Fetch (Web Content & YouTube Transcripts)

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve web content or YouTube video transcripts for reference or analysis. It solves problems related to accessing and parsing online information, providing outputs in Markdown, raw HTML, or transcript formats with timestamps. Ideal for AI assistants that require web or video data integration, Fetch accepts URLs as input and returns formatted content for further processing.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/egoist-fetch  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/egoist-fetch

## Description

Fetch-MCP provides a server for retrieving web content and YouTube video transcripts through two specialized tools. The implementation fetches URLs and converts HTML to Markdown by default, with options to return raw HTML or limit content length. It also extracts YouTube video transcripts with timestamps, making it useful for AI assistants that need to reference web content or video information. Built with TypeScript using the Model Context Protocol SDK, it supports both stdio and SSE server modes for flexible integration options.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/egoist-fetch)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/egoist/fetch-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "egoist-fetch"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/egoist-fetch` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/egoist-fetch/pull`

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