# URL Fetcher

> Use this tool when you need to fetch and process content from URLs in various formats, such as HTML, JSON, and plain text, to solve problems like web research, API data retrieval, and content analysis. It takes in URLs as input and outputs extracted content, with features like text extraction, path navigation, and content type detection. Use it in contexts where you need to retrieve and analyze web data without leaving the conversation interface.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/nathanonn-url-fetcher  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nathanonn-url-fetcher

## Description

MCP-URL-Fetcher provides AI assistants with the ability to fetch and process content from URLs in various formats including HTML, JSON, Markdown, and plain text. The server offers specialized tools for each format type, with features like HTML text extraction, JSON path navigation, and automatic content type detection. It maintains a history of recently fetched URLs and includes helpful prompts for common web fetching scenarios, making it particularly useful for web research, API data retrieval, and content analysis tasks without leaving the conversation interface.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.94
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

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

## 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": "nathanonn-url-fetcher"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nathanonn-url-fetcher` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nathanonn-url-fetcher/pull`

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