# URL Fetch

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve content from web URLs, such as text, JSON data, or images, to enhance conversations with relevant information. It solves problems like accessing external data, parsing JSON formats, and displaying images, with a user-friendly interface that accepts URLs as input and returns the fetched content as output. Ideal for use cases that require direct web content retrieval within conversations, such as providing up-to-date information or visual aids.

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

## Description

URL Fetch MCP provides Claude with the ability to retrieve content from web URLs, supporting text, JSON, and image formats. Built with FastMCP and httpx, it offers three specialized tools: fetch_url for general web content, fetch_json for parsing and formatting JSON data, and fetch_image for retrieving and displaying images. The implementation includes a CLI for running the server, desktop integration capabilities, and comprehensive error handling, making it ideal for use cases requiring web content retrieval directly within Claude conversations.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

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

## 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": "url-fetch"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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