MCP NPX Fetch
About
A powerful MCP server for fetching and transforming web content into various formats (HTML, JSON, Markdown, Plain Text) with ease.
Details
- Author
- tokenizin-agency
- Repository
- tokenizin-agency/mcp-npx-fetch
- GitHub stars
- 14
- Downloads
- 653
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Web Scraping, Developer Tools, Automation
Jump to
- π Universal Content Fetching: Supports HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown formats
- π Custom Headers Support: Add authentication and custom headers to your requests
- π Built-in Transformations: Automatic conversion between formats
- β‘ High Performance: Built with modern JavaScript features and optimized for speed
- π MCP Compatible: Seamlessly integrates with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients
- π― Type-Safe: Written in TypeScript with full type definitions
Setting up with Highlight
Follow these steps to add this server as a custom Highlight plugin:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
MCP NPX FetchCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
@tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
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Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
npm install -g @tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch
npx @tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch
Start the MCP server directly:
mcp-npx-fetch
Or via npx:
npx @tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch
fetch_html
Fetches and returns raw HTML content from any URL. Parameters: url (string, required), headers (optional object with custom request headers)
fetch_json
Fetches and parses JSON data from any URL. Parameters: url (string, required), headers (optional object with custom request headers)
fetch_txt
Fetches and returns clean plain text content, removing HTML tags and scripts. Parameters: url (string, required), headers (optional object with custom request headers)
fetch_markdown
Fetches content and converts it to well-formatted Markdown. Parameters: url (string, required), headers (optional object with custom request headers)
fetch_html
Fetches and returns raw HTML content from any URL.
{
url: string; // Required: Target URL
headers?: { // Optional: Custom request headers
[key: string]: string;
};
}
fetch_json
Fetches and parses JSON data from any URL.
{
url: string; // Required: Target URL
headers?: { // Optional: Custom request headers
[key: string]: string;
};
}
fetch_txt
Fetches and returns clean plain text content, removing HTML tags and scripts.
{
url: string; // Required: Target URL
headers?: { // Optional: Custom request headers
[key: string]: string;
};
}
fetch_markdown
Fetches content and converts it to well-formatted Markdown.
{
url: string; // Required: Target URL
headers?: { // Optional: Custom request headers
[key: string]: string;
};
}
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp npx fetch": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"-y",
"@tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch"
],
"command": "cmd"
}
MCP NPX Fetch
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A powerful MCP server for fetching and transforming web content into various formats (HTML, JSON, Markdown, Plain Text) with ease.
Installation β’
Features β’
Usage β’
Documentation β’
Contributing
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π Features
- π Universal Content Fetching: Supports HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown formats
- π Custom Headers Support: Add authentication and custom headers to your requests
- π Built-in Transformations: Automatic conversion between formats
- β‘ High Performance: Built with modern JavaScript features and optimized for speed
- π MCP Compatible: Seamlessly integrates with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients
- π― Type-Safe: Written in TypeScript with full type definitions
π¦ Installation
NPM Global Installation
npm install -g @tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch
Direct Usage with NPX
npx @tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch
π Documentation
Available Tools
fetch_html
Fetches and returns raw HTML content from any URL.
{
url: string; // Required: Target URL
headers?: { // Optional: Custom request headers
[key: string]: string;
};
}
fetch_json
Fetches and parses JSON data from any URL.
{
url: string; // Required: Target URL
headers?: { // Optional: Custom request headers
[key: string]: string;
};
}
fetch_txt
Fetches and returns clean plain text content, removing HTML tags and scripts.
{
url: string; // Required: Target URL
headers?: { // Optional: Custom request headers
[key: string]: string;
};
}
fetch_markdown
Fetches content and converts it to well-formatted Markdown.
{
url: string; // Required: Target URL
headers?: { // Optional: Custom request headers
[key: string]: string;
};
}
π§ Usage
CLI Usage
Start the MCP server directly:
mcp-npx-fetch
Or via npx:
npx @tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch
Claude Desktop Integration
1. Locate your Claude Desktop configuration file:
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add the following configuration to your mcpServers object:
{
"mcpServers": {
"fetch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@tokenizin/mcp-npx-fetch"],
"env": {}
}
}
}
π» Local Development
1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/tokenizin-agency/mcp-npx-fetch.git
cd mcp-npx-fetch
2. Install dependencies:
npm install
3. Start development mode:
npm run dev
4. Run tests:
npm test
π Technical Stack
- Model Context Protocol SDK - Core MCP functionality
- JSDOM - HTML parsing and manipulation
- Turndown - HTML to Markdown conversion
- TypeScript - Type safety and modern JavaScript features
- Zod - Runtime type validation
π€ Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request
π License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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Made with β€οΈ by <a href="https://github.com/tokenizin-agency">PT Tokenizin Technology Agency</a>
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