Fetch MCP Server

by zcaceres

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Provides functionality to fetch web content in various formats, including HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown.

Details

Author: zcaceres
Repository: zcaceres/fetch-mcp
GitHub stars: 15
License: MIT License
Categories: Web Scraping, Developer Tools

- Fetch web content as HTML, JSON, plain text, or Markdown
- Extract article content with Mozilla Readability (strips ads, nav, boilerplate)
- Extract YouTube video transcripts (via yt-dlp or direct extraction)
- Proxy support for requests behind firewalls
- Pagination with max_length and start_index
- Custom request headers
- SSRF protection (blocks private/localhost addresses and DNS rebinding)
- Response size limits to prevent memory exhaustion

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"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name Fetch MCP Server

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
Arguments
- Argument 1 mcp-fetch-server
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

mcp-fetch <command> <url> [flags]

| Variable | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| DEFAULT_LIMIT | Default character limit for responses (default: 5000, set to 0 for no limit) |
| MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES | Maximum response body size in bytes (default: 10485760 / 10 MB) |

Example with a custom limit:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-fetch-server"],
      "env": {
        "DEFAULT_LIMIT": "50000"
      }
    }
  }
}

`fetch_html`

Fetch a website and return its raw HTML content.

`fetch_markdown`

Fetch a website and return its content converted to Markdown.

`fetch_txt`

Fetch a website and return plain text with HTML tags, scripts, and styles removed.

`fetch_json`

Fetch a URL and return the JSON response.

`fetch_readable`

Fetch a website and extract the main article content using Mozilla Readability, returned as Markdown. Strips navigation, ads, and boilerplate.

`fetch_youtube_transcript`

Fetch a YouTube video's captions/transcript. Accepts an additional lang parameter to select the caption language.

`html`

Fetch a URL and return raw HTML.

`markdown`

Fetch a URL and return Markdown.

`readable`

Fetch a URL and return article content as Markdown (via Readability).

`txt`

Fetch a URL and return plain text.

`json`

Fetch a URL and return JSON.

`youtube`

Fetch a YouTube video transcript.

All tools accept the following common parameters:

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| url | string | Yes | URL to fetch |
| headers | object | No | Custom headers to include in the request |
| max_length | number | No | Maximum characters to return (default: 5000) |
| start_index | number | No | Start from this character index (default: 0) |
| proxy | string | No | Proxy URL (e.g. http://proxy:8080) |

- fetch_html — Fetch a website and return its raw HTML content.

- fetch_markdown — Fetch a website and return its content converted to Markdown.

- fetch_txt — Fetch a website and return plain text with HTML tags, scripts, and styles removed.

- fetch_json — Fetch a URL and return the JSON response.

- fetch_readable — Fetch a website and extract the main article content using Mozilla Readability, returned as Markdown. Strips navigation, ads, and boilerplate. Ideal for articles and blog posts.

- fetch_youtube_transcript — Fetch a YouTube video's captions/transcript. Uses yt-dlp if available, otherwise extracts directly from the page. Accepts an additional lang parameter (default: "en") to select the caption language.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fetch mcp server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-fetch-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "mcp-fetch-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Macos

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "mcp-fetch-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "mcp-fetch-server"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

Fetch MCP Server

An MCP server for fetching web content in multiple formats — HTML, JSON, plain text, Markdown, readable article content, and YouTube transcripts.

Tools

All tools accept the following common parameters:

- fetch_html — Fetch a website and return its raw HTML content.

- fetch_markdown — Fetch a website and return its content converted to Markdown.

- fetch_txt — Fetch a website and return plain text with HTML tags, scripts, and styles removed.

- fetch_json — Fetch a URL and return the JSON response.

Installation

As an MCP server

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-fetch-server"]
    }
  }
}

As a CLI

npx mcp-fetch <command> <url> [flags]

Or install globally:

npm install -g mcp-fetch-server
mcp-fetch <command> <url> [flags]

CLI Usage

mcp-fetch <command> <url> [flags]

Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| html | Fetch a URL and return raw HTML |
| markdown | Fetch a URL and return Markdown |
| readable | Fetch a URL and return article content as Markdown (via Readability) |
| txt | Fetch a URL and return plain text |
| json | Fetch a URL and return JSON |
| youtube | Fetch a YouTube video transcript |

Flags

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| --max-length <N> | Maximum characters to return |
| --start-index <N> | Start from this character index |
| --proxy <URL> | Proxy URL |
| --lang <code> | Language code for YouTube transcripts (default: en) |
| --help | Show help message |
| --version | Show version |

Examples

```bash

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fetch_html

fetch_markdown

fetch_txt

fetch_json

fetch_readable

fetch_youtube_transcript

html

markdown

readable

txt

json

youtube

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`fetch_readable`

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`html`

`markdown`

`readable`

`txt`

`json`

`youtube`