Fetch Url
This skill fetches content from a specified URL, providing quick access to web data and streamlining information retrieval tasks.
Install on your platform
We auto-selected Claude Code based on this skill’s supported platforms.
Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add fetch-url npx -- -y @trustedskills/fetch-url
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"fetch-url": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/fetch-url"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The fetch-url skill allows an AI agent to retrieve content from a specified URL. It fetches the raw HTML of a webpage and makes that content available for further processing. This is useful for gathering information, scraping data, or integrating external web resources into workflows.
When to use it
- Gathering current news: Retrieve articles from a specific news website by providing its URL.
- Monitoring product prices: Fetch the HTML of an e-commerce page and extract price changes over time.
- Integrating API documentation: Retrieve the latest version of API documentation directly from a web server.
- Summarizing blog posts: Fetch the content of a blog post to summarize its key points.
Key capabilities
- Fetches raw HTML content from URLs.
- Supports standard HTTP/HTTPS protocols.
Example prompts
- "Fetch the URL:
https://www.example.com" - "Get the HTML from this address:
https://api.example.com/docs" - “Retrieve the content at
https://news.example.org/latest”
Tips & gotchas
The agent requires a valid, accessible URL to function correctly. Be mindful of website terms of service and robots.txt when using this skill for data extraction.
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