Url_Reader
This tool extracts content from URLs, streamlining data collection and offering a quick way to gather information from web pages.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add url_reader npx -- -y @trustedskills/url_reader
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"url_reader": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/url_reader"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The url_reader skill allows an AI agent to fetch and extract text content from URLs. It can retrieve information from web pages, articles, or any other resource accessible via a URL. This enables the agent to incorporate external data into its knowledge base or responses.
When to use it
- Research tasks: Have the agent summarize findings from multiple online sources for a report.
- News aggregation: Instruct the agent to collect and synthesize news articles about a specific topic.
- Content extraction: Extract product details, specifications, or other relevant information from an e-commerce website.
- Data enrichment: Populate a database with data scraped from online forms or tables.
Key capabilities
- Fetches content from URLs
- Extracts text from fetched web pages
Example prompts
- "Read the article at [URL] and summarize its main points."
- "Can you get me the product description from this URL: [URL]?"
- “Fetch the text from [URL] and extract any dates mentioned.”
Tips & gotchas
The agent's success depends on the URL being accessible and containing readable text. Some websites may have anti-scraping measures that could prevent content retrieval.
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