Fetch MCP Server

Components

Tools

• fetch_html
  • Fetch a website and return the content as HTML
  • Input:

    • url

      (string, required): URL of the website to fetch

    • headers

      (object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
  • Returns the raw HTML content of the webpage
• fetch_json
  • Fetch a JSON file from a URL
  • Input:

    • url

      (string, required): URL of the JSON to fetch

    • headers

      (object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
  • Returns the parsed JSON content
• fetch_txt
  • Fetch a website and return the content as plain text (no HTML)
  • Input:

    • url

      (string, required): URL of the website to fetch

    • headers

      (object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
  • Returns the text content of the webpage with HTML tags, scripts, and styles removed
• fetch_markdown
  • Fetch a website and return the content as Markdown
  • Input:

    • url

      (string, required): URL of the website to fetch

    • headers

      (object, optional): Custom headers to include in the request
  • Returns the content of the webpage converted to Markdown format

Resources

Getting started

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Build the server:

   npm run build

Usage

npm start

Usage with Desktop App

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "{ABSOLUTE PATH TO FILE HERE}/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Features

• Fetches web content using modern fetch API
• Supports custom headers for requests
• Provides content in multiple formats: HTML, JSON, plain text, and Markdown
• Uses JSDOM for HTML parsing and text extraction
• Uses TurndownService for HTML to Markdown conversion

Development

• Run

  npm run dev

  to start the TypeScript compiler in watch mode
• Use

  npm test

  to run the test suite

License