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A Model Context Protocol server that provides web content fetching capabilities.

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Overview

MCP Fetch Node is a Model Context Protocol server that provides web content fetching capabilities, allowing LLMs to retrieve and process content from web pages by converting HTML to markdown.

To use MCP Fetch Node, run the server using Node.js or Docker, and access the SSE endpoint at /sse on port 8080 by default.

  • Fetches and extracts relevant content from a URL - Converts HTML to markdown for easier consumption - Respects robots.txt (can be disabled) - User-Agent customization - Pagination support
  1. Enabling LLMs to read and process web content efficiently.
  2. Extracting information from web pages for data analysis.
  3. Converting web content into markdown for documentation purposes.

Add to your AI client

Use these steps to connect Fetch MCP Server in Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible apps. The same JSON appears in the Use with menu above for one-click copy.

Cursor

Add this to your .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root, then restart Cursor.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-fetch-node-tgambet": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-fetch-node-tgambet"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-fetch-node-tgambet": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-fetch-node-tgambet"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add this to your project's .mcp.json file. Claude Code will detect it automatically.

.mcp.json (project root)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-fetch-node-tgambet": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-fetch-node-tgambet"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add this to your .vscode/mcp.json file. Requires the GitHub Copilot extension with MCP support enabled.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-fetch-node-tgambet": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-fetch-node-tgambet"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file, then restart Windsurf.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-fetch-node-tgambet": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-fetch-node-tgambet"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Open Cline settings, navigate to MCP Servers, and add this server configuration.

Cline MCP Settings (via UI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-fetch-node-tgambet": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-fetch-node-tgambet"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Can MCP Fetch Node fetch content from any website?

Yes, it can fetch content from any publicly accessible website, respecting the `robots.txt` rules unless overridden.

Is MCP Fetch Node easy to set up?

Yes, it can be set up easily using Node.js or Docker with simple commands.

What is the maximum length of content that can be fetched?

The default maximum length is 5000 characters, but it can be customized using the `max_length` argument.7:["$","div",null,{"className":"container mx-auto flex flex-col gap-4","children":["$L26","$L27",["$","$L28",null,{"currentProject":{"id":1235,"uuid":"cbed83ca-0021-4f60-beed-86cab4337cad","name":"mcp-fetch-node","title":"Fetch MCP Server","description":"A Model Context Protocol server that provides web content fetching capabilities.","avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1452037?v=4","created_at":"2025-02-20T14:05:16.265Z","updated_at":"2025-02-23T07:20:28.274Z","status":"created","author_name":"tgambet","author_avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1452037?v=4","tags":"fetch,mcp,mcp-server","category":"research-and-data","is_featured":false,"sort":1,"url":"https://github.com/tgambet/mcp-fetch-node","target":"_self","content":"$29","summary":"$2a","img_url":null,"type":null,"metadata":"{\"star\":\"0\",\"license\":\"MIT license\",\"language\":\"TypeScript\",\"is_official\":false,\"latest_commit_time\":\"2025-02-26 07:50:51\"}","user_uuid":null,"tools":null,"sse_url":null,"sse_provider":null,"sse_params":null,"is_official":false,"server_command":null,"server_params":null,"server_config":null,"allow_call":false,"is_innovation":false,"is_dxt":false,"dxt_manifest":null,"dxt_file_url":null,"is_audit":false},"randomProjects":[],"currentServerKey":"$undefined"}]]}]

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