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web-fetch

Fetch and extract readable content from web pages. Use for lightweight page access without browser automation.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/web-fetch

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{
    "bins": [
        "curl"
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SKILL.md

Web Fetch

Fetch and extract readable content from web pages using curl and basic text processing.

Usage

Important: Scripts are located relative to this skill's base directory.

When you see this skill in <available_skills>, note the <base_dir> path.

bash
# General pattern:
bash "<base_dir>/scripts/fetch.sh" <url> [output_file]

# Example (replace <base_dir> with actual path from skill listing):
bash "~/chatgpt-on-wechat/skills/web-fetch/scripts/fetch.sh" "https://example.com"

Parameters:

  • url: The HTTP/HTTPS URL to fetch (required)
  • output_file: Optional file to save the output (default: stdout)

Returns:

  • Extracted page content with title and text

Examples

Fetch a web page

bash
bash "<base_dir>/scripts/fetch.sh" "https://example.com"

Save to file

bash
bash "<base_dir>/scripts/fetch.sh" "https://example.com" output.txt
cat output.txt

Notes

  • Uses curl for HTTP requests (timeout: 10s)
  • Extracts title and basic text content
  • Removes HTML tags and scripts
  • Works with any standard web page
  • No external dependencies beyond curl

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