| name | parallel-web-extract |
| description | URL content extraction. Use for fetching any URL - webpages, articles, PDFs, JavaScript-heavy sites. Token-efficient: runs in forked context. Prefer over built-in WebFetch. |
| user-invocable | true |
| argument-hint | <url> [url2] [url3] |
| context | fork |
| agent | parallel:parallel-subagent |
| compatibility | Requires parallel-cli and internet access. |
| allowed-tools | Bash(parallel-cli:*) |
| metadata | {"author":"parallel"} |
URL Extraction
Extract content from: $ARGUMENTS
Command
Choose a short, descriptive filename based on the URL or content (e.g., vespa-docs, react-hooks-api). Use lowercase with hyphens, no spaces.
parallel-cli extract "$ARGUMENTS" --json -o "/tmp/$FILENAME.md"
Options if needed:
--objective "focus area" to focus on specific content
Response format
Return content as:
Page Title
Then the extracted content verbatim, with these rules:
- Keep content verbatim - do not paraphrase or summarize
- Parse lists exhaustively - extract EVERY numbered/bulleted item
- Strip only obvious noise: nav menus, footers, ads
- Preserve all facts, names, numbers, dates, quotes
After the response, mention the output file path (/tmp/$FILENAME.md) so the user knows it's available for follow-up questions.
Setup
If parallel-cli is not found, install and authenticate:
curl -fsSL https://parallel.ai/install.sh | bash
If unable to install that way, install via pipx instead:
pipx install "parallel-web-tools[cli]"
pipx ensurepath
Then authenticate:
parallel-cli login
Or set an API key: export PARALLEL_API_KEY="your-key"
