fetch

name	fetch
description	Fetch web content in multiple formats using fetch MCP tools. Use when WebFetch fails with 403/access errors, when fetching HTML pages, JSON APIs, plain text, readable article content, or YouTube transcripts. Triggers on mentions of fetching URLs, web scraping, reading web pages, downloading content, or accessing online resources.
allowed-tools	mcp__fetch__fetch_html, mcp__fetch__fetch_markdown, mcp__fetch__fetch_txt, mcp__fetch__fetch_json, mcp__fetch__fetch_readable, mcp__fetch__fetch_youtube_transcript

Fetch MCP - Web Content Retrieval

Use fetch MCP tools to retrieve web content in the most appropriate format for the task.

When to Use

• WebFetch fails with 403, access denied, or other errors
• Fetching structured data from JSON APIs
• Converting web pages to clean Markdown for analysis
• Extracting readable article content without navigation/ads
• Downloading YouTube video transcripts
• Getting raw HTML for parsing or inspection

Available Tools

Tool	Best For
mcp__fetch__fetch_markdown	General web pages — converts to clean Markdown
mcp__fetch__fetch_html	Raw HTML when you need to parse structure
mcp__fetch__fetch_txt	Plain text extraction, minimal formatting
mcp__fetch__fetch_json	JSON REST APIs and data endpoints
mcp__fetch__fetch_readable	Articles/blog posts — removes ads and navigation
mcp__fetch__fetch_youtube_transcript	YouTube video transcripts by video URL or ID

How to Use

1. Choose the format matching the content type and task
2. Call the appropriate tool with the target URL
3. Process the returned content as needed

Format Selection Guide

• Documentation, blog posts: fetch_markdown or fetch_readable
• API endpoints: fetch_json
• HTML parsing/scraping: fetch_html
• YouTube videos: fetch_youtube_transcript
• Plain content extraction: fetch_txt

Fallback from WebFetch

When WebFetch fails, the fetch plugin automatically suggests retrying with these tools. Prefer fetch_markdown as the general-purpose fallback for most URLs.