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Model Context Protocol Servers

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What it does for you

Lets your AI fetch any web page and convert it into readable content — the lightest way to let AI read the web.

Capabilities

  • Fetch URL content
  • Convert to Markdown / plain text

Once installed, try asking your AI

Say this directly in Claude / Cursor or any client with this server connected

  • Read this article and summarize three key points
  • Extract the main text of this page as plain text

Works with these clients

  • Claude Desktopnpx
  • Claude Codenpx
  • Cursornpx
  • VS Codenpx
  • Windsurfnpx

Derived from the registry manifest (package type and transport) — we have not installed it ourselves. Check the official README before relying on it.

Install / Connect

claude mcp add fetch -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch

Follow the official README; env and args vary per server.

🛠️ Maintenance weight 30% · 85 pts

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Commits in 90 days62
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Recent issues with replies25%
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Repo statusNormal

📊 Adoption weight 25% · 86 pts

GitHub stars89k (90d +0%)
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npm weekly downloadsNot npm-distributed
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✅ Usability weight 20% · 55 pts

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Official registryNot listed
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Runnable entryResolvable (npx/remote)
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AuditabilityOpen-source repo, auditable

❤️ Health & community weight 25% · 79 pts

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open issues478
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LicenseOther
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Sources: GitHub API · npm registry · updated 2026-07-30

90-day trend

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