Fetch MCP Server
Fetch MCP Server is a MCP server for web scraping and data collection, published by modelcontextprotocol.
Reference MCP server that retrieves web pages and converts HTML to markdown so LLMs can consume web content efficiently.
Is it any good?
Effectiveness · benchmark pending
We haven't benchmarked Fetch MCP Server yet, so its score is provisional — computed from safety, maintenance, and documentation only, with popularity given no weight. When we benchmark it, we measure whether it produces materially better output than a frontier model alone, and that result leads the score. How we measure.
About Fetch MCP Server
Description · AI-summarised from the modelcontextprotocol README
A Model Context Protocol server that provides web content fetching capabilities. It enables LLMs to retrieve and process content from web pages, converting HTML to markdown for easier consumption.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-fetch-reference": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/mcp-fetch-reference"]
}
}
}Install with your AI
Zero install · paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor…
Install the "Fetch MCP Server" skill into my project by following all instructions at https://skillsdirectory.co/s/mcp-fetch-reference
Your assistant reads /s/mcp-fetch-reference and follows it — fetching the files from the source, placing them, and confirming before it runs anything. No account needed. How this works.
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FAQ
What does Fetch MCP Server do?
Reference MCP server that retrieves web pages and converts HTML to markdown so LLMs can consume web content efficiently.
How do I install Fetch MCP Server?
Fetch MCP Server is a MCP server. Primary install path: { "mcpServers": { "mcp-fetch-reference": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/mcp-fetch-reference"] } } }
What is the Skill Score for Fetch MCP Server?
Fetch MCP Server has a Skill Score of 9.2/10 (High Quality). It is currently a provisional score — Fetch MCP Server hasn't been benchmarked yet, so it weights safety 90/100 (40%), maintenance 93/100 (30%), and documentation 85/100 (30%). Popularity carries zero weight until effectiveness is measured. See methodology.
Is Fetch MCP Server free?
Fetch MCP Server is published under the NOASSERTION license. See the vendor's source repository for any usage limits or paid tiers.
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