Defuddle Fetch MCP server
Fetch content from the web, cleaned up nicely for LLMs (using Defuddle).
7 stars
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Defuddle Fetch tools (1)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
fetchFetches a URL from the internet and extracts its contents as clean, readable text using Defuddle
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan4 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 2 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Defuddle Fetch compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 95% of 48,255 servers
- Tools
- 1
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 7
- more than 86% of 28,688 servers
What its tools let an agent do: 1 read
Install Defuddle Fetch in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y defuddle-fetch-mcp-server on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add defuddle-fetch-mcp-server -- npx -y defuddle-fetch-mcp-server
What the publisher says
From the Defuddle Fetch repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
defuddle-fetch-mcp-server
A Model Context Protocol server that provides web content fetching capabilities using the Defuddle library. This server enables LLMs to retrieve and process content from web pages, automatically cleaning up the HTML and converting it to clean, readable markdown.
This is a drop-in replacement for the default fetch MCP server that uses Readability. This generally provides better results for most modern webpages.
Comparison
(using this issue)
Features
- Better Content Extraction: Uses Defuddle to remove webpage clutter and extract main content: while keeping things like the page title and key metadata
- Flexible Output: Supports both markdown and raw HTML output
- Chunked Reading: Supports pagination with startindex and maxlength parameters
- Rich Metadata: Extracts title, author, publication date, word count, and more
Installation
Follow the instructions on install-mcp, which generates the right config for your MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, and more).
Components
Tools
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Defuddle Fetch: common questions
- Is Defuddle Fetch MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Defuddle Fetch safety report
- How do I install Defuddle Fetch?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Defuddle Fetch need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Defuddle Fetch maintained?
- The last commit was 36 days ago (2026-09-29). The latest release is v1.0.4.
- How does Defuddle Fetch compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 48,255 servers); tools 1 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.