How do I install the Jina Reader skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/jina-reader-3 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Jina Reader safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: executes scripts, makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Jina Reader?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Jina Reader free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Jina Reader?

dvcrn (@dvcrn) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Jina Reader by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Jina Reader
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

Jina Reader

Fetch clean, AI-friendly Markdown content from any URL using Jina.ai Reader. Bypasses paywalls, handles Twitter/X posts, renders JavaScript-heavy pages, returns structured content with titles and metadata. Use this when you need to read or extract content from web pages after search, or when dealing with paywalled sites, Twitter/X, or SPA pages that need JS rendering.

dvcrn Updated Sep 9, 2026 32 repo stars

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Jina.ai Reader

Fetch clean, AI-friendly Markdown content from any URL. No API key required.

Features

✅ Bypasses paywalls (tested with Every.to, Medium, etc.)
✅ Handles Twitter/X posts and threads
✅ Renders JavaScript-heavy pages (optional wait)
✅ Returns clean Markdown format
✅ Free, no API key needed

Basic Usage

node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://example.com/article"

Options

Option	Description
`--wait-ms N`	Wait N milliseconds for JavaScript to render
`--with-images`	Include image captions in output
`--with-links`	Include all links in output

Examples

# Basic fetch
node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://every.to/article"

# Twitter/X post
node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://twitter.com/user/status/123456"

# Wait for JavaScript rendering
node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://spa-site.com/page" --wait-ms 5000

# With images and links
node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://blog.example.com/post" --with-images --with-links

When to Use

Search + Read: After Tavily/desearch finds URLs, use this to read the actual content
Twitter/X: Most tools can't handle Twitter, this one can
Paywalled sites: Works on many sites that require login
SPA/JS-heavy pages: Use --wait-ms to let scripts run

Notes

No API key required
Rate limits may apply for heavy usage
For pagination, you may need to fetch multiple pages manually

---name: jina-reader-3description: Fetch clean, AI-friendly Markdown content from any URL using Jina.ai Reader. Bypasses paywalls, handles Twitter/X posts, renders JavaScript-heavy pages, returns structured content with titles and metadata. Use this when you need to read or extract content from web pages after search, or when dealing with paywalled sites, Twitter/X, or SPA pages that need JS rendering.--- # Jina.ai Reader Fetch clean, AI-friendly Markdown content from any URL. No API key required. ## Features - ✅ Bypasses paywalls (tested with Every.to, Medium, etc.) - ✅ Handles Twitter/X posts and threads - ✅ Renders JavaScript-heavy pages (optional wait) - ✅ Returns clean Markdown format - ✅ **Free, no API key needed** ## Basic Usage ```bash node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://example.com/article" ``` ## Options | Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | `--wait-ms N` | Wait N milliseconds for JavaScript to render | | `--with-images` | Include image captions in output | | `--with-links` | Include all links in output | ## Examples ```bash # Basic fetch node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://every.to/article" # Twitter/X post node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://twitter.com/user/status/123456" # Wait for JavaScript rendering node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://spa-site.com/page" --wait-ms 5000 # With images and links node {baseDir}/scripts/jina-reader.mjs "https://blog.example.com/post" --with-images --with-links ``` ## When to Use - **Search + Read**: After Tavily/desearch finds URLs, use this to read the actual content - **Twitter/X**: Most tools can't handle Twitter, this one can - **Paywalled sites**: Works on many sites that require login - **SPA/JS-heavy pages**: Use `--wait-ms` to let scripts run ## Notes - No API key required - Rate limits may apply for heavy usage - For pagination, you may need to fetch multiple pages manually

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