How do I install the Web Reader skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add hkuds/web-reader 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.

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Is Web Reader free to use?

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Who published Web Reader?

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

Web Reader by hkuds — Agent Skill

Name: Web Reader
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: HKUDS

File contents

Web Reading

Purpose

Converts any URL into clean Markdown text, removing ads, navigation, styling, and other distractions. Suitable for:

Reading API documentation (tushare, OKX, yfinance, and similar)
Reading technical articles and blogs
Retrieving research reports and announcements
Reading GitHub README / Wiki pages

Usage

Call the read_url tool directly (do not use bash + requests, call the tool directly):

read_url(url="https://tushare.pro/document/2?doc_id=27")

Returns JSON:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "title": "Page title",
  "url": "Original URL",
  "content": "Page content in Markdown format",
  "length": 12345
}

Notes

Content longer than 8000 characters will be truncated, with the total length noted at the end
Dynamically rendered SPA pages may return only skeleton HTML
Chinese content is supported normally

Privacy & freshness

Third-party dependency: read_url forwards the full target URL (including any query string) to the external Jina Reader service (r.jina.ai). Do not pass URLs containing credentials, tokens, or private/internal addresses — they would leave this host.
Caching/staleness: results may be a cached snapshot, not live data. When stale, the JSON includes "cached": true; pass no_cache=true to force a fresh fetch (slower — use only when freshness matters).
Bash fallback caveat: if a site blocks the reader (e.g. HTTP 451) a manual bash + requests fetch is possible, but it bypasses this tool's URL safety guard and the Jina layer — use sparingly and never for internal/authenticated URLs.

Common Usage

Read API Documentation

read_url(url="https://tushare.pro/document/2?doc_id=27")

Read Technical Articles

read_url(url="https://blog.example.com/quantitative-trading-guide")

Retrieve GitHub Project Information

read_url(url="https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR")

---name: web-readerdescription: Read web pages, articles, and document links by converting URLs into Markdown text. Use the `read_url` tool directly, without bash. Sends the full URL to the third-party Jina Reader (r.jina.ai).---# Web Reading ## Purpose Converts any URL into clean Markdown text, removing ads, navigation, styling, and other distractions. Suitable for: - Reading API documentation (`tushare`, `OKX`, `yfinance`, and similar) - Reading technical articles and blogs - Retrieving research reports and announcements - Reading GitHub README / Wiki pages ## Usage **Call the `read_url` tool directly (do not use bash + requests, call the tool directly):** ``` read_url(url="https://tushare.pro/document/2?doc_id=27") ``` Returns JSON: ```json { "status": "ok", "title": "Page title", "url": "Original URL", "content": "Page content in Markdown format", "length": 12345 } ``` ## Notes - Content longer than 8000 characters will be truncated, with the total length noted at the end - Dynamically rendered SPA pages may return only skeleton HTML - Chinese content is supported normally ## Privacy & freshness - **Third-party dependency:** `read_url` forwards the full target URL (including any query string) to the external Jina Reader service (`r.jina.ai`). Do **not** pass URLs containing credentials, tokens, or private/internal addresses — they would leave this host. - **Caching/staleness:** results may be a cached snapshot, not live data. When stale, the JSON includes `"cached": true`; pass `no_cache=true` to force a fresh fetch (slower — use only when freshness matters). - **Bash fallback caveat:** if a site blocks the reader (e.g. HTTP 451) a manual `bash + requests` fetch is possible, but it **bypasses this tool's URL safety guard and the Jina layer** — use sparingly and never for internal/authenticated URLs. ## Common Usage ### Read API Documentation ``` read_url(url="https://tushare.pro/document/2?doc_id=27") ``` ### Read Technical Articles ``` read_url(url="https://blog.example.com/quantitative-trading-guide") ``` ### Retrieve GitHub Project Information ``` read_url(url="https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR") ```

Frequently asked questions

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