# Defuddle

> Extracts clean markdown content from web pages using the Defuddle CLI, removing navigation and clutter to reduce token usage. Prefer over WebFetch for reading or analyzing standard web pages.

- Skill: `lucaspmarie-a11y/defuddle` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add lucaspmarie-a11y/defuddle`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lucaspmarie-a11y/defuddle/raw
- Safety review: CAUTION (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Tags: Cli, Content Extraction, Defuddle, Markdown, Web Scraping
- Author: lucaspmarie-a11y (https://skillmd.com/u/lucaspmarie-a11y)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lucaspmarie-a11y/defuddle

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# Defuddle

Use Defuddle CLI to extract clean readable content from web pages. Prefer over WebFetch for standard web pages — it removes navigation, ads, and clutter, reducing token usage.

## When to Use

- Use when the user provides a normal webpage URL to read, summarize, or analyze.
- Prefer it over noisy page-fetch approaches when token efficiency matters.
- Use for docs, articles, blog posts, and similar public web content.

If not installed: `npm install -g defuddle`

## Usage

Always use `--md` for markdown output:

```bash
defuddle parse <url> --md
```

Save to file:

```bash
defuddle parse <url> --md -o content.md
```

Extract specific metadata:

```bash
defuddle parse <url> -p title
defuddle parse <url> -p description
defuddle parse <url> -p domain
```

## Output formats

| Flag | Format |
|------|--------|
| `--md` | Markdown (default choice) |
| `--json` | JSON with both HTML and markdown |
| (none) | HTML |
| `-p <name>` | Specific metadata property |