# Using Jina Reader

> Fetch web page content using Jina Reader as a fallback when websites block direct access. Use when WebFetch returns 403, 406, captcha pages, empty content, Cloudflare blocks, or anti-bot responses. Also use when the user explicitly asks to use Jina Reader.

- Skill: `majiayu000/using-jina-reader` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add majiayu000/using-jina-reader`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/using-jina-reader/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/using-jina-reader

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# Jina Reader

Jina Reader (`r.jina.ai`) converts web pages to clean markdown. Use it as a fallback when `WebFetch` fails due to bot protection, Cloudflare, captchas, or other blocking.

## When to Use

- `WebFetch` returns 403, 406, or other access-denied status codes
- Response content is a Cloudflare challenge page, captcha, or "please enable JavaScript"
- Response body is empty or nonsensical despite a 200 status
- User explicitly requests Jina Reader

## How to Use

Prepend `https://r.jina.ai/` to the target URL:

```
https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com/page
```

Call this with `WebFetch`:

```
WebFetch url="https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com/page"
```

The response is the page content converted to clean markdown.

## Headers

For better results, pass these headers via `WebFetch`:

- `Accept: text/markdown` — ensures markdown output
- `X-No-Cache: true` — bypass Jina's cache for fresh content

## Limitations

- Jina Reader has rate limits on free usage
- Some pages with heavy JS rendering may still return incomplete content
- Very long pages may be truncated

## Workflow

1. Try `WebFetch` with the original URL first
2. If blocked, retry via `https://r.jina.ai/<original-url>`
3. If Jina also fails, inform the user and suggest they open the page manually