How do I install the JinaReader skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add mj-deving/jinareader 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 JinaReader safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with JinaReader?

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 JinaReader free to use?

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

Who published JinaReader?

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

JinaReader by mj-deving — Agent Skill

Name: JinaReader
Author: mj-deving

JinaReader

Free zero-setup web scraping via Jina Reader API — converts any URL to clean Markdown with JS rendering, no API key needed. USE WHEN jina reader, free scrape, quick scrape, extract webpage free, scrape without key, simple scrape, lightweight scrape, get page content.

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File contents

Customization

Before executing, check for user customizations at: ${PAI_USER_DIR}/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/JinaReader/

Jina Reader — Free Zero-Setup Web Scraper

The simplest web scraping tool available: prepend r.jina.ai/ to any URL and get clean Markdown back. No API key, no account, no setup. Handles JavaScript-rendered pages.

When to Use

Quick single-page scraping without setup
JS-rendered pages that WebFetch can't handle
As Tier 1 before escalating to heavier tools
Free alternative to Firecrawl for single pages

When NOT to Use

Multi-page crawling (→ Crawl4AI or BrightData)
Anti-bot bypass needed (→ BrightData)
Social media platforms (→ Apify)
Structured data extraction / JSON output (→ Firecrawl or Crawl4AI)
Rate: ~200 RPM limit — not for bulk scraping (→ Spider.cloud)

Workflow Routing

Request Pattern	Route To
Scrape URL free, quick extract, get page content	`Workflows/Scrape.md`

Capabilities

JS rendering: Yes
Markdown output: Yes
API key: Not required
Rate limit: ~200 requests/minute, 1M tokens/month free
Crawling: No (single page only)
AI extraction: No

Frequently asked questions