tashfeenahmed Web Fetch Skill
Fetch a URL and extract its text content, stripping HTML markup.
When to Use
Use webfetch for:
- Reading documentation: Fetch API docs, guides
- Checking web content: Verify what a URL contains
- Extracting text: Get clean text from HTML pages
- Fetching data: Download JSON or text data
Input Format
{
"url": "https://example.com/docs",
"max_length": 10000
}
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
url |
string | Yes | - | URL to fetch (must be http/https) |
max_length |
number | No | 50000 | Max characters to return |
Security
- SSRF protection: blocks private/internal IP ranges
- Only HTTP and HTTPS URLs allowed
- 30-second request timeout
Limitations
- Maximum 50000 characters by default
- Basic HTML-to-text conversion (no JavaScript rendering)
- May not work with sites that require authentication