# Web Fetch

> Fetch and extract readable content from web pages. Use for lightweight page access without browser automation.

- Skill: `waterfeet/web-fetch` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add waterfeet/web-fetch`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/waterfeet/web-fetch/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: waterfeet (https://skillmd.com/u/waterfeet)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/waterfeet/web-fetch

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# Web Fetch

Fetch and extract readable content from web pages using curl and basic text processing.

## Usage

**Important**: Scripts are located relative to this skill's base directory.

When you see this skill in `<available_skills>`, note the `<base_dir>` path.

```bash
# General pattern:
bash "<base_dir>/scripts/fetch.sh" <url> [output_file]

# Example (replace <base_dir> with actual path from skill listing):
bash "~/chatgpt-on-wechat/skills/web-fetch/scripts/fetch.sh" "https://example.com"
```

**Parameters:**
- `url`: The HTTP/HTTPS URL to fetch (required)
- `output_file`: Optional file to save the output (default: stdout)

**Returns:**
- Extracted page content with title and text

## Examples

### Fetch a web page
```bash
bash "<base_dir>/scripts/fetch.sh" "https://example.com"
```

### Save to file
```bash
bash "<base_dir>/scripts/fetch.sh" "https://example.com" output.txt
cat output.txt
```

## Notes

- Uses curl for HTTP requests (timeout: 10s)
- Extracts title and basic text content
- Removes HTML tags and scripts
- Works with any standard web page
- No external dependencies beyond curl