# Fetcher

> Fetches raw HTML from a URL using httpx, with automatic fallback to Zyte API if blocked.

- Skill: `zytelabs/fetcher` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add zytelabs/fetcher`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/zytelabs/fetcher/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- Author: zytelabs (https://skillmd.com/u/zytelabs)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/zytelabs/fetcher

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# Fetcher

Fetch the raw HTML of a URL and return it for further processing.

## When to use
Use this skill when the user provides one or more URLs and asks you to fetch, retrieve, scrape, or get the HTML or page content.

## Instructions
1. Run `fetcher.py` with the URL as an argument:
   ```
   python fetcher.py <url>
   ```
2. If the script returns a successful HTML response, return the HTML to the conversation for use in the next step.
3. If the script returns a `BLOCKED` status, re-run with the `--zyte` flag:
   ```
   python fetcher.py <url> --zyte
   ```
4. Inform the user if a URL could not be fetched after both attempts.

## Notes
- For multiple URLs, run the script once per URL
- Pass the raw HTML output into the Parser skill for extraction