Fetch MCP Server

The Fetch MCP Server is a lightweight tool that retrieves web pages and converts them to clean Markdown. Essential for research agents that need to read documentation, blog posts, or any web content in a format that LLMs understand efficiently.

Installation & Configuration

Add this block to your claude_desktop_config.json (or your agent framework's MCP config file):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
    }
  }
}

Config file location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Available Tools (1)

• fetch

Use Cases

• Research — let Claude read any URL and summarize it
• Documentation access — agents fetch API docs on demand
• Content extraction — pull structured data from web pages

Source & Documentation