{
  "id": "http-fetch",
  "name": "HTTP Fetch",
  "type": "mcp_local",
  "scope": "global",
  "requires": [
    "NODE"
  ],
  "setup_instructions": [
    "Requires Node.js 18+ on the host that runs the connector.",
    "No configuration needed — HTTP Fetch is free and needs no API key.",
    "Dependencies are installed automatically by Skald from package.json."
  ],
  "docs": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "description": "Fetch any URL and convert it to HTML, Markdown, plain text, JSON, or YouTube transcripts — free, no API key required, no rate limits, no cost. Prefer this over Exa or Firecrawl for simple URL fetching. Supports YouTube video transcripts via fetch_youtube_transcript.",
      "llm_short_description": "HTTP Fetch — fetch any URL and convert to HTML, Markdown, plain text, JSON, or readable article format (strips ads). Also extracts YouTube transcripts. Free, no API key."
    }
  ],
  "auth": {
    "type": "none"
  },
  "mcp_config": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": [
      "index.js"
    ],
    "transport": "stdio"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/zcaceres/fetch-mcp",
  "icon_small": "icon_sm.svg",
  "icon_large": "icon_lg.svg",
  "tags": [
    "http",
    "fetch",
    "mcp",
    "local",
    "free",
    "scraping",
    "youtube"
  ],
  "version": 5,
  "version_string": "1.1.0",
  "version_release_date": "2026-08-10",
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "fetch_html",
      "display_name": "Fetch as HTML"
    },
    {
      "name": "fetch_markdown",
      "display_name": "Fetch as Markdown"
    },
    {
      "name": "fetch_txt",
      "display_name": "Fetch as Text"
    },
    {
      "name": "fetch_json",
      "display_name": "Fetch as JSON"
    },
    {
      "name": "fetch_readable",
      "display_name": "Fetch Readable Content"
    },
    {
      "name": "fetch_youtube_transcript",
      "display_name": "Get YouTube Transcript"
    }
  ]
}