What is Mcp Node Fetch

mcp-node-fetch is an MCP server that allows users to fetch web content using the Node.js undici library, enabling efficient HTTP requests.

Use cases

Use cases include fetching data from APIs, extracting specific HTML fragments from web pages, checking the accessibility of URLs, and handling content in different formats for further processing.

How to use

To use mcp-node-fetch, call the provided tools such as fetch-url, extract-html-fragment, or check-status with the required parameters like URL, method, headers, and timeout.

Key features

Key features include support for various HTTP methods, handling headers and request bodies, returning content in multiple formats (text, JSON, binary, HTML fragments), graceful error handling, and configurable timeout and redirect behavior.

Where to use

mcp-node-fetch can be used in web scraping, API integration, and any application that requires fetching and processing web content programmatically.

MCP Node Fetch

An MCP server that enables fetching web content using the Node.js undici library.

Features

• Fetch content from any URL using various HTTP methods
• Support for headers and request body
• Return content in various formats (text, JSON, binary, HTML fragments)
• Handle errors gracefully
• Configure timeout and redirect behavior

MCP Tools

This server provides the following MCP tools:

fetch-url

Fetches content from a URL and returns it.

Parameters:

• url (string, required): The URL to fetch
• method (string, optional): HTTP method (default: “GET”)
• headers (object, optional): HTTP headers to include
• body (string, optional): Request body for POST/PUT requests
• timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in milliseconds
• responseType (string, optional): How to parse the response (“text”, “json”, “binary”, “html-fragment”)
• fragmentSelector (string, optional): CSS selector to extract specific HTML fragments (when responseType is “html-fragment”)
• followRedirects (boolean, optional): Whether to follow redirects (default: true)

extract-html-fragment

Extracts specific HTML content from a webpage using CSS selectors and optionally navigates to anchor points.

Parameters:

• url (string, required): The URL to fetch
• selector (string, required): CSS selector for the HTML fragment to extract
• anchorId (string, optional): Optional anchor ID to locate a specific fragment
• method (string, optional): HTTP method (default: “GET”)
• headers (object, optional): HTTP headers to include
• body (string, optional): Request body for POST requests
• timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in milliseconds
• followRedirects (boolean, optional): Whether to follow redirects (default: true)

check-status

Checks if a URL is accessible without downloading the full content.

Parameters:

• url (string, required): The URL to check
• timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in milliseconds

Claude for Desktop Configuration

To use with Claude for Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "node-fetch": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

License

MIT