mcp-server-fetch-typescript MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides web content fetching and conversion capabilities. This server implements a comprehensive web content retrieval system with support for various formats and rendering methods, making it ideal for tasks ranging from simple data extraction to sophisticated web scraping.

Features

Tools

get_raw_text - Retrieve raw text content directly from URLs
- Takes url as a required parameter pointing to text-based resources
- Returns unprocessed text content without browser rendering
- Ideal for JSON, XML, CSV, TSV, or plain text files
- Best used when fast, direct access to source content is needed
get_rendered_html - Fetch fully rendered HTML content
- Takes url as a required parameter
- Returns complete HTML content after JavaScript execution
- Uses Playwright for headless browser rendering
- Essential for modern web applications and SPAs
get_markdown - Convert web content to Markdown format
- Takes url as a required parameter
- Returns well-formatted Markdown preserving structural elements
- Supports tables and definition lists
- Recommended for content archiving and documentation
get_markdown_summary - Extract and convert main content
- Takes url as a required parameter
- Returns clean Markdown focusing on main content
- Automatically removes navigation, headers, footers
- Perfect for article and blog post extraction

Installation

As a Global Package

npm install -g mcp-server-fetch-typescript

As a Project Dependency

npm install mcp-server-fetch-typescript

Usage

Using with Claude Desktop

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

"mcpServers": {
  "mcp-server-fetch-typescript": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "mcp-server-fetch-typescript"
    ]
  }
}

or Add the following configuration:

git clone https://github.com/tatn/mcp-server-fetch-typescript.git
cd mcp-server-fetch-typescript
npm install
npm run build

"mcpServers": {
  "mcp-server-fetch-typescript": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": [
      "/path/to/mcp-server-fetch-typescript/build/index.js"
    ]
  }
}

Debugging

To debug the MCP server:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx -y mcp-server-fetch-typescript

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node /path/to/mcp-server-fetch-typescript/build/index.js

mcp-server-fetch-typescript MCP Server