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url-fetcher

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Fetch and extract text content from web page URLs.

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Updated 2/22/2026

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URL Fetcher

Available Tool

  • fetch_url_content(url, include_html=False, max_length=50000): Fetch a URL and extract clean text content.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
urlstr(required)URL to fetch (must start with http:// or https://)
include_htmlboolFalseInclude raw HTML in response
max_lengthint50000Maximum character length of extracted text

Usage Guidelines

  • Useful for reading articles, documentation, job postings, and other web content
  • Automatically strips navigation, scripts, and boilerplate HTML
  • Extracts page title and clean text content
  • Use include_html=True only when you need to analyze the page structure
  • Reduce max_length for quick summaries or when you only need the beginning of a page

Error Handling

  • Returns error JSON if the URL is unreachable, times out (30s), or returns non-200 status
  • Always check the success field in the response before using the content

Citation Format

When presenting information from fetched pages, wrap every specific claim in <cite> tags:

<cite source="SOURCE_TITLE" url="URL">claim text</cite>

Rules:

  • Cite factual claims, statistics, quotes, and specific information from fetched content.
  • The source attribute should contain the page title or site name.
  • The url attribute should contain the fetched URL.
  • Do NOT cite your own reasoning or general knowledge.
  • Use the minimum number of citations necessary to support claims.

Install

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Requires askill CLI v1.0+

AI Quality Score

82/100Analyzed 2/22/2026

A well-structured technical reference skill for fetching and extracting web content. Provides clear tool documentation with parameters, usage guidelines, error handling, and citation format. High reusability as a generic API skill. Minor gaps include missing explicit 'when to use' trigger and limited tags for discoverability. Score boosted by structured, high-density technical content.

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