The MCP Fetch Server is an official MCP reference server for retrieving web content and converting it into formats that are easier for LLM workflows.
- Repository:
modelcontextprotocol/servers (official reference servers)
- Common package:
@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch
- Status: Official reference server (evaluate production suitability per your threat model)
- Fetch HTTP/HTTPS content
- Convert web pages into LLM-friendly text/markdown outputs
- Support content retrieval tools for research and browsing workflows
- Research assistants that need webpage content
- Documentation retrieval for internal AI tooling
- Web content preprocessing for downstream summarization
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch
- Restrict outbound network access where possible
- Validate how redirects and remote content are handled
- Avoid exposing the server to untrusted clients without access controls