web_fetch
Fetch and extract content from a specific URL.
Use this to:
- Read documentation pages
- Fetch article content
- Get data from specific web pages
- Read content found via web_search
Supports:
- HTML pages (converts to readable text)
- Plain text
- JSON data
- Markdown
Max response size: 5MB Default timeout: 30 seconds Read-only: it never changes the workspace and never asks for approval.
Parameters#
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url |
string |
Yes | The URL to fetch content from (must start with http:// or https://) |
format |
string |
No | Output format: 'text', 'markdown', or 'html' (default: 'markdown') |
timeout |
number |
No | Timeout in seconds (default: 30, max: 120) |
Example#
web_fetch({ url: "…" })Approval#
Runs without asking. Reads only; never changes the workspace.
See also#
- Tools — every tool, and which of them can change your files
- Approval modes — what gates the tools that change things
Added in woopcode@0.6.0