Summary
Gives Claude two tools for turning web content into clean Markdown without spinning up a browser. fetch_markdown grabs a URL via HTTP and returns optimized output with metadata and token counts. convert_html does the same for raw HTML strings you already have. Built on readdown, which replaces the usual Readability plus Turndown stack with a single 5KB package that's tuned for LLM context windows. Useful when you need Claude to ingest article content or documentation pages efficiently, or when you're building workflows that process web content at scale and want to minimize token overhead.
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MCP server for converting web pages to clean, LLM-optimized Markdown.
Lightweight — uses HTTP fetch, no browser needed. Powered by readdown.
Tools
fetch_markdown
Fetch a URL and convert it to clean Markdown with metadata and token count.
convert_html
Convert an HTML string to Markdown. Use when you already have the HTML.
Install
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"readdown": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "github:zcag/readdown-mcp"]
}
}
}
Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"readdown": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "github:zcag/readdown-mcp"]
}
}
}
Why readdown?
Most web-fetching MCP servers use @mozilla/readability + turndown (two packages, 65KB).
readdown replaces both in a single 5KB package with better LLM optimization:
- Token-efficient output (fewer tokens = cheaper API calls)
- Built-in token estimation
- Metadata extraction (title, author, date)
- Works server-side with linkedom (no browser DOM needed)
License
MIT
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UpdatedMar 12, 2026
