Web Page Fetcher MCP Server

Give your AI assistant the ability to read any webpage. A lightweight MCP server that fetches URLs and returns clean, readable markdown. Built with Go - starts in 5ms, uses ~10MB RAM, zero runtime dependencies.

People who need web scraping tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-05-01 · ★ 3 · #77 OF 78 MAINTAINED WEB SCRAPING · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Web Page Fetcher

before you install - you'll need

Set PAIMON_MCP_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS, PAIMON_MCP_FETCH_CACHE_TTL_SECS, PAIMON_MCP_FETCH_JS_RENDER_ENABLED before connecting.

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/paimonchan/paimon-mcp-fetch/releases/download/v0.1.2/paimon-mcp-fetch-0.1.2-windows-amd64.zip .mcpb bundle

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.paimonchan is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Web Page Fetcher can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.1.2 · 2026-05-01

v0.1.1 · 2026-05-01

v0.1.0 · 2026-05-01

04 · Who maintains Web Page Fetcher

Web Page Fetcher is maintained by paimonchan. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/paimonchan/paimon-mcp-fetch
website
https://github.com/paimonchan/paimon-mcp-fetch#installation
category
web scraping - ranked #77 of 78 actively-maintained web scraping servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry
io.github.paimonchan/paimon-mcp-fetch (active, first published 2026-05-01)
packages
mcpb:https://github.com/paimonchan/paimon-mcp-fetch/releases/download/v0.1.2/paimon-mcp-fetch-0.1.2-windows-amd64.zip

06 · Web Page Fetcher FAQ

What is Web Page Fetcher?

Give your AI assistant the ability to read any webpage. A lightweight MCP server that fetches URLs and returns clean, readable markdown. Built with Go - starts in 5ms, uses ~10MB RAM, zero runtime dependencies.

Is Web Page Fetcher still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-05-01. We re-verify nightly.

07 · Alternatives to Web Page Fetcher

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