url-fetcher
Simple web content fetching without API keys or external dependencies.
Setup & Installation
Install command
clawhub install johstracke/url-fetcherIf the CLI is not installed:
Install command
npx clawhub@latest install johstracke/url-fetcherOr install with OpenClaw CLI:
Install command
openclaw skills install johstracke/url-fetcheror paste the repo link into your assistant's chat
Install command
https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills/johstracke/url-fetcherWhat This Skill Does
Fetches web content using Python's standard library with no external dependencies or API keys. Supports HTML retrieval, basic HTML-to-markdown conversion, and safe file writes with path and URL validation built in.
No API key, no pip installs, and no cost make it the fastest way to add web fetching to an agent workflow with zero setup.
When to Use It
- Saving articles to local markdown files for offline reading
- Batch-downloading documentation pages into a workspace folder
- Extracting plain text from blog posts for further processing
- Previewing raw HTML of a URL before deciding to save it
- Collecting multiple research pages into organized local files
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: Saving articles to local markdown files for offline reading
- 1Saving articles to local markdown files for offline reading
- 2Batch-downloading documentation pages into a workspace folder
- 3Extracting plain text from blog posts for further processing
- 4Previewing raw HTML of a URL before deciding to save it
- 5Collecting multiple research pages into organized local files
Simple web content fetching without API keys or external dependencies.
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