Agent skill

Fetch

by wevm in wevm/curl.md

Fetches markdown from public URLs, docs pages, articles, or changelogs.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Fetch

skills CLI
$ npx skills add wevm/curl.md --skill fetch -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wevm/curl.md fetch --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wevm/curl.md.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/claude/skills/fetch .claude/skills/fetch && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
fetch
GitHub stars
287
Token cost
~185 tokens
SKILL.md length
88 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Fetches markdown from public URLs, docs pages, articles, or changelogs.

  • Web content needs to be read
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • Tasks that involve Markdown

What it does

Fetch is an agent skill from wevm/curl.md. Fetches markdown from public URLs, docs pages, articles, or changelogs. Use when web content needs to be read or summarized.

Its SKILL.md is about 190 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Changelog and release notes and Markdown. The repository describes itself as: URL to markdown for agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Web content needs to be read
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • Tasks that involve Markdown

Example prompts

  • “Use the fetch skill to fetch markdown from public URLs, docs pages, articles, or changelogs”
  • “/fetch”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 72bab6a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Fetch loads about 185 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 88 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~185

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from wevm/curl.md at commit 72bab6a, republished under its MIT licence (© wevm). 88 words, ~185 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/fetch/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
fetch
description
Fetches markdown from public URLs, docs pages, articles, or changelogs. Use when web content needs to be read or summarized.

Use fetch to fetch the URL or domain in $ARGUMENTS or the surrounding conversation.

Guidelines:

  • Prefer the canonical docs or article URL.
  • Set objective when the user asks a specific question.
  • Set keywords for long pages when only a few sections matter.
  • Use mode: "smart" for long or noisy pages, mode: "rush" when the relevant section is already obvious.
  • Set fresh: true when freshness matters, such as changelogs, release notes, pricing, or recently updated docs.

After fetching, answer the user directly instead of restating the tool output verbatim.

© wevm, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/claude/skills/fetch of wevm/curl.md.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 72bab6a

Compare with similar skills

Fetch next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Fetch compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
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Fern Navigationai-dynamo/dynamo8.2k—~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Changelog Writerjihe520/mindpocket349—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassNone
MCP Apps Sync Docsapollographql/apollo-mcp-server311—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Whatsnewmicrosoft/aspire.dev196—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Changelog Entrieshugodemenez/deltalytix159—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Categories

Questions about Fetch

What does Fetch do?

Fetches markdown from public URLs, docs pages, articles, or changelogs. md. Fetches markdown from public URLs, docs pages, articles, or changelogs.

When should I use Fetch?

Fetch fits situations like: web content needs to be read; tasks that involve Changelog and release notes; tasks that involve Markdown.

How do I install Fetch in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wevm/curl.md --skill fetch -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/claude/skills/fetch in wevm/curl.md) into .claude/skills/fetch in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Fetch in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wevm/curl.md --skill fetch -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/claude/skills/fetch in wevm/curl.md) into .agents/skills/fetch in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Fetch in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wevm/curl.md --skill fetch -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/fetch, .gemini/skills/fetch, .github/skills/fetch and .opencode/skills/fetch in your project.

What does Fetch need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Fetch is instructions for the agent only.

Does Fetch access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Fetch safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Fetch use?

Fetch is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Fetch use?

About 185 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 740 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Fetch?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Fetch: Fern Navigation (ai-dynamo/dynamo, 8.2k stars), Changelog Writer (jihe520/mindpocket, 349 stars), MCP Apps Sync Docs (apollographql/apollo-mcp-server, 311 stars) and Whatsnew (microsoft/aspire.dev, 196 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Fetch?

wevm (a GitHub organization) maintains it in wevm/curl.md, which has 287 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 8, 2026.

Source: wevm/curl.md on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.