Fetch MCP Server
Official★MCPpedia Verified@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch · by Anthropic (reference implementation)
Make HTTP requests and fetch web content
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 6d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio
1 tool · ~25 tok
Grade A · 0.0% of 200K ctx
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"fetch": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Fetch MCP Server does
The Fetch MCP Server lets your AI assistant make HTTP requests and retrieve web content. Fetch any URL and get its content back as text — useful for reading documentation, checking APIs, and scraping web pages.
Test This Server
Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.
npx -y '@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Fetch MCP Server safe to use?
- Fetch MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Fetch MCP Server?
- Fetch MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Fetch MCP Server do?
- Fetch MCP Server provides 1 tool: fetch. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Fetch MCP Server?
- Fetch MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
- Is Fetch MCP Server actively maintained?
- Fetch MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 6 days ago. It has 85,853 GitHub stars.
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