Readdown MCP

Convert web pages to clean, LLM-optimized Markdown. No browser needed.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

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Client Config & Setup

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readdown-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "readdown-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

readdown-mcp

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:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readdown": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:zcag/readdown-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

config.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

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "readdown-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "readdown-mcp"] } }

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Documentation Overview

readdown-mcp

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:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readdown": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:zcag/readdown-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

config.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