read_url

Pack: jina-reader · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/read_url for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Any web page as clean markdown with navigation and ads stripped, via Jina Reader.

Tool description as the model sees it

Fetch any web page as clean, LLM-ready markdown (strips nav/ads) — ideal for giving an agent the readable content of a URL.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstringyesThe full target URL to fetch, e.g. “https://example.com/article”.

Example call

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jina_reader/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"read_url","arguments":{}}}'

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Connect to just the jina-reader pack
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jina-reader": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jina_reader/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build October 18, 2026