Web to Markdown MCP Server

An MCP server that retrieves web content as markdown using the Jina AI API.

Features

• Convert web pages to clean markdown format
• Simple API that works with any valid URL
• Uses Jina AI's Reader service for high-quality content extraction

Installation

# Install globally
npm install -g @landicefu/web-to-markdown-mcp-server

# Or install locally
npm install @landicefu/web-to-markdown-mcp-server

Getting Started with Jina AI

This package uses Jina AI's Reader API to convert web content to markdown. To use this service:

1. Visit Jina AI and create an account
2. Navigate to your account settings to generate an API token
3. Use this token as the JINA_API_TOKEN environment variable when running the server

Usage

Environment Variables

• JINA_API_TOKEN: Your Jina AI API token for authentication. Required for reliable operation. Without a valid token, the service may not work properly or may be rate-limited.

Running the server

# With environment variable
JINA_API_TOKEN=your_jina_token web-to-markdown-mcp-server

# Or using npx
JINA_API_TOKEN=your_jina_token npx @landicefu/web-to-markdown-mcp-server

Tool: get_web_content_as_markdown

This tool retrieves web content from a specified URL and converts it to markdown format using the Jina AI API.

Input Schema:

{
  "url": "https://example.com"
}

Example Usage:

const result = await useMcpTool({
  serverName: "web-to-markdown-mcp-server",
  toolName: "get_web_content_as_markdown",
  arguments: {
    url: "https://example.com"
  }
});

How it Works

The server uses the Jina AI Reader API by prepending https://r.jina.ai/ to the target URL. For example, to convert https://example.com to markdown, it sends a request to https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com.

Authentication is handled by including an Authorization header with a Bearer token:

Authorization: Bearer jina_your_token_here

For reliable operation, you should obtain your own Jina AI API token and provide it via the JINA_API_TOKEN environment variable.

License

MIT