defuddle
Extract clean markdown content from web pages using Defuddle CLI, removing clutter and navigation to save tokens. Use instead of WebFetch when the user provides a URL to read or analyze, for online documentation, articles, blog posts, or any standard web page. Do NOT use for URLs ending in .md — those are already markdown, use WebFetch directly.
Profile →npx skills add kepano/obsidian-skills --skill defuddle --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Defuddle Use Defuddle CLI to extract clean readable content from web pages. Prefer over WebFetch for standard web pages — it removes navigation, ads, and clutter, reducing token usage. If not installed: `npm install -g defuddle` ## Usage Always use `--md` for markdown output: ```bash defuddle parse <url> --md ``` Save to file: ```bash defuddle parse <url> --md -o content.md ``` Extract specific metadata: ```bash defuddle parse <url> -p title defuddle parse <url> -p description defuddle parse <url> -p domain ``` ## Output formats | Flag | Format | |------|--------| | `--md` | Markdown (default choice) | | `--json` | JSON with both HTML and markdown | | (none) | HTML | | `-p <name>` | Specific metadata property |
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defuddle parse <url> --md defuddle parse <url> --md -o content.md defuddle parse <url> -p title defuddle parse <url> -p description defuddle parse <url> -p domain
What does the defuddle skill do?
Extract clean markdown content from web pages using Defuddle CLI, removing clutter and navigation to save tokens. Use instead of WebFetch when the user provides a URL to read or analyze, for online documentation, articles, blog posts, or any standard web page. Do NOT use for URLs ending in .md — those are already markdown, use WebFetch directly.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add kepano/obsidian-skills --skill defuddle --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From kepano/obsidian-skills, a repository with 44,064 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.