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defuddle▌

kepano/obsidian-skills · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills --skill defuddle
summary

Extract clean markdown from web pages, removing clutter and navigation to minimize token usage.

  • ›Converts web page content to readable markdown using the --md flag, stripping ads, navigation, and boilerplate
  • ›Supports output to file with -o flag and extraction of specific metadata properties (title, description, domain) via -p
  • ›Offers multiple output formats: markdown, JSON with both HTML and markdown versions, or raw HTML
  • ›Preferred alternative to WebFetch for standard web pages, doc
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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:

defuddle parse <url> --md

Save to file:

defuddle parse <url> --md -o content.md

Extract specific metadata:

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