Defuddle
kepano/obsidian-skillsThis skill uses the Defuddle CLI to extract clean, readable markdown content from web pages by removing navigation, ads, and clutter, making it ideal for reading, analyzing, or saving online articles and documentation. It offers key capabilities such as outputting content in markdown, JSON, or raw HTML, and extracting specific metadata like title, description, or domain. Designed for users who need efficient web content extraction and token-efficient web reading, it seamlessly integrates with Obsidian and other agent environments.
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
GitHub Owner
Owner: kepano
GitHub Links
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/kepano
SKILL.md
name: defuddle description: 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.
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 |