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@3ccff53 official
by Steph Angokepano/obsidian-skills51k stars
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Extract clean Markdown from HTML pages with Defuddle CLI.

Use this Skill: https://skilld.dev/gh/kepano/obsidian-skills/defuddle

Nothing lands on disk. Nothing to clean up.

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SKILL.md

≈17 tokens for metadata: the name and description. ≈184 when used: this file.

How this Skill uses context

Before choosing a Skill, your Agent reads its name and description. All available Skills share that space.

In our Claude Code example, all Skill names and descriptions share 8,000 characters. This Skill uses ≈68 characters, or 0.9%.

Your model, settings, and other Skills decide how much text your Agent can read.

Example settings and source

The example uses a 200k-token context and default Claude Code settings. The count includes the name, description, separators, and when_to_use when present. Codex also counts local file paths.

Skit's source and limits: Codex 0.160.1, Claude Code 2.1.292.

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

Source: SKILL.md on GitHub

Skill behaviors

skilld matched fixed text patterns in SKILL.md and file names. Patterns miss obfuscated code.

skilld run checks every file with the same patterns. It asks for approval before it loads a Skill with a behavior marked Needs approval.

Third-party checks

1 warning1mo5 checks · Risk SAFE
  • Gen Agent Trust Hub1mo

    The skill provides a way to extract clean markdown from web pages using the defuddle CLI tool. It requires an external package installation but involves no malicious behavior.

  • Socket1mo

    No alerts

  • Snyk1mo

    Risk: MEDIUM · 1 issue

  • Runlayer8mo

    1 file scanned · No issues

  • ZeroLeaks6mo

    Score: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed

Provenance

Signed by skilld at 3ccff53. This ties the file your Agent reads to that commit on GitHub. It does not review the instructions.

Last checked against GitHub 4 weeks ago.

Steadyupdated 2 months ago

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What it does

Extracts clean markdown from web pages using Defuddle CLI, removing navigation and ads to reduce token usage. Use this skill instead of WebFetch when analyzing URLs to articles, documentation, or blog posts — not for .md files, which WebFetch handles directly.

Generated from the current SKILL.md.

Frequently asked

When should I use Defuddle instead of WebFetch?
Use Defuddle for standard web pages, online documentation, articles, and blog posts where you want to remove navigation, ads, and clutter. Use WebFetch only for URLs ending in .md, which are already markdown.
What output format should I use?
Always use the `--md` flag to get markdown output, which is the primary use case for this skill.
Does Defuddle reduce token usage compared to fetching raw HTML?
Yes. By removing navigation, ads, and other clutter, Defuddle produces cleaner markdown output that uses fewer tokens than fetching the full HTML page.
Can I extract specific metadata like title or domain?
Yes. Use the `-p` flag with property names like `title`, `description`, or `domain` to extract specific metadata from a page.

Generated from the current SKILL.md. These answers refresh after source changes.