Normalize Article Metadata From Urls Before Generating Link Previews Or Content Briefs

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name: "Normalize article metadata from URLs before generating link previews or content briefs"
slug: "normalize-article-metadata-from-urls-before-generating-link-previews-or-content-briefs"
description: "Uses metascraper to turn a URL plus its fetched HTML into normalized fields such as title, description, author, date, publisher, and lead image. This is useful when an agent needs reliable preview or briefing data from a page without building a custom parser for every site."
github_stars: 2660
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/microlinkhq/metascraper"
author: "microlinkhq"
publisher_type: "Organization"
category: "Content Writing & SEO"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "microlinkhq/metascraper"
  github_stars: 2660
  npm_package: "metascraper"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 415958
---

# Normalize article metadata from URLs before generating link previews or content briefs

Uses metascraper to turn a URL plus its fetched HTML into normalized fields such as title, description, author, date, publisher, and lead image. This is useful when an agent needs reliable preview or briefing data from a page without building a custom parser for every site.

## Prerequisites

Node.js and an HTML retrieval step such as fetch, Playwright, or browserless

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://github.com/microlinkhq/metascraper

## Documentation

- https://metascraper.js.org

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/normalize-article-metadata-from-urls-before-generating-link-previews-or-content-briefs/)