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---
name: defuddle
description: Use when the user provides a URL to a standard web page and clean Markdown extraction with Defuddle would reduce clutter and token cost.
---
# Defuddle
## Purpose
Extract readable Markdown from ordinary web pages by stripping navigation, ads, and page chrome.
## When to Use
- User provides a documentation page, article, or blog post URL.
- Clean Markdown extraction is preferable to noisy HTML.
- Web page clutter would waste context.
Do not use when:
- URL already points to Markdown.
- Response is an API payload.
- Page requires authentication the tool cannot satisfy.
## Requirements
Required tool:
- Defuddle CLI
Check:
```powershell
Get-Command defuddle -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
defuddle --version
```
Install:
```powershell
npm install -g defuddle
```
Rules:
- Do not assume Defuddle is installed.
- Do not auto-install without user approval.
- Show the install command before running it.
## Inputs
- URL to parse
## Workflow
1. Check whether Defuddle CLI is available.
2. If missing, tell the user before attempting extraction.
3. Prefer Markdown output:
```powershell
defuddle parse <url> --md
```
4. Save to a file when needed:
```powershell
defuddle parse <url> --md -o content.md
```
5. For metadata-only needs, query a specific property:
```powershell
defuddle parse <url> -p title
defuddle parse <url> -p description
defuddle parse <url> -p domain
```
## Output
- Clean Markdown content
- Optional metadata fields
## Verification
- [ ] Defuddle availability was checked first
- [ ] No extraction was claimed if the tool was missing
- [ ] Output is the article or documentation body, not page chrome
## Failure Modes
- Page blocks automated access
- JavaScript-heavy page renders poorly
- Auth-gated content is inaccessible
## Missing Dependency Behavior
If Defuddle is missing:
1. Say extraction did not happen.
2. Tell the user Defuddle CLI is required.
3. Ask before installing it.
4. Show the install command.
5. Fall back to another web-reading method.
