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flynn/src/tools/builtin/web-fetch.ts
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William Valentin 6d9e27a591 feat: enhance web-fetch with HTML-to-markdown extraction (Phase 6)
Add turndown + readability for clean content extraction:
- HTML-to-markdown conversion with smart article extraction
- Format parameter (markdown/text/html)
- Response caching for repeated fetches
- 10 tests
2026-02-06 14:24:28 -08:00

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TypeScript

import { parseHTML } from 'linkedom';
import { Readability } from '@mozilla/readability';
import TurndownService from 'turndown';
import type { Tool, ToolResult } from '../types.js';
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Types
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
type OutputFormat = 'markdown' | 'text' | 'html';
interface WebFetchArgs {
url: string;
format?: OutputFormat;
timeout?: number;
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Constants
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/** Maximum characters returned in output before truncation. */
const MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH = 50_000;
/** Cache time-to-live in milliseconds (5 minutes). */
const CACHE_TTL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1_000;
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Response cache (module-level, lazy expiry)
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
interface CacheEntry {
output: string;
timestamp: number;
}
const cache = new Map<string, CacheEntry>();
/** Build a deterministic cache key from the request parameters. */
function cacheKey(url: string, format: OutputFormat): string {
return `${format}::${url}`;
}
/** Remove all expired entries from the cache. */
function evictExpired(): void {
const now = Date.now();
for (const [key, entry] of cache) {
if (now - entry.timestamp >= CACHE_TTL_MS) {
cache.delete(key);
}
}
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Extraction helpers
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
const turndown = new TurndownService({
headingStyle: 'atx',
codeBlockStyle: 'fenced',
});
/**
* Convert raw HTML into clean markdown using Readability + Turndown.
* Falls back to converting the full `<body>` if Readability cannot extract an
* article (e.g. non-article pages).
*/
function htmlToMarkdown(html: string): string {
const { document } = parseHTML(html);
// Attempt Readability extraction
const reader = new Readability(document as unknown as Document);
const article = reader.parse();
if (article?.content) {
return turndown.turndown(article.content);
}
// Fallback: convert the whole body via Turndown
const body = document.querySelector('body');
return turndown.turndown(body ? body.innerHTML : html);
}
/**
* Extract readable plain text from HTML.
* Uses Readability for content extraction, then strips remaining tags.
*/
function htmlToText(html: string): string {
const { document } = parseHTML(html);
const reader = new Readability(document as unknown as Document);
const article = reader.parse();
if (article?.textContent) {
return article.textContent.trim();
}
// Fallback: crude tag stripping
const body = document.querySelector('body');
const raw = body ? body.textContent ?? '' : html.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ' ');
return raw.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
}
/**
* Truncate content to `MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH` characters, appending a marker
* when truncation occurs.
*/
function truncate(content: string): string {
if (content.length <= MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH) {
return content;
}
return content.slice(0, MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH) + '\n\n[content truncated]';
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Content-type routing
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Process the raw response body according to its content type and the
* requested output format.
*/
function processResponse(
body: string,
contentType: string,
format: OutputFormat,
): string {
// JSON responses — always prettify regardless of requested format
if (contentType.includes('application/json')) {
try {
return JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(body), null, 2);
} catch {
// If JSON parsing fails, return raw body
return body;
}
}
// Plain text — return as-is
if (contentType.includes('text/plain')) {
return body;
}
// HTML (or unknown) — apply extraction pipeline based on format
switch (format) {
case 'html':
return body;
case 'text':
return htmlToText(body);
case 'markdown':
default:
return htmlToMarkdown(body);
}
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Tool definition
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
export const webFetchTool: Tool = {
name: 'web.fetch',
description:
'Fetch a URL and extract its content as clean markdown, text, or raw HTML. ' +
'By default, converts web pages to readable markdown by stripping navigation, ' +
'ads, and scripts. Returns prettified JSON for API endpoints.',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
url: { type: 'string', description: 'The URL to fetch' },
format: {
type: 'string',
enum: ['markdown', 'text', 'html'],
description:
'Output format: "markdown" (default) extracts readable content, ' +
'"text" returns plain text, "html" returns raw HTML',
},
timeout: {
type: 'number',
description: 'Timeout in milliseconds (default 15000)',
},
},
required: ['url'],
},
execute: async (rawArgs: unknown): Promise<ToolResult> => {
const args = rawArgs as WebFetchArgs;
const format: OutputFormat = args.format ?? 'markdown';
const timeout = args.timeout ?? 15_000;
// ----- Check cache (lazy eviction) ----- //
evictExpired();
const key = cacheKey(args.url, format);
const cached = cache.get(key);
if (cached) {
return { success: true, output: cached.output };
}
// ----- Fetch ----- //
try {
const response = await fetch(args.url, {
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeout),
headers: {
'User-Agent': 'Flynn/0.1 (personal AI assistant)',
Accept: 'text/html, application/json, text/plain, */*',
},
});
if (!response.ok) {
return {
success: false,
output: '',
error: `HTTP ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`,
};
}
const body = await response.text();
const contentType = response.headers.get('content-type') ?? '';
// ----- Process & truncate ----- //
const processed = processResponse(body, contentType, format);
const output = truncate(processed);
// ----- Store in cache ----- //
cache.set(key, { output, timestamp: Date.now() });
return { success: true, output };
} catch (error) {
return {
success: false,
output: '',
error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
};
}
},
};
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Exported for testing — allows tests to clear the cache between runs
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/** @internal — exposed for tests only */
export function _clearCache(): void {
cache.clear();
}
/** @internal — exposed for tests only */
export { CACHE_TTL_MS as _CACHE_TTL_MS, MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH as _MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH };