Fetch MCP Server vs CleanText
Fetch MCP Server is an MCP server published by YawLabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). CleanText is an MCP server published by cleantext.bigfloppy.net. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-13. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Fetch MCP Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.8.7 Downloads/month (npm): 1 595 Downloads/week (npm): 154 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.1 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.8.7 Downloads/month (npm): 1 595 Downloads/week (npm): 154 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Fetch MCP Server | CleanText |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-12 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@yawlabs/fetch-mcp) | Remote server (cleantext.bigfloppy.net/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/yawlabs/fetch-mcp | github.com/wminno/cleantext |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-25 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 20 h ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Fetch MCP Server
HTTP fetch MCP server: SSRF protection, HTML-to-markdown, reader mode, metadata extraction
CleanText
Extract clean article text or Markdown from any public web page; ads and boilerplate stripped.
How to run each
Fetch MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio fetch-mcp -- npx -y @yawlabs/fetch-mcpCleanText As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http cleantext https://cleantext.bigfloppy.net/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only CleanText has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Fetch MCP Server · What it can do: CleanText · Compare two other plugins
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