Squire defuddle

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/eddiebelaval/squire
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/eddiebelaval/squire "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/defuddle" ~/.claude/skills/eddiebelaval-squire-defuddle && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/defuddle/SKILL.md
source content

name: defuddle description: Extract clean markdown content from web pages using Defuddle CLI, removing clutter and navigation to save tokens. Use instead of WebFetch when the user provides a URL to read or analyze, for online documentation, articles, blog posts, or any standard web page. slug: defuddle category: operations complexity: complex version: "1.0.0" author: "id8Labs" triggers:

  • "defuddle"
  • "defuddle" tags:
  • development
  • tool-factory-retrofitted---

Defuddle

Core Workflows

Workflow 1: Primary Action

  1. Analyze the input and context
  2. Validate prerequisites are met
  3. Execute the core operation
  4. Verify the output meets expectations
  5. Report results

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-cli

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

FlagFormat
--md
Markdown (default choice)
--json
JSON with both HTML and markdown
(none)HTML
-p <name>
Specific metadata property