---
title: "Extract clean article Markdown from web pages with Defuddle"
description: "Use Defuddle when an agent needs clean, metadata-rich article text or Markdown from noisy web pages before summarizing, indexing, or archiving them."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/kepano/defuddle"
author: "kepano"
publisher_type: "open_source_project"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "kepano/defuddle"
  github_stars: 7176
  npm_package: "defuddle"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 38526
---

# Extract clean article Markdown from web pages with Defuddle

Use Defuddle when an agent needs clean, metadata-rich article text or Markdown from noisy web pages before summarizing, indexing, or archiving them.

## Prerequisites

Node.js, npx or npm, defuddle CLI

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Run with npx defuddle parse https://example.com/article --markdown, or install globally with npm install -g defuddle.
```

## Documentation

- https://defuddle.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/extract-clean-article-markdown-from-web-pages-with-defuddle/)