defuddle

Turns messy web pages into clean, readable text you can save and use anywhere.

Installation

Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-skills" --skill "defuddle"` to install this skill, then follow its SKILL.md instructions for my next request.

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---
name: defuddle
description: Extract clean Markdown from HTML pages with Defuddle CLI.
---

# Defuddle

Use Defuddle CLI when the user wants clean Markdown extracted from a web page. It removes navigation, ads, and other page clutter.

Check availability with `defuddle --help`. If it is missing, explain the dependency and offer installation with `npm install -g defuddle`. Do not claim extraction succeeded if the tool is unavailable or returns an error.

## Usage

Always use `--md` for markdown output:

```bash
defuddle parse <url> --md
```

Save to file:

```bash
defuddle parse <url> --md -o content.md
```

Extract specific metadata:

```bash
defuddle parse <url> -p title
defuddle parse <url> -p description
defuddle parse <url> -p domain
```

## Output formats

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

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