What is fetch?
fetch is a Claude skill by browserbase. Fetch HTML, JSON, headers, and status codes through the Browserbase API. It is listed under Marketing & growth and has 3,738 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | browserbase |
| Repository | browserbase/skills |
| Popularity | 3,738 GitHub stars |
| Category | Marketing & growth |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #445 of 1,262 Claude skills; #45 in Marketing & growth |
| SKILL.md length | 154 lines |
| Last commit | 2026-09-29 |
| Stars this week | +7 |
Is fetch safe to install?
fetch scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Reads keys or credentials | Note |
| Makes network requests | Note |
| Runs shell commands | Note |
| Installs packages | Note |
What the scan matched
- credentials:
BROWSERBASE_API_KEY - network:
curl - shell:
```bash - package install:
npm install
How do I install fetch?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/browserbase/skills --skill fetch
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/browserbase/skills cp -r skills/skills/fetch ~/.claude/skills/fetch
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the fetch skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs fetch for you:
Install the "fetch" skill from https://github.com/browserbase/skills/tree/main/skills/fetch into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.
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