Whatsupdoc
WhatsUpDoc (downmarked) is a command-line tool for fetching and locally storing developer documentation using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It supports converting web page content to Markdown format and provides features such as recursive fetching and splitting files by title.
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What is WhatsUpDoc?
WhatsUpDoc is a command-line tool that helps developers fetch online documentation, convert it to Markdown format, and save it locally. It uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for standardized communication, and can intelligently fetch web page content and convert it into an easy-to-read document format.How to use WhatsUpDoc?
After installation, you can fetch documentation with simple commands: 1) Install the tool globally. 2) Use the fetch command to specify the URL. 3) Select the save location. The tool will automatically handle the conversion from HTML to Markdown.Applicable scenarios
Suitable for developers who need to read documentation offline, internal document archiving in teams, document content analysis, etc. Especially suitable for fetching official documentation of technologies such as React and Python.Main features
Document fetching and conversionFetch document content from any website and convert it to Markdown format
Precise content positioningUse CSS selectors to precisely locate the document content area to be fetched
Recursive fetchingAutomatically follow links to recursively fetch related document pages
Document splittingSplit large documents into multiple small files by title for easy management
Advantages and limitations
Advantages
Simple and easy-to-use command-line interface
Supports fetching from multiple documentation websites
Converts to Markdown while maintaining the original document structure
Open source and extensible
Limitations
Limited support for pages rendered with complex JavaScript
Manual specification of CSS selectors is required for optimal results
Recursive fetching may encounter anti-crawling restrictions on websites
How to use
Install the tool
Install globally via npm or run directly using npx
Basic fetching
Use the fetch command to fetch the documentation of the specified URL
Specify the save location
Use the -o parameter to specify the output file path
Advanced options
Use advanced features such as selectors and recursive fetching
Usage examples
Fetch React documentationSave the official React documentation to a local Markdown file
Fetch Python tutorialFetch the official Python tutorial and split it into multiple files
Precisely fetch the main body of the documentFetch only the content of the main area of the web page
Frequently Asked Questions
Which websites does the tool support?
How to determine the CSS selector?
Will recursive fetching trigger website restrictions?
What if the generated Markdown format is not ideal?
Related resources
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Homepage of the MCP communication framework project
Turndown project
HTML to Markdown conversion tool
Cheerio project
HTML parsing tool
npm package page
Official npm page of WhatsUpDoc
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