Web Extraction

Purpose

Pull the main textual content (or specific fields) from a single URL quickly. Lightweight alternative to full scraping for one-off needs.

When to Use

• User shares a URL and wants the content
• User wants a clean reading view of a page
• User wants specific fields from a known page structure

Source

Custom skill, written for this library.

Notes

Lighter than web-scraping. For multi-page or large-scale extraction, use scraping instead.

When NOT to Use

Do not use when the request is outside this capability, required context is unavailable, or a safer specialized skill applies.

Capabilities

• Apply the web-extraction workflow consistently.
• Produce a clear, reviewable result.
• Surface assumptions, constraints, and unresolved risks.

Inputs

• The user's goal and desired output.
• Relevant source material, constraints, and environment details.
• Acceptance criteria when available.

Workflow

1. Confirm the goal, scope, and constraints.
2. Inspect the available context before acting.
3. Apply the skill-specific guidance in this document.
4. Verify the result and report limitations or next steps.

Tools

• No mandatory tool unless declared in frontmatter.
• Use only project-approved tools and documented optional dependencies.

Examples

Requests that should activate this skill include: "extract the main content from this page"; "pull the article text"; "get the text from this URL".

Safety

• Preserve user data and existing work.
• Confirm before destructive or externally visible actions.
• Do not expose credentials or claim unverified results.