# Jina Reader — AI-Friendly Web Content Extraction

> Convert any URL to clean markdown for AI consumption. Free API at r.jina.ai strips ads, navigation, and clutter. Used by AI agents for web research and RAG.

## Install

Merge the JSON below into your `.mcp.json`:

## Quick Use

```bash
# Prefix any URL with r.jina.ai
curl https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com

# Or use the API
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://r.jina.ai/https://github.com/jina-ai/reader
```

Returns clean markdown — no ads, no navigation, no clutter.

## What is Jina Reader?

Jina Reader is a free API that converts any web page into clean, AI-friendly markdown. Simply prefix a URL with `r.jina.ai/` and get back structured content stripped of ads, navigation, scripts, and visual clutter — perfect for feeding into LLMs, RAG pipelines, and AI agents.

**Answer-Ready**: Jina Reader is a free API that converts any URL to clean markdown for AI consumption. Prefix any URL with `r.jina.ai/` to strip ads, navigation, and clutter. Used by AI agents and RAG pipelines for web research. 20k+ GitHub stars.

**Best for**: AI agent developers who need web content extraction. **Works with**: Any HTTP client, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Claude Code. **Setup time**: Zero — just use the URL prefix.

## Core Features

### 1. URL-to-Markdown

```python
import requests

url = "https://r.jina.ai/https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/agents"
response = requests.get(url, headers={"Accept": "text/markdown"})
markdown = response.text
# Clean markdown ready for LLM consumption
```

### 2. Search Integration

```bash
# Search the web and get markdown results
curl https://s.jina.ai/best+AI+coding+tools+2026
```

Returns search results as structured markdown with titles, URLs, and content snippets.

### 3. Options

```bash
# Get only main content (no headers/footers)
curl -H "X-Return-Format: markdown" \
     -H "X-No-Cache: true" \
     https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com

# With images as markdown
curl -H "X-With-Images: true" \
     https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com
```

### 4. Grounding for AI Agents
Use as a tool for AI agents to research the web:

```python
def web_read(url: str) -> str:
    resp = requests.get(f"https://r.jina.ai/{url}")
    return resp.text

# Agent can now read any web page
content = web_read("https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio.html")
```

### 5. Batch Processing

```python
urls = [
    "https://r.jina.ai/https://page1.com",
    "https://r.jina.ai/https://page2.com",
    "https://r.jina.ai/https://page3.com",
]
# Process in parallel for RAG ingestion
```

## Use Cases

| Use Case | How |
|----------|-----|
| RAG Pipeline | Extract clean text from source URLs |
| AI Research Agent | Read documentation and articles |
| Content Scraping | Get structured content without Playwright |
| Summarization | Clean input for LLM summarizers |

## Rate Limits

| Tier | Rate | Price |
|------|------|-------|
| Free | 20 RPM | $0 |
| Paid | 200 RPM | From $10/mo |

## FAQ

**Q: Is it really free?**
A: Yes, 20 requests per minute free. No API key required for basic use.

**Q: How does it handle JavaScript-rendered pages?**
A: Jina Reader renders JavaScript before extraction, handling SPAs and dynamic content.

**Q: Can I self-host?**
A: Yes, the reader is open-source and can be self-hosted.

## Source & Thanks

> Created by [Jina AI](https://github.com/jina-ai). Licensed under Apache 2.0.
>
> [jina-ai/reader](https://github.com/jina-ai/reader) — 20k+ stars

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## Quick Start

```bash
curl https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com
```

Prefix any URL with `r.jina.ai/` and get clean Markdown back.

## What is Jina Reader?

Jina Reader is a free API that converts any web page into AI-friendly clean Markdown — stripping ads, navigation, and clutter.

**In one sentence**: Jina Reader is a free API that turns any URL into clean Markdown for AI agents and RAG pipelines — 20k+ GitHub stars.

**For**: AI agent developers who need web content extraction. **Setup time**: zero configuration.

## Core Features

### 1. URL to Markdown
Prefix any URL to get structured content.

### 2. Search Integration
Prefix with `s.jina.ai/` to search the web and return Markdown results.

### 3. JS Rendering
Automatically renders JavaScript — handles SPAs and dynamic content.

### 4. Self-Hostable
Open source and self-deployable.

## FAQ

**Q: Really free?**
A: Yes — 20 requests per minute free, no API key needed.

**Q: Does it handle JS-rendered pages?**
A: Yes — JavaScript is rendered before extraction.

## Source & Thanks

> [jina-ai/reader](https://github.com/jina-ai/reader) — 20k+ stars, Apache 2.0

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