fetch_github_readme
Fetch the README from a GitHub repository.
How to use it
fetch_github_readme is exposed by the Ferris Search MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the fetch_github_readme tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Ferris Search
$
claude mcp add ferris-search $(which ferris-search)Other tools in Ferris Search (11)
engines
string[]
fetch_csdn_article
must contain csdn.net
fetch_juejin_article
must contain juejin.cn and /post/
fetch_linuxdo_article
must contain linux.do and /topic/
fetch_web_content
Fetch and extract text content from any public URL.
fetch_zhihu_article
must contain zhihu.com
limit
number
max_chars
number
query
string
url
string
web_search
Search the web using one or more engines simultaneously.