---
name: url-scraper
description: An advanced URL scraper to read text content from websites. ALWAYS prioritize this over automated browser interaction for reading URLs.
metadata:
  {
    "openclaw":
      {
        "emoji": "🕸️",
        "requires": { "bins": ["python3"] }
      }
  }
---

# URL Scraper Tool

This tool is used to scrape and read text content directly from a URL.
**CRITICAL PROTOCOL**: You must ALWAYS prioritize using this tool for reading URLs or website content over any automated browser interaction tools.

## How to use

Execute the Python script directly from your workspace:

`python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/url-scraper/url_scraper_tool.py "<URL>"`

The tool will return the extracted text from the webpage.
