Does Fetch (reference) work with Claude Code?

Q: Does Fetch (reference) work with Claude Code?

Yes. In our test on 2026-10-13 (Claude Code 2.1.296 (Claude Code), plan: Claude Pro), Fetch (reference) passed install, connect, tools and an agent task.

Yes. Fetch (reference) passed every step of our test in Claude Code on Oct 13, 2026: it installed, connected, its tools were visible, and an agent used it to finish a real task.

Result

ResultPassed

Date testedOct 13, 2026

Plan tested onClaude Pro

App version2.1.296 (Claude Code)

Modelhaiku

Steps

install OK
connected OK
tools visible OK
agent task: page read OKfetch a public page and return its content

From our own harness run, not the maker’s claims. How we test.

What happened in this run

Install config we used

claude mcp add -s local ref-fetch -- uvx mcp-server-fetch --allow-private-ips

Connection check

ref-fetch: uvx mcp-server-fetch --allow-private-ips - ✔ Connected

Tools check

verified via task step: agent saw and called the server's tools

Agent task: page read

Tool calls, in order: mcp__ref-fetch__fetch, mcp__ref-fetch__fetch

Raw details from our harness log for this run. Secrets redacted.

Set it up in Claude Code

Copy-paste config for every app is on the Fetch (reference) page. Not connecting? Claude Code MCP troubleshooting.

Other apps we tested it in: Cursor (passed) · Claude Desktop (passed) · ChatGPT (Codex) (passed).

All MCP servers tested in Claude Code