{"slug":"hexdocs-fetcher","title":"hexdocs-fetcher","summary":"Fetch HexDocs for Elixir libraries with HTML-to-markdown conversion.","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T15:14:22.096743Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/oliver-kriska/claude-elixir-phoenix","stars":560,"forks":44,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T04:11:38Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: hexdocs-fetcher\ndescription: Fetch HexDocs for Elixir libraries with HTML-to-markdown conversion.\nUse when looking up docs on hexdocs.pm — modules, functions, guides, changelogs.</h2>\n<h1>HexDocs Fetcher</h1>\n<p>Efficiently fetch Elixir library documentation from hexdocs.pm using Claude Code's native <code>WebFetch</code> tool.</p>\n<h2>Usage</h2>\n<p>When researching libraries, use <code>WebFetch</code>:</p>\n<pre><code># Fetch library overview\nWebFetch(\n  url: \"https://hexdocs.pm/oban\",\n  prompt: \"Extract the main documentation, including module overview, installation instructions, and key functions. Format as clean markdown.\"\n)\n\n# Fetch specific module docs\nWebFetch(\n  url: \"https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_view/Phoenix.LiveView.html\",\n  prompt: \"Extract the module documentation including all public functions, their specs, and examples.\"\n)\n\n# Fetch getting started guide\nWebFetch(\n  url: \"https://hexdocs.pm/ecto/getting-started.html\",\n  prompt: \"Extract the complete getting started guide content.\"\n)\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Token Efficiency</h2>\n<p>WebFetch automatically converts HTML to markdown and extracts relevant content:</p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Source</th>\n<th>Raw HTML</th>\n<th>With WebFetch</th>\n<th>Benefit</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>HexDocs page</td>\n<td>~80k tokens</td>\n<td>~15k tokens</td>\n<td><strong>80% reduction</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix docs</td>\n<td>~120k tokens</td>\n<td>~25k tokens</td>\n<td><strong>79% reduction</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>README</td>\n<td>~20k tokens</td>\n<td>~8k tokens</td>\n<td><strong>60% reduction</strong></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Integration with hex-library-researcher</h2>\n<p>When evaluating libraries, fetch docs efficiently:</p>\n<pre><code># Get library overview with focused extraction\nWebFetch(\n  url: \"https://hexdocs.pm/oban\",\n  prompt: \"Extract: 1) Installation instructions 2) Main features 3) Basic usage example\"\n)\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Common HexDocs URLs</h2>\n<pre><code># Library overview\nhttps://hexdocs.pm/{library}\n\n# Module documentation\nhttps://hexdocs.pm/{library}/{Module}.html\nhttps://hexdocs.pm/{library}/{Module.Submodule}.html\n\n# Guides\nhttps://hexdocs.pm/{library}/guides.html\nhttps://hexdocs.pm/{library}/{guide-name}.html\n\n# API reference\nhttps://hexdocs.pm/{library}/api-reference.html\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Prompt Strategies</h2>\n<p>Use focused prompts for better extraction:</p>\n<pre><code># For API docs\nprompt: \"Extract all public function docs with @spec and examples\"\n\n# For guides\nprompt: \"Extract the complete guide content preserving code examples\"\n\n# For troubleshooting\nprompt: \"Extract any troubleshooting sections, common errors, and FAQs\"\n\n# For configuration\nprompt: \"Extract configuration options and their defaults\"\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Caching</h2>\n<p>WebFetch includes automatic 15-minute caching. When fetching the same URL multiple times in a session, results are cached automatically.</p>\n<p>For longer persistence, save to planning directory:</p>\n<pre><code># After fetching, write the result to a file\nWrite(\n  file_path: \".claude/plans/{slug}/research/docs/oban.md\",\n  content: \"{extracted content}\"\n)\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Tidewave Alternative</h2>\n<p>If Tidewave MCP is available, prefer <code>mcp__tidewave__get_docs</code> for exact version-matched documentation:</p>\n<pre><code>mcp__tidewave__get_docs(module: \"Oban.Worker\")\n</code></pre>\n<p>This fetches docs for the exact version in your <code>mix.lock</code>.</p>\n<h2>Iron Laws</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>NEVER fetch entire HexDocs sites</strong> — always target specific modules or guides</li>\n<li><strong>Use focused prompts</strong> — generic fetches waste tokens; specify what to extract</li>\n<li><strong>Prefer Tidewave when available</strong> — exact version match beats generic hexdocs.pm</li>\n</ol>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":3312,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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