# FATSEARCH (fats)

> fats is one binary (CLI + local stdio MCP server, one tool `fats(cmd)`) that turns web pages and PDFs into
> small, cached Markdown outlines for AI agents. It fetches through plain HTTP first, then the user's own Oxylabs
> or Bright Data key when a page needs JS or is walled. MIT OR Apache-2.0, no telemetry. Latest: 0.1.2 (2026-10-17).

Install: `curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/fatsearch/fatsearch/releases/latest/download/fatsearch-installer.sh | sh` · `powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/fatsearch/fatsearch/releases/latest/download/fatsearch-installer.ps1 | iex"` · `brew install fatsearch/tap/fatsearch` · `npm i -g fatsearch` · `cargo install --locked fatsearch`
Agents: to install, connect and verify fats yourself, read and execute https://fatsearch.com/agent-setup/SKILL.md
Connect: `claude mcp add fats -- fats mcp` · first command: `fats guide`

## Docs

- [Install](https://fatsearch.com/docs/installation.md)
- [Reference](https://fatsearch.com/docs/reference.md)
- [Benchmarks](https://fatsearch.com/docs/benchmarks.md)
- [Changelog](https://fatsearch.com/docs/changelog.md)

## Optional

- [Source code](https://github.com/fatsearch/fatsearch)
- [Releases](https://github.com/fatsearch/fatsearch/releases)