diff --git a/src/tools/mod.rs b/src/tools/mod.rs
index 59f3df6..035c8f7 100644
--- a/src/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub mod http_request;
 pub mod registry;
 pub mod schema;
 pub mod traits;
+pub mod web_fetch;
 
 pub use bash::BashTool;
 pub use calculator::CalculatorTool;
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ pub use http_request::HttpRequestTool;
 pub use registry::ToolRegistry;
 pub use schema::{CleaningStrategy, SchemaCleanr};
 pub use traits::{Tool, ToolResult};
+pub use web_fetch::WebFetchTool;
diff --git a/src/tools/web_fetch.rs b/src/tools/web_fetch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3982bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/web_fetch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use reqwest::header::HeaderMap;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+use crate::tools::traits::{Tool, ToolResult};
+
+pub struct WebFetchTool {
+    max_response_size: usize,
+    timeout_secs: u64,
+    user_agent: String,
+}
+
+impl WebFetchTool {
+    pub fn new(max_response_size: usize, timeout_secs: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            max_response_size,
+            timeout_secs,
+            user_agent: "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Picobot/1.0)".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn validate_url(&self, url: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+        let url = url.trim();
+
+        if url.is_empty() {
+            return Err("URL cannot be empty".to_string());
+        }
+
+        if url.chars().any(char::is_whitespace) {
+            return Err("URL cannot contain whitespace".to_string());
+        }
+
+        if !url.starts_with("http://") && !url.starts_with("https://") {
+            return Err("Only http:// and https:// URLs are allowed".to_string());
+        }
+
+        let host = extract_host(url)?;
+
+        if is_private_host(&host) {
+            return Err(format!("Blocked local/private host: {}", host));
+        }
+
+        Ok(url.to_string())
+    }
+
+    fn truncate_response(&self, text: &str) -> String {
+        if self.max_response_size == 0 {
+            return text.to_string();
+        }
+
+        if text.len() > self.max_response_size {
+            format!(
+                "{}\n\n... [Response truncated due to size limit] ...",
+                &text[..self.max_response_size]
+            )
+        } else {
+            text.to_string()
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn fetch_content(&self, url: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+        let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .timeout(Duration::from_secs(self.timeout_secs))
+            .build()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create HTTP client: {}", e))?;
+
+        let mut headers = HeaderMap::new();
+        headers.insert(
+            reqwest::header::USER_AGENT,
+            self.user_agent.parse().unwrap(),
+        );
+
+        let response = client
+            .get(url)
+            .headers(headers)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Request failed: {}", e))?;
+
+        let content_type = response
+            .headers()
+            .get(reqwest::header::CONTENT_TYPE)
+            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+            .unwrap_or("");
+
+        // Handle HTML content
+        if content_type.contains("text/html") {
+            let html = response
+                .text()
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read response: {}", e))?;
+            return Ok(self.extract_text_from_html(&html));
+        }
+
+        // Handle JSON content
+        if content_type.contains("application/json") {
+            let text = response
+                .text()
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read response: {}", e))?;
+            // Pretty print JSON
+            if let Ok(parsed) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&text) {
+                return Ok(serde_json::to_string_pretty(&parsed).unwrap_or(text));
+            }
+            return Ok(text);
+        }
+
+        // For other content types, return raw text
+        response
+            .text()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read response: {}", e))
+    }
+
+    fn extract_text_from_html(&self, html: &str) -> String {
+        let mut text = html.to_string();
+
+        // Remove script and style tags with content using simple replacements
+        text = strip_tag(&text, "script");
+        text = strip_tag(&text, "style");
+
+        // Remove all HTML tags
+        text = strip_all_tags(&text);
+
+        // Decode HTML entities
+        text = self.decode_html_entities(&text);
+
+        // Clean up whitespace
+        let mut cleaned = String::new();
+        let mut last_was_space = true;
+        for c in text.chars() {
+            if c.is_whitespace() {
+                if !last_was_space {
+                    cleaned.push(' ');
+                    last_was_space = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                cleaned.push(c);
+                last_was_space = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        cleaned.trim().to_string()
+    }
+
+    fn decode_html_entities(&self, text: &str) -> String {
+        let entities = [
+            ("&nbsp;", " "),
+            ("&lt;", "<"),
+            ("&gt;", ">"),
+            ("&amp;", "&"),
+            ("&quot;", "\""),
+            ("&apos;", "'"),
+            ("&mdash;", "—"),
+            ("&ndash;", "–"),
+            ("&copy;", "©"),
+            ("&reg;", "®"),
+            ("&trade;", "™"),
+        ];
+
+        let mut result = text.to_string();
+        for (entity, replacement) in entities {
+            result = result.replace(entity, replacement);
+        }
+
+        result
+    }
+}
+
+fn strip_tag(s: &str, tag_name: &str) -> String {
+    let open = format!("<{}>", tag_name);
+    let close = format!("</{}>", tag_name);
+    let mut result = s.to_string();
+
+    // Keep removing until no more found (simple approach)
+    while let Some(start) = result.to_lowercase().find(&open) {
+        if let Some(end) = result.to_lowercase()[start..].find(&close) {
+            let end_pos = start + end + close.len();
+            result = format!("{}{}", &result[..start], &result[end_pos..]);
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    result
+}
+
+fn strip_all_tags(s: &str) -> String {
+    let mut result = String::new();
+    let mut in_tag = false;
+
+    for c in s.chars() {
+        if c == '<' {
+            in_tag = true;
+        } else if c == '>' {
+            in_tag = false;
+            result.push(' ');
+        } else if !in_tag {
+            result.push(c);
+        }
+    }
+
+    result
+}
+
+fn extract_html_entity(s: &str) -> Option<(char, usize)> {
+    let s_lower = s.to_lowercase();
+
+    let entities = [
+        ("&nbsp;", ' '),
+        ("&lt;", '<'),
+        ("&gt;", '>'),
+        ("&amp;", '&'),
+        ("&quot;", '"'),
+        ("&apos;", '\''),
+        ("&mdash;", '—'),
+        ("&ndash;", '–'),
+        ("&copy;", '©'),
+        ("&reg;", '®'),
+        ("&trade;", '™'),
+    ];
+
+    for (entity, replacement) in entities {
+        if s_lower.starts_with(&entity.to_lowercase()) {
+            return Some((replacement, entity.len()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Handle numeric entities
+    if s_lower.starts_with("&#x") || s_lower.starts_with("&#") {
+        // Skip for now
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+fn extract_host(url: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let rest = url
+        .strip_prefix("http://")
+        .or_else(|| url.strip_prefix("https://"))
+        .ok_or_else(|| "Only http:// and https:// URLs are allowed".to_string())?;
+
+    let authority = rest
+        .split(['/', '?', '#'])
+        .next()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "Invalid URL".to_string())?;
+
+    if authority.is_empty() {
+        return Err("URL must include a host".to_string());
+    }
+
+    let host = authority
+        .split(':')
+        .next()
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .trim()
+        .to_lowercase();
+
+    if host.is_empty() {
+        return Err("URL must include a valid host".to_string());
+    }
+
+    Ok(host)
+}
+
+fn is_private_host(host: &str) -> bool {
+    if host == "localhost" || host.ends_with(".localhost") {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if host.rsplit('.').next().is_some_and(|label| label == "local") {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(ip) = host.parse::<std::net::IpAddr>() {
+        return match ip {
+            std::net::IpAddr::V4(v4) => {
+                v4.is_loopback() || v4.is_private() || v4.is_link_local() || v4.is_unspecified()
+            }
+            std::net::IpAddr::V6(v6) => v6.is_loopback() || v6.is_unspecified() || v6.is_multicast(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl Tool for WebFetchTool {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "web_fetch"
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "Fetch a URL and extract readable text content. Supports HTML and JSON. Automatically extracts plain text from HTML, removes scripts and styles."
+    }
+
+    fn parameters_schema(&self) -> serde_json::Value {
+        json!({
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "url": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "URL to fetch"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": ["url"]
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn read_only(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    async fn execute(&self, args: serde_json::Value) -> anyhow::Result<ToolResult> {
+        let url = match args.get("url").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+            Some(u) => u,
+            None => {
+                return Ok(ToolResult {
+                    success: false,
+                    output: String::new(),
+                    error: Some("Missing required parameter: url".to_string()),
+                });
+            }
+        };
+
+        let url = match self.validate_url(url) {
+            Ok(u) => u,
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Ok(ToolResult {
+                    success: false,
+                    output: String::new(),
+                    error: Some(e),
+                });
+            }
+        };
+
+        match self.fetch_content(&url).await {
+            Ok(content) => Ok(ToolResult {
+                success: true,
+                output: self.truncate_response(&content),
+                error: None,
+            }),
+            Err(e) => Ok(ToolResult {
+                success: false,
+                output: String::new(),
+                error: Some(e),
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn test_tool() -> WebFetchTool {
+        WebFetchTool::new(50_000, 30)
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_validate_url_success() {
+        let tool = test_tool();
+        let result = tool.validate_url("https://example.com");
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_validate_url_rejects_private() {
+        let tool = test_tool();
+        let result = tool.validate_url("https://localhost:8080");
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("local/private"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_validate_url_rejects_whitespace() {
+        let tool = test_tool();
+        let result = tool.validate_url("https://example.com/hello world");
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("whitespace"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_extract_text_simple() {
+        let tool = test_tool();
+        let html = "<html><body><p>Hello World</p></body></html>";
+        let text = tool.extract_text_from_html(html);
+        assert!(text.contains("Hello World"));
+        assert!(!text.contains("<"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_extract_text_removes_scripts() {
+        let tool = test_tool();
+        let html = "<html><body><script>alert('bad');</script><p>Good</p></body></html>";
+        let text = tool.extract_text_from_html(html);
+        assert!(text.contains("Good"));
+        assert!(!text.contains("alert"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_extract_text_removes_styles() {
+        let tool = test_tool();
+        let html = "<html><head><style>.x { color: red; }</style></head><body><p>Content</p></body></html>";
+        let text = tool.extract_text_from_html(html);
+        assert!(text.contains("Content"));
+        assert!(!text.contains("color"));
+    }
+}