How-to · Knowledge & Research · By Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian)

How to use Defuddle in your AI agent

Install and use the Defuddle skill in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and Windsurf — with sample prompts.

What you'll get

Defuddle strips away all the noise from web pages (ads, navigation, sidebars) and gives you just the article or content in a clean, readable format. Perfect for researchers, writers, and anyone who saves articles to read or reference later. You get the substance without the distraction.

Step 1 — Get the skill source URL

The Defuddle skill lives at:

Step 2 — Add it to your AI agent

Copy one of these prompts and paste it into your AI tool. The agent will fetch and install the skill for you.

Claude Code

Add the agent skill from https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/defuddle to my project.

Cursor

Install this agent skill: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/defuddle

Codex

Add this skill to .codex/skills/: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/defuddle

Gemini CLI

Add the skill at https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/defuddle to my .gemini/skills/ directory.

OpenCode

Install this agent skill from https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/defuddle

Windsurf

Add this skill: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/defuddle

Step 3 — Try these prompts

Once the skill is installed, ask your AI things like:

  • Researching a topic and need to save articles without all the junk
  • Capture blog posts or docs for your notes or knowledge base
  • Analyzing content from multiple sources and need clean text to work with

What this skill does

  • Removes ads, navigation, and clutter from any web page
  • Extracts clean article text in a note-friendly format
  • Pulls out key metadata like title, description, and domain
  • Saves cleaned content to files for later reference
Made bySteph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian)
CategoryKnowledge & Research