diff --git a/agent/agent.py b/agent/agent.py
index 6961ab7..1758bde 100644
--- a/agent/agent.py
+++ b/agent/agent.py
@@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ TOOLS = [
             },
         },
     },
+    {
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": "fetch_url",
+            "description": "Fetch a URL and return its text content. HTML is stripped to plain text. Use this to read web pages, documentation, articles, etc.",
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "url": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "The URL to fetch",
+                    },
+                },
+                "required": ["url"],
+            },
+        },
+    },
 ]
 
 SEARX_URL = CONFIG.get("searx_url", "https://searx.mymx.me")
@@ -268,6 +285,55 @@ def web_search(query, num_results=5):
         return f"[search error: {e}]"
 
 
+def fetch_url(url):
+    """Fetch a URL and return stripped text content."""
+    log(f"Fetching: {url[:80]}")
+    try:
+        from html.parser import HTMLParser
+
+        class TextExtractor(HTMLParser):
+            def __init__(self):
+                super().__init__()
+                self.text = []
+                self._skip = False
+
+            def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
+                if tag in ("script", "style", "noscript"):
+                    self._skip = True
+
+            def handle_endtag(self, tag):
+                if tag in ("script", "style", "noscript"):
+                    self._skip = False
+                if tag in ("p", "br", "div", "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "li", "tr"):
+                    self.text.append("\n")
+
+            def handle_data(self, data):
+                if not self._skip:
+                    self.text.append(data)
+
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "fireclaw-agent"})
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
+            content_type = resp.headers.get("Content-Type", "")
+            raw = resp.read(50_000).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+
+        if "html" in content_type:
+            parser = TextExtractor()
+            parser.feed(raw)
+            text = "".join(parser.text)
+        else:
+            text = raw
+
+        # Clean up whitespace
+        import re
+        text = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", text).strip()
+
+        if len(text) > 3000:
+            text = text[:3000] + "\n[truncated]"
+        return text or "[empty page]"
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"[fetch error: {e}]"
+
+
 def try_parse_tool_call(text):
     """Try to parse a text-based tool call from model output.
     Handles formats like:
@@ -353,6 +419,11 @@ def query_ollama(messages):
                     log(f"Tool call [{round_num+1}/{MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS}]: web_search({query[:60]})")
                     result = web_search(query, num)
                     messages.append({"role": "tool", "content": result})
+                elif fn_name == "fetch_url":
+                    url = fn_args.get("url", "")
+                    log(f"Tool call [{round_num+1}/{MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS}]: fetch_url({url[:60]})")
+                    result = fetch_url(url)
+                    messages.append({"role": "tool", "content": result})
                 else:
                     messages.append({
                         "role": "tool",
@@ -385,6 +456,11 @@ def query_ollama(messages):
                 log(f"Text tool call [{round_num+1}/{MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS}]: web_search({query[:60]})")
                 result = web_search(query, num)
                 messages.append({"role": "user", "content": f"Search results:\n{result}\n\nNow respond to the user based on these results."})
+            elif fn_name == "fetch_url":
+                url = fn_args.get("url", "")
+                log(f"Text tool call [{round_num+1}/{MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS}]: fetch_url({url[:60]})")
+                result = fetch_url(url)
+                messages.append({"role": "user", "content": f"Page content:\n{result}\n\nNow respond to the user based on this content."})
             payload["messages"] = messages
             continue
 
@@ -401,6 +477,7 @@ def build_messages(question, channel):
         system += "\n\nYou have access to tools:"
         system += "\n- run_command: Execute shell commands on your system."
         system += "\n- web_search: Search the web for current information."
+        system += "\n- fetch_url: Fetch and read a web page's content."
         system += "\n- save_memory: Save important information to your persistent workspace."
         system += "\nUse tools when needed rather than guessing. Your workspace at /workspace persists across restarts."
     if AGENT_MEMORY and AGENT_MEMORY != "# Agent Memory":