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Rfc fetch

An MCP tool from the Public Knowledge server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Read an IETF RFC by number as plain text from rfc-editor.org (e.g. RFC 9110 for HTTP semantics). Long RFCs are returned 60 KB at a time; pass `start` to continue.

Name on the gateway: knowledge__rfc_fetch · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
number requiredintegerThe RFC number, e.g. 9110.
startintegerCharacter offset to continue from. Default 0.

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "knowledge__rfc_fetch",
  "arguments": {
    "number": 0
  }
}

Or connect the Public Knowledge server directly, which lists 47 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-knowledge https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/knowledge \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the rfc fetch tool with number set to ….

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