diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 3b09c31..859e7a3 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -133,6 +133,28 @@ FETCH_CHANNEL_HISTORY_TOOL = {
 }
 
 
+FETCH_URL_TOOL = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "fetch_url",
+        "description": (
+            "Fetch and read the text content of a webpage given its URL. "
+            "Use this when someone shares a link and wants you to read, summarise, or discuss its contents."
+        ),
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "url": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "The URL to fetch.",
+                }
+            },
+            "required": ["url"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+
 def load_personality():
     global personality_notes
     if PERSONALITY_FILE.exists():
@@ -557,6 +579,30 @@ async def call_mcp_tool(name: str, args: dict) -> str:
             return "\n".join(parts)
 
 
+async def fetch_url(url: str, max_chars: int = 8000) -> str:
+    import httpx
+    from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True, timeout=15) as client:
+            r = await client.get(url, headers={"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"})
+            r.raise_for_status()
+            ct = r.headers.get("content-type", "")
+            if "html" in ct:
+                soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, "html.parser")
+                for tag in soup(["script", "style", "nav", "footer", "header"]):
+                    tag.decompose()
+                text = soup.get_text(separator="\n", strip=True)
+            else:
+                text = r.text
+        lines = [l for l in text.splitlines() if l.strip()]
+        result = "\n".join(lines)
+        if len(result) > max_chars:
+            result = result[:max_chars] + "\n\n[truncated]"
+        return result or "Page returned no readable text."
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return f"Failed to fetch URL: {exc}"
+
+
 def _ensure_user_tail(messages: list) -> None:
     """Qwen's chat template requires the last message to be from the user. Inject a continuation prompt if needed."""
     if messages and messages[-1]["role"] not in ("user", "system"):
@@ -582,7 +628,7 @@ async def fetch_discord_history(channel: discord.abc.Messageable, limit: int = 5
 
 async def run_agent(messages: list, channel: discord.abc.Messageable | None = None) -> str:
     """Call the LLM in a loop, executing tool calls until a final reply is produced."""
-    all_tools = openai_tools + [PERSONALITY_TOOL, UPDATE_REFLECTION_NOTES_TOOL, READ_LIFE_HISTORY_TOOL]
+    all_tools = openai_tools + [PERSONALITY_TOOL, UPDATE_REFLECTION_NOTES_TOOL, READ_LIFE_HISTORY_TOOL, FETCH_URL_TOOL]
     if channel is not None:
         all_tools = all_tools + [FETCH_CHANNEL_HISTORY_TOOL]
     kwargs = {"model": MODEL, "messages": list(messages), "tools": all_tools, "tool_choice": "required"}
@@ -633,6 +679,8 @@ async def run_agent(messages: list, channel: discord.abc.Messageable | None = No
                     result = await fetch_discord_history(channel, limit)
                 else:
                     result = "Channel history is not available in this context."
+            elif tc.function.name == "fetch_url":
+                result = await fetch_url(args["url"])
             else:
                 result = await call_mcp_tool(tc.function.name, args)
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b2cfbd0..2e83808 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ discord.py>=2.3
 openai>=1.0
 python-dotenv>=1.0
 mcp>=1.0
+httpx>=0.27
+beautifulsoup4>=4.12