diff --git a/src/plyngent/agent/directive_checkpoint.py b/src/plyngent/agent/directive_checkpoint.py
index 5c0ad53..881081c 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/agent/directive_checkpoint.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/agent/directive_checkpoint.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ use `run_argv_batch` for ordered pipelines.
 - `regex_files`: `pattern` is a Python `re` regex (not a glob, so `*.py` fails) and \
 `path` is a literal file/dir (no glob expansion).
 - Truncated results carry a `truncate_token=...`; continue with `get_truncated`.
-- Prefer `fetch` for HTTP(S); `offset` (0-based) skips leading body characters; \
-private/LAN hosts need human policy allow (not YOLO).
+- Prefer `fetch` for public pages (clean Markdown); `fetch_local` for localhost/LAN, \
+non-GET methods, headers, or raw status; `offset` (0-based) skips leading body characters.
 - PTY secrets only via `ask_into_pty`; denylists and confirms still apply.
 - `wait` pauses; pressing Enter disturbs early (optional reason).
 - Todo stack: open items mean unfinished work; the stack does not auto-clear — \
diff --git a/src/plyngent/agent/notices.py b/src/plyngent/agent/notices.py
index 448b7f5..229928a 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/agent/notices.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/agent/notices.py
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ def truncated_turn_notice() -> Notice:
 _ASIDE_BODIES: dict[str, str] = {
     "read": (
         "Side question: this exchange is not saved to the session transcript and does not "
-        "change the main conversation. Tools here are read-only (file/VCS reads, ask, fetch "
-        "GET): you cannot edit files or run state-changing commands, so describe a change "
+        "change the main conversation. Tools here are read-only (file/VCS reads, ask, fetch/"
+        "fetch_local GET): you cannot edit files or run state-changing commands, so describe a change "
         "instead of applying it."
     ),
     "no": (
diff --git a/src/plyngent/cli/app.py b/src/plyngent/cli/app.py
index 46f21a2..bb11233 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/cli/app.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/cli/app.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ async def _run_chat(  # noqa: C901, PLR0915 — chat orchestration
         state.instance_state.workspace.path_denylist = tuple(store.agent_config.path_denylist or ())
         from plyngent.tools.net import set_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs
 
-        # Clash Fake-IP etc.: treat configured CIDRs as public for fetch SSRF.
+        # Clash Fake-IP etc.: treat configured CIDRs as public for fetch_local SSRF.
         _ = set_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs(store.networking_config.ssrf_assume_public_cidrs)
         if interactive:
             from plyngent.cli.limits import prompt_policy_command_confirm, prompt_policy_fetch_confirm
diff --git a/src/plyngent/cli/display.py b/src/plyngent/cli/display.py
index c554fe6..31822ed 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/cli/display.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/cli/display.py
@@ -452,13 +452,34 @@ def _http_status_fg(status: str) -> str | None:
 
 
 def _fetch_prefix(args_json: str) -> str:
+    """Remote ``fetch``: the URL is the whole call."""
+    url = _json_str_arg(args_json, "url") or "?"
+    return _pretty_prefix(f"* Fetch {url} ")
+
+
+def _fetch_detail(args_json: str, result: str) -> str:
+    """Remote ``fetch`` outcome: fetched size, or an error.
+
+    A row written before the local tool was renamed still carries the local
+    ``status=...`` block; render it with the local formatter.
+    """
+    if result.startswith("error:"):
+        return _pretty_segments((f"({result})", "red"))
+    fields = _status_fields(result)
+    if "status" in fields:
+        return _fetch_local_detail(args_json, result)
+    chars = fields.get("chars", "")
+    return _pretty_segments((f"({chars} chars)" if chars else "(done)", "green"))
+
+
+def _fetch_local_prefix(args_json: str) -> str:
     method = _json_str_arg(args_json, "method") or "GET"
     url = _json_str_arg(args_json, "url") or "?"
     return _pretty_prefix(f"* Fetch {method} {url} ")
 
 
-def _fetch_detail(_args_json: str, result: str) -> str:
-    """``fetch`` outcome: HTTP status, or error."""
+def _fetch_local_detail(_args_json: str, result: str) -> str:
+    """``fetch_local`` outcome: HTTP status, or error."""
     if result.startswith("error:"):
         return _pretty_segments((f"({result})", "red"))
     status = _status_fields(result).get("status", "")
@@ -888,6 +909,7 @@ _PRETTY_LINES: dict[str, PrettyLine] = {
     "run_argv": PrettyLine(prefix=_run_argv_prefix, detail=_run_argv_detail),
     "run_argv_batch": PrettyLine(prefix=_run_argv_batch_prefix, detail=_run_argv_batch_detail),
     "fetch": PrettyLine(prefix=_fetch_prefix, detail=_fetch_detail),
+    "fetch_local": PrettyLine(prefix=_fetch_local_prefix, detail=_fetch_local_detail),
     "web_search": PrettyLine(prefix=_web_search_prefix, detail=_web_search_detail),
     "edit_replace": _mutator_line("edit_replace"),
     "edit_lineno": _mutator_line("edit_lineno"),
diff --git a/src/plyngent/cli/limits.py b/src/plyngent/cli/limits.py
index 387f0e3..c944394 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/cli/limits.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/cli/limits.py
@@ -311,14 +311,14 @@ def prompt_policy_fetch_confirm(
     url: str,
     timeout_seconds: float,
 ) -> bool:
-    """Ask whether to allow fetch to a private/loopback host (timed).
+    """Ask whether to allow fetch_local to a private/loopback host (timed).
 
     Independent of YOLO: always prompts when interactive. Default is **deny**.
     Timeout, cancel, or non-interactive → False. On approve, the host:port is
     granted for the rest of this process (see net grants).
     """
     reason = (
-        f"fetch targets private/loopback host {host!r} port {port}\n"
+        f"fetch_local targets private/loopback host {host!r} port {port}\n"
         f"url: {url}\n"
         f"Allow this host:port for the rest of this process?\n"
         f"(timeout {timeout_seconds:g}s defaults to DENY; not skipped by YOLO)"
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def prompt_policy_fetch_confirm(
             backend.secho(format_tool_confirm_box("policy", reason), fg="yellow")
             backend.echo()
             grant = f"{host}:{port}"
-            prompt = f"[policy] allow fetch {grant!r}? [y/N] (timeout {timeout_seconds:g}s): "
+            prompt = f"[policy] allow fetch_local {grant!r}? [y/N] (timeout {timeout_seconds:g}s): "
             with contextlib.suppress(OSError):
                 _ = sys.stderr.write(prompt)
                 _ = sys.stderr.flush()
diff --git a/src/plyngent/cli/state.py b/src/plyngent/cli/state.py
index 7b44913..a274bf4 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/cli/state.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/cli/state.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal
 from plyngent.agent import ChatAgent, ToolRegistry
 from plyngent.agent.loop import DEFAULT_MAX_ROUNDS
 from plyngent.agent.todo_stack import TodoStack
+from plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.webtools import DeepseekWebToolsClient
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from datetime import datetime
@@ -382,20 +383,43 @@ class ReplState:
         search_tool = self._web_search_tool()
         if search_tool is not None:
             registry.register(search_tool)
+        fetch_tool = self._remote_fetch_tool()
+        if fetch_tool is not None:
+            registry.register(fetch_tool)
         return registry
 
+    def _deepseek_web_client(self) -> DeepseekWebToolsClient | None:
+        """The Search/Fetch API client for the active provider (None otherwise)."""
+        from plyngent.config.routing import deepseek_api_base_url
+        from plyngent.lmproto.openai_compatible.config import OpenAIConfig
+
+        provider = self.effective_provider
+        if provider.preset != "deepseek":
+            return None
+        return DeepseekWebToolsClient(
+            OpenAIConfig(
+                access_key_or_token=provider.access_key_or_token,
+                base_url=deepseek_api_base_url(provider),
+                timeout=normalize_http_timeout(provider.timeout),
+            )
+        )
+
+    def _remote_fetch_tool(self) -> ToolDefinition | None:
+        """``fetch`` through DeepSeek's Fetch API (DeepSeek providers only)."""
+        from plyngent.tools.net.fetch_remote import build_fetch_tool
+
+        client = self._deepseek_web_client()
+        if client is None:
+            return None
+        return build_fetch_tool(client)
+
     def _web_search_tool(self) -> ToolDefinition | None:
         """Local ``web_search`` for a provider whose surface cannot host one.
 
         The sources come from ``provider.search_sources``, in fallback order
         (see :func:`~plyngent.config.routing.local_web_search`).
         """
-        from plyngent.config.routing import (
-            deepseek_api_base_url,
-            local_web_search,
-        )
-        from plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.search import DeepseekSearchClient
-        from plyngent.lmproto.openai_compatible.config import OpenAIConfig
+        from plyngent.config.routing import local_web_search
         from plyngent.tools.net.bing import BingSearchBackend
         from plyngent.tools.net.search import (
             DeepseekSearchBackend,
@@ -408,17 +432,10 @@ class ReplState:
         backends: list[SearchBackend] = []
         for source in provider.search_sources:
             if source == "deepseek":
-                backends.append(
-                    DeepseekSearchBackend(
-                        DeepseekSearchClient(
-                            OpenAIConfig(
-                                access_key_or_token=provider.access_key_or_token,
-                                base_url=deepseek_api_base_url(provider),
-                                timeout=normalize_http_timeout(provider.timeout),
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
-                )
+                client = self._deepseek_web_client()
+                if client is None:
+                    continue
+                backends.append(DeepseekSearchBackend(client))
             elif source == "bing":
                 backends.append(BingSearchBackend())
         if not backends:
diff --git a/src/plyngent/config/models.py b/src/plyngent/config/models.py
index 9eb3627..cec9669 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/config/models.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/config/models.py
@@ -71,18 +71,24 @@ with it to keep reading (chains through truncations).
 a `-c` one-liner, a script (`python x.py`), or a bare interactive shell alike — and each \
 confirm blocks the turn, so it costs time. Invoke the target command directly (argv) instead \
 of wrapping it in `bash -c` / `python -c` / `node`, and reach for a dedicated tool \
-(`read_file` / `edit_*` / `vcs_*` / `fetch` / …) when one already does the job.
+(`read_file` / `edit_*` / `vcs_*` / `fetch` / `fetch_local` / …) when one already does the job.
 - Several `run_argv` calls in one step may run in parallel; use `run_argv_batch` \
 for ordered pipelines (`pipe_out` / `mix_stderr` as needed).
 - Prefer `vcs_*` for status/diff/log/branch when enough.
 
 ### Network
-- Prefer `fetch` (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE) for HTTP(S) docs/APIs over curl/wget via shell; \
-`offset` (0-based) skips leading body characters to page through a large body.
-- Set `user_agent` (or a User-Agent header) when the remote expects a specific client; \
-otherwise a small default is used. Never rely on shell to spoof identity.
-- Private/loopback/LAN hosts need an explicit human policy allow (not skipped by YOLO).
-- Prefer provider hosted search (e.g. web_search) for open-ended research; use `fetch` for known URLs.
+- `fetch` reads a public page as clean Markdown through the provider's Fetch API \
+(when available, e.g. DeepSeek); `fetch_local` is the raw HTTP client \
+(GET/POST/PUT/DELETE) from this host for localhost/LAN, APIs, custom headers, and \
+status/redirect inspection.
+- `offset` (0-based) skips leading body characters to page through a large body; \
+truncated bodies resume with `get_truncated` and are not re-requested.
+- Set `user_agent` (or a User-Agent header) on `fetch_local` when the remote expects a \
+specific client; otherwise a small default is used. Never rely on shell to spoof identity.
+- Private/loopback/LAN hosts need an explicit human policy allow (not skipped by YOLO); \
+this applies to `fetch_local`, since `fetch` leaves from the provider's network.
+- Prefer provider hosted search (e.g. web_search) for open-ended research; use `fetch` \
+or `fetch_local` for known URLs.
 - Respect denials, size limits, and HTTPS→HTTP redirect blocks; do not re-fetch the same URL repeatedly.
 
 ### Humans & safety
@@ -232,7 +238,7 @@ class McpConfig(Struct, omit_defaults=True):
 
 
 class NetworkingConfig(Struct, omit_defaults=True):
-    """Host-side network policy for tools such as ``fetch``.
+    """Host-side network policy for tools such as ``fetch_local``.
 
     ``ssrf_assume_public_cidrs``: CIDR strings whose resolved addresses are treated
     as **public for SSRF policy** (skip private-host grants). Use for Clash/meta
diff --git a/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/__init__.py b/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/__init__.py
similarity index 57%
rename from src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/__init__.py
rename to src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/__init__.py
index a4b4149..62c9714 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/__init__.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-from .client import DeepseekSearchClient as DeepseekSearchClient
+from .client import DeepseekWebToolsClient as DeepseekWebToolsClient
 from .model import DEFAULT_SEARCH_COUNT as DEFAULT_SEARCH_COUNT
+from .model import FETCH_PATH as FETCH_PATH
+from .model import MAX_FETCH_URL_CHARS as MAX_FETCH_URL_CHARS
 from .model import MAX_QUERY_CHARS as MAX_QUERY_CHARS
 from .model import MAX_SEARCH_COUNT as MAX_SEARCH_COUNT
 from .model import SEARCH_PATH as SEARCH_PATH
+from .model import FetchRequest as FetchRequest
+from .model import FetchResponse as FetchResponse
 from .model import SearchRequest as SearchRequest
 from .model import SearchResponse as SearchResponse
 from .model import SearchResult as SearchResult
diff --git a/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/client.py b/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/client.py
similarity index 65%
rename from src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/client.py
rename to src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/client.py
index 63f7717..ef11e68 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/client.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/client.py
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
-"""DeepSeek's Search API: one request per query, no model round.
+"""DeepSeek's Search and Fetch APIs: plain JSON, one bearer key.
 
-The endpoint is a plain JSON API on the platform base URL, authenticated with
-the same bearer key as the model APIs. It replaces the older server-side search
-turn (``POST /messages`` with a hosted ``web_search`` tool), which spent a whole
-completion round — and its input tokens — just to pick the query, and could only
-return titles and URLs. A Search API response already carries a snippet and a
-model-facing summary, so the local ``web_search`` tool can hand the model
+``POST /v1/tools/search`` answers a query in one request, without spending a
+model round — the endpoint replaces the older server-side search turn, which
+cost a whole completion round (and its input tokens) just to pick the query and
+could only return titles and URLs. A Search response already carries a snippet
+and a model-facing summary, so the local ``web_search`` tool can hand the model
 something readable on the first call.
 
+``POST /v1/tools/fetch`` reads one public page and returns its title and content
+as Markdown, for the remote ``fetch`` tool. Both endpoints share the session,
+authentication, error shape, retry policy and rate limits.
+
 ``count`` does not affect billing (one successful request costs the same for 1
 or 50 results); only successful requests are billable, so the retries below are
 safe. The account-level limit is 5 QPS and is shared across the Search and Fetch
-APIs independently of model concurrency.
+APIs independently of model concurrency; Fetch also has a per-domain limit.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 
 import msgspec
 import niquests
@@ -31,9 +35,13 @@ from plyngent.lmproto.search import SearchHit
 
 from .model import (
     DEFAULT_SEARCH_COUNT,
+    FETCH_PATH,
+    MAX_FETCH_URL_CHARS,
     MAX_QUERY_CHARS,
     MAX_SEARCH_COUNT,
     SEARCH_PATH,
+    FetchRequest,
+    FetchResponse,
     SearchRequest,
     SearchResponse,
     SearchResult,
@@ -51,12 +59,13 @@ RETRY_DELAYS: tuple[float, ...] = (0.5, 1.0)
 _SNIPPET_FALLBACK_CHARS = 200
 
 
-class DeepseekSearchClient:
-    """``POST /v1/tools/search``: one query in, ranked hits out."""
+class DeepseekWebToolsClient:
+    """``POST /v1/tools/search`` and ``/v1/tools/fetch`` on one session."""
 
     session: niquests.AsyncSession
     encoder: msgspec.json.Encoder
     decoder: msgspec.json.Decoder[SearchResponse]
+    fetch_decoder: msgspec.json.Decoder[FetchResponse]
 
     def __init__(self, config: OpenAIConfig) -> None:
         self.session = niquests.AsyncSession(
@@ -66,6 +75,7 @@ class DeepseekSearchClient:
         )
         self.encoder = msgspec.json.Encoder()
         self.decoder = msgspec.json.Decoder(SearchResponse)
+        self.fetch_decoder = msgspec.json.Decoder(FetchResponse)
 
     async def search(
         self,
@@ -97,6 +107,19 @@ class DeepseekSearchClient:
         parsed = self.decoder.decode(body)
         return [hit for hit in map(_to_hit, parsed.results) if hit.url]
 
+    async def fetch(self, url: str) -> FetchResponse:
+        """Read *url* and return its title and Markdown content.
+
+        The page is fetched from DeepSeek's network, not from this host: local
+        SSRF checks do not apply, and neither do private-host grants — a LAN or
+        loopback target is simply unreachable there (the endpoint answers 403 or
+        404). The URL is still validated here so a malformed request fails
+        before it costs a round trip.
+        """
+        _validate_fetch_url(url)
+        body = await self._post(FETCH_PATH, self.encoder.encode(FetchRequest(url=url)))
+        return self.fetch_decoder.decode(body)
+
     async def _post(self, path: str, data: bytes) -> bytes:
         """POST *data*, retrying the statuses that mean "wait and try again"."""
         for delay in RETRY_DELAYS:
@@ -150,4 +173,22 @@ def _shorten(text: str) -> str:
     return text[: _SNIPPET_FALLBACK_CHARS - 1].rstrip() + "…"
 
 
-__all__ = ["RETRY_DELAYS", "DeepseekSearchClient"]
+def _validate_fetch_url(url: str) -> None:
+    """Reject a URL the endpoint would refuse, before paying for the request."""
+    if not url or len(url) > MAX_FETCH_URL_CHARS:
+        msg = f"fetch url must be 1-{MAX_FETCH_URL_CHARS} characters"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+    try:
+        parts = urlsplit(url)
+    except ValueError:
+        msg = "fetch url is malformed"
+        raise ValueError(msg) from None
+    if parts.scheme not in {"http", "https"} or not parts.hostname:
+        msg = "fetch url must be an absolute http(s) URL with a host"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+    if parts.username or parts.password:
+        msg = "fetch url must not carry a username or password"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+
+__all__ = ["RETRY_DELAYS", "DeepseekWebToolsClient"]
diff --git a/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/model.py b/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/model.py
similarity index 70%
rename from src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/model.py
rename to src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/model.py
index d14fe71..b8e4dec 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/search/model.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/lmproto/deepseek/webtools/model.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-"""Wire models for DeepSeek's Search API (``POST /v1/tools/search``)."""
+"""Wire models for DeepSeek's Search and Fetch APIs."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import msgspec
 
 SEARCH_PATH = "/v1/tools/search"
+FETCH_PATH = "/v1/tools/fetch"
 DEFAULT_SEARCH_COUNT = 10
 MAX_SEARCH_COUNT = 50
 MAX_QUERY_CHARS = 128
+MAX_FETCH_URL_CHARS = 8192
 
 
 class SearchRequest(msgspec.Struct, omit_defaults=True):
@@ -38,11 +40,28 @@ class SearchResponse(msgspec.Struct):
     results: list[SearchResult]
 
 
+class FetchRequest(msgspec.Struct):
+    """Body of one fetch request: a single absolute http(s) URL."""
+
+    url: str
+
+
+class FetchResponse(msgspec.Struct):
+    """A fetched page: its title and its content rendered as Markdown."""
+
+    title: str = ""
+    content: str = ""
+
+
 __all__ = [
     "DEFAULT_SEARCH_COUNT",
+    "FETCH_PATH",
+    "MAX_FETCH_URL_CHARS",
     "MAX_QUERY_CHARS",
     "MAX_SEARCH_COUNT",
     "SEARCH_PATH",
+    "FetchRequest",
+    "FetchResponse",
     "SearchRequest",
     "SearchResponse",
     "SearchResult",
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/__init__.py b/src/plyngent/tools/__init__.py
index 4ec3210..45b8153 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from .file import write_file as write_file
 from .net import NET_TOOLS as NET_TOOLS
 from .net import clear_private_grants as clear_private_grants
 from .net import clear_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs as clear_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs
-from .net import fetch as fetch
+from .net import fetch_local as fetch_local
 from .net import grant_private_host as grant_private_host
 from .net import set_fetch_policy_confirm_hook as set_fetch_policy_confirm_hook
 from .net import set_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs as set_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/context.py b/src/plyngent/tools/context.py
index 05e67d1..489c48c 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/context.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/context.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ _read_only: ContextVar[bool] = ContextVar("plyngent_read_only_context", default=
 def read_only_context() -> Generator[None]:
     """Mark the current context as read-only for tool execution.
 
-    Tools that may mutate depending on arguments (e.g. ``fetch`` with a
+    Tools that may mutate depending on arguments (e.g. ``fetch_local`` with a
     non-GET method) check :func:`is_read_only_context` and refuse to mutate
     while it is set.
     """
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/danger.py b/src/plyngent/tools/danger.py
index 1f23117..e70947a 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/danger.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/danger.py
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ def _open_pty_reason(args: Mapping[str, object]) -> str | None:
 
 
 def _fetch_reason(args: Mapping[str, object]) -> str | None:
-    """Soft-confirm cleartext HTTP and mutating fetch methods (not private-host policy)."""
-    from plyngent.tools.net.fetch import fetch_soft_reason
+    """Soft-confirm cleartext HTTP and mutating fetch_local methods (not private-host policy)."""
+    from plyngent.tools.net.fetch_local import fetch_soft_reason
 
     method_obj = args.get("method", "GET")
     url_obj = args.get("url", "")
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def classify_danger(name: str, args: Mapping[str, object]) -> str | None:  # noq
     soft confirms for mutating tools and risky command launches — interpreters
     (however invoked) and detached runners such as ``nohup``, resolved past
     environment wrappers and ``<launcher> run``.
-    Private/loopback fetch targets use a separate policy grant (not YOLO).
+    Private/loopback fetch_local targets use a separate policy grant (not YOLO).
     """
     if name == "delete_path":
         return _delete_path_reason(args)
@@ -227,6 +227,6 @@ def classify_danger(name: str, args: Mapping[str, object]) -> str | None:  # noq
         return _run_argv_batch_reason(args)
     if name == "open_pty":
         return _open_pty_reason(args)
-    if name == "fetch":
+    if name == "fetch_local":
         return _fetch_reason(args)
     return None
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/file/get_truncated.py b/src/plyngent/tools/file/get_truncated.py
index 9eaaaba..8a0b52c 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/file/get_truncated.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/file/get_truncated.py
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@ async def get_truncated(token: str, *, max_chars: int = DEFAULT_TOOL_RESULT_MAX_
     """Fetch the next chunk of a truncated result using its ``truncate_token``.
 
     Pass the token shown at the end of a truncated ``read_file``, ``fetch``,
-    ``run_argv``, or earlier ``get_truncated`` result to keep reading without
-    re-requesting the whole source or raising limits. Truncated output carries a
-    fresh token, so chunks chain indefinitely. File chunks resume in the same
-    view as the original read: numbered reads continue as numbered lines
-    (editable via ``edit_lineno``), plain reads as raw text with a 1-based
-    ``L{begin}-{end}`` range. Memory chunks (generic tool output, and ``fetch``
-    bodies) are served from a short-lived in-memory store that is forgotten when
-    the agent exits, so resuming a fetch never repeats the request.
+    ``fetch_local``, ``run_argv``, or earlier ``get_truncated`` result to keep
+    reading without re-requesting the whole source or raising limits. Truncated
+    output carries a fresh token, so chunks chain indefinitely. File chunks
+    resume in the same view as the original read: numbered reads continue as
+    numbered lines (editable via ``edit_lineno``), plain reads as raw text with
+    a 1-based ``L{begin}-{end}`` range. Memory chunks (generic tool output, and
+    ``fetch``/``fetch_local`` bodies) are served from a short-lived in-memory
+    store that is forgotten when the agent exits, so resuming a fetch never
+    repeats the request.
     """
     parsed = decode_truncate_token(token)
     if parsed is None:
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/net/__init__.py b/src/plyngent/tools/net/__init__.py
index 6fbf082..7ecfd4f 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/net/__init__.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/net/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .fetch import fetch as fetch
+from .fetch_local import fetch_local as fetch_local
 from .grants import clear_private_grants as clear_private_grants
 from .grants import grant_private_host as grant_private_host
 from .grants import set_fetch_policy_confirm_hook as set_fetch_policy_confirm_hook
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ from .policy import clear_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs as clear_ssrf_assume_public_c
 from .policy import set_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs as set_ssrf_assume_public_cidrs
 
 NET_TOOLS = [
-    fetch,
+    fetch_local,
 ]
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/net/bing.py b/src/plyngent/tools/net/bing.py
index f250f7d..9ad19b3 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/net/bing.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/net/bing.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Bing answers a query with a plain RSS document (``?format=rss``): no key, no
 page scraping, and each ``<item>`` already carries a title, a link and a
 description (the snippet DeepSeek's own index does not hand out). The request
-goes through the fetch client the ``fetch`` tool uses, so the SSRF and
+goes through the fetch client the ``fetch_local`` tool uses, so the SSRF and
 private-host grant policy applies to it as well.
 """
 
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch.py b/src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch_local.py
similarity index 95%
rename from src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch.py
rename to src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch_local.py
index d00ec2b..f234683 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch_local.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Model-facing ``fetch`` tool (HTTP GET/POST/PUT/DELETE)."""
+"""Model-facing ``fetch_local`` tool (HTTP GET/POST/PUT/DELETE from this host)."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def format_fetch_result(
 
 
 @tool(tags=ToolTag.LOCAL | ToolTag.INSTANCE_STATE | ToolTag.YOLO | ToolTag.TRUSTABLE | ToolTag.READ_ONLY)
-async def fetch(
+async def fetch_local(
     url: str,
     *,
     method: str = "GET",
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async def fetch(
     try:
         verb = normalize_method(method)
         if is_read_only_context() and verb != "GET":
-            return "error: fetch method must be GET in a read-only context (POST/PUT/DELETE mutate)"
+            return "error: fetch_local method must be GET in a read-only context (POST/PUT/DELETE mutate)"
         parsed = parse_fetch_url(url)
         hdrs = normalize_request_headers(headers, user_agent=user_agent)
         body_bytes: bytes | None = None
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async def fetch(
     except FetchPolicyError as exc:
         return f"error: {exc}"
     except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — tool surface returns error text
-        return f"error: fetch failed: {exc}"
+        return f"error: fetch_local failed: {exc}"
 
     return format_fetch_result(
         status=result.status,
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch_remote.py b/src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch_remote.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a770fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/net/fetch_remote.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+"""Model-facing ``fetch``: read a public page through DeepSeek's Fetch API.
+
+The page is rendered to Markdown server-side, so it is the friendly counterpart
+of ``fetch_local``: use it for public articles/docs, and keep ``fetch_local``
+for localhost/LAN targets, non-GET requests, custom headers, and raw status or
+redirect inspection. The request leaves from DeepSeek's network, not this host,
+so local SSRF checks and private-host grants do not apply here.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import inspect
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from plyngent.agent.tools import ToolDefinition, ToolTag, schema_from_callable
+from plyngent.tools.net.policy import DEFAULT_MAX_CHARS
+from plyngent.tools.truncate_token import truncate_to_memory
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.webtools import DeepseekWebToolsClient
+
+FETCH_TOOL_NAME = "fetch"
+
+
+def format_page_result(
+    *,
+    title: str,
+    url: str,
+    content: str,
+    max_chars: int,
+    offset: int = 0,
+) -> str:
+    """Render a fetched page the way the other structured tool results read."""
+    start = max(0, offset)
+    body, token = truncate_to_memory(content[start:], max_chars)
+    parts = [
+        f"title={' '.join(title.split()) or '(untitled)'}",
+        f"url={url}",
+        f"chars={len(content)}",
+        f"truncated={'true' if token is not None else 'false'}",
+        "--- content ---",
+        body,
+    ]
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+def build_fetch_tool(
+    client: DeepseekWebToolsClient,
+    *,
+    default_max_chars: int = DEFAULT_MAX_CHARS,
+) -> ToolDefinition:
+    """A ``fetch`` definition backed by DeepSeek's Fetch API."""
+
+    async def fetch(url: str, offset: int = 0, max_chars: int = default_max_chars) -> str:
+        """Read a public web page as Markdown through DeepSeek's Fetch API.
+
+        Use for public articles and docs when clean Markdown is enough. The page
+        is fetched from DeepSeek's network, so localhost/LAN targets are
+        unreachable here — use ``fetch_local`` for those, for non-GET methods, or
+        when you need the raw HTTP status/headers. A successful fetch is billed
+        per request (failures are not).
+
+        ``offset`` (0-based) skips leading characters of the content. A body cut
+        by ``max_chars`` keeps its remainder in memory, resumable via its
+        ``truncate_token`` without another request (and without another charge).
+        """
+        try:
+            page = await client.fetch(url)
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — tool surface returns error text
+            return f"error: fetch failed: {exc}"
+        return format_page_result(
+            title=page.title,
+            url=url,
+            content=page.content,
+            max_chars=max_chars,
+            offset=offset,
+        )
+
+    return ToolDefinition(
+        name=FETCH_TOOL_NAME,
+        description=inspect.getdoc(fetch) or "",
+        parameters=schema_from_callable(fetch),
+        handler=fetch,
+        tags=ToolTag.LOCAL | ToolTag.READ_ONLY,
+    )
+
+
+__all__ = ["FETCH_TOOL_NAME", "build_fetch_tool", "format_page_result"]
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/net/grants.py b/src/plyngent/tools/net/grants.py
index 57f10e2..0961ed8 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/net/grants.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/net/grants.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async def ensure_host_allowed(
     try:
         inst = instance if instance is not None else require_bound_instance()
     except WorkspaceError as exc:
-        msg = f"instance state is not bound for fetch policy: {exc}"
+        msg = f"instance state is not bound for fetch_local policy: {exc}"
         raise FetchPolicyError(msg) from exc
 
     parsed = parse_fetch_url(url)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async def ensure_host_allowed(
     if assessment.classification is HostClass.PUBLIC:
         return
     if assessment.classification is HostClass.FORBIDDEN:
-        msg = f"fetch blocked forbidden host {parsed.host!r} (addresses: {', '.join(assessment.addresses)})"
+        msg = f"fetch_local blocked forbidden host {parsed.host!r} (addresses: {', '.join(assessment.addresses)})"
         raise FetchPolicyError(msg)
 
     # PRIVATE
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ async def ensure_host_allowed(
     hook = get_fetch_policy_confirm_hook(inst)
     if hook is None:
         msg = (
-            f"fetch blocked private/loopback host {parsed.host}:{parsed.port} "
+            f"fetch_local blocked private/loopback host {parsed.host}:{parsed.port} "
             f"({assessment.reason}; no policy confirm hook / non-interactive deny)"
         )
         raise FetchPolicyError(msg)
     try:
         allowed = bool(hook(parsed.host, parsed.port, parsed.url, timeout))
     except Exception as exc:
-        msg = f"fetch blocked private/loopback host {parsed.host}:{parsed.port} (confirm failed: {exc})"
+        msg = f"fetch_local blocked private/loopback host {parsed.host}:{parsed.port} (confirm failed: {exc})"
         raise FetchPolicyError(msg) from exc
     if not allowed:
         msg = (
-            f"fetch blocked private/loopback host {parsed.host}:{parsed.port} "
+            f"fetch_local blocked private/loopback host {parsed.host}:{parsed.port} "
             f"(user declined or timed out after {timeout:g}s; not skipped by YOLO)"
         )
         raise FetchPolicyError(msg)
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/net/policy.py b/src/plyngent/tools/net/policy.py
index 0c9e4fb..10c8977 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/net/policy.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/net/policy.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""URL / host policy for the fetch tool (SSRF, private grants, cleartext)."""
+"""URL / host policy for the fetch_local tool (SSRF, private grants, cleartext)."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/net/search.py b/src/plyngent/tools/net/search.py
index 6cc6052..7a5747a 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/net/search.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/net/search.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ the handler asks the configured search sources behind the scenes —
 one fails or finds nothing. DeepSeek's own source is the Search API
 (``POST /v1/tools/search``), which answers in one request instead of a model
 round. A hit is a title, a URL and (when the source has one) a snippet: read a
-page with ``fetch`` before relying on its content.
+page with ``fetch`` (or ``fetch_local`` for local/LAN targets) before relying on
+its content.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ from plyngent.agent.tools import ToolDefinition, ToolTag, schema_from_callable
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Sequence
 
-    from plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.search import DeepseekSearchClient
+    from plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.webtools import DeepseekWebToolsClient
     from plyngent.lmproto.search import SearchHit
 
 WEB_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME = "web_search"
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ class SearchBackend(Protocol):
 class DeepseekSearchBackend:
     """DeepSeek's own index: one Search API request per query."""
 
-    _client: DeepseekSearchClient
+    _client: DeepseekWebToolsClient
 
-    def __init__(self, client: DeepseekSearchClient) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, client: DeepseekWebToolsClient) -> None:
         self._client = client
 
     async def search(self, query: str) -> Sequence[SearchHit]:
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ def build_web_search_tool(
         """Search the web and return the pages that matched.
 
         One entry per hit (``title — url``, plus the snippet when the source has
-        one): read a page with ``fetch`` before relying on its content.
+        one): read a page with ``fetch`` (or ``fetch_local`` for local targets)
+        before relying on its content.
         """
         found, failures = await search_in_order(backends, query)
         if not found:
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/truncate_token.py b/src/plyngent/tools/truncate_token.py
index 30fbea9..057a9cb 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/truncate_token.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/truncate_token.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 Every truncation site (the agent loop's generic tool-result cap,
 ``run_argv`` / ``run_argv_batch`` per-stream caps, ``read_file``,
-``fetch``, and request-time compact shrinks) appends the same compact marker
-when output is cut short::
+``fetch`` / ``fetch_local``, and request-time compact shrinks) appends the same
+compact marker when output is cut short::
 
     [Truncated (32000 chars max.; 500 omitted). truncate_token=...]
 
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ source is exhausted (then no marker is emitted).
 
 A ``file`` remainder is re-read from disk by ``location`` + ``offset``, so it
 survives for as long as the file does. Everything else — arbitrary tool output
-(run_argv stdout, todo renders, …) and ``fetch`` bodies — has no source worth
-re-running (a re-fetch costs a round trip and re-hits the remote), so its
-remainder lives in a short-lived in-memory store (``kind="memory"``) that is
+(run_argv stdout, todo renders, …) and ``fetch`` / ``fetch_local`` bodies — have
+no source worth re-running (a re-fetch costs a round trip and re-hits the remote),
+so its remainder lives in a short-lived in-memory store (``kind="memory"``) that is
 forgotten when the agent process exits; the model must re-run the tool after
 that.
 """
diff --git a/tests/test_cli/test_display.py b/tests/test_cli/test_display.py
index 46d8084..bcfd640 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli/test_display.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli/test_display.py
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ async def test_pretty_fetch(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
         "status=200\nmethod=GET\nfinal_url=https://example.com\ncontent_type=application/json\n"
         "body_kind=json\nbytes=1229\ntruncated=false\nredirects=0\nsecurity=public\n--- body ---\n{...}\n"
     )
-    await render_events(_aiter([_pretty_call("fetch", '{"url": "https://example.com"}'), _result(result)]))
+    await render_events(_aiter([_pretty_call("fetch_local", '{"url": "https://example.com"}'), _result(result)]))
     out = capsys.readouterr().out
     assert "* Fetch GET https://example.com (200)" in out
     assert "[tool]" not in out
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ async def test_pretty_fetch_error_status(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) ->
         "status=404\nmethod=GET\nfinal_url=https://example.com/nope\ncontent_type=text/html\n"
         "body_kind=html\nbytes=45\ntruncated=false\nredirects=0\nsecurity=public\n--- body ---\nNot found\n"
     )
-    await render_events(_aiter([_pretty_call("fetch", '{"url": "https://example.com/nope"}'), _result(result)]))
+    await render_events(_aiter([_pretty_call("fetch_local", '{"url": "https://example.com/nope"}'), _result(result)]))
     out = capsys.readouterr().out
     assert "* Fetch GET https://example.com/nope (404)" in out
 
@@ -565,17 +565,37 @@ async def test_pretty_fetch_truncated(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> Non
         "status=200\nmethod=GET\nfinal_url=https://example.com\ncontent_type=text/plain\n"
         "body_kind=text\nbytes=50000\ntruncated=true\nredirects=0\nsecurity=public\n--- body ---\n..."
     )
-    await render_events(_aiter([_pretty_call("fetch", '{"url": "https://example.com"}'), _result(result)]))
+    await render_events(_aiter([_pretty_call("fetch_local", '{"url": "https://example.com"}'), _result(result)]))
     out = capsys.readouterr().out
     assert "* Fetch GET https://example.com (200)" in out
 
 
 async def test_pretty_fetch_error(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
     await render_events(
-        _aiter([_pretty_call("fetch", '{"url": "https://example.com"}'), _result("error: fetch failed: boom")])
+        _aiter(
+            [_pretty_call("fetch_local", '{"url": "https://example.com"}'), _result("error: fetch_local failed: boom")]
+        )
     )
     out = capsys.readouterr().out
-    assert "* Fetch GET https://example.com (error: fetch failed: boom)" in out
+    assert "* Fetch GET https://example.com (error: fetch_local failed: boom)" in out
+
+
+async def test_pretty_remote_fetch(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
+    result = "title=Example article\nurl=https://example.com\nchars=1234\ntruncated=false\n--- content ---\n..."
+    await render_events(_aiter([_pretty_call("fetch", '{"url": "https://example.com"}'), _result(result)]))
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "* Fetch https://example.com (1234 chars)" in out
+
+
+async def test_pretty_fetch_reads_a_legacy_local_row(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
+    # Rows written before the local tool was renamed carry the local status block.
+    result = (
+        "status=200\nmethod=GET\nfinal_url=https://example.com\ncontent_type=text/plain\n"
+        "body_kind=text\nbytes=12\ntruncated=false\nredirects=0\nsecurity=public\n--- body ---\nhi\n"
+    )
+    await render_events(_aiter([_pretty_call("fetch", '{"url": "https://example.com"}'), _result(result)]))
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "* Fetch https://example.com (200)" in out
 
 
 async def test_pretty_web_search(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_lmproto/test_deepseek_search.py b/tests/test_lmproto/test_deepseek_webtools.py
similarity index 74%
rename from tests/test_lmproto/test_deepseek_search.py
rename to tests/test_lmproto/test_deepseek_webtools.py
index 2a038e3..5e42d04 100644
--- a/tests/test_lmproto/test_deepseek_search.py
+++ b/tests/test_lmproto/test_deepseek_webtools.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-"""DeepSeek's Search API client (``POST /v1/tools/search``)."""
+"""DeepSeek's Search and Fetch APIs (``/v1/tools/search``, ``/v1/tools/fetch``)."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import msgspec
 import pytest
 
-from plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.search import (
-    DeepseekSearchClient,
+from plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.webtools import (
+    DeepseekWebToolsClient,
     SearchRequest,
 )
 from plyngent.lmproto.openai_compatible.config import OpenAIConfig
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def _body(*results: dict[str, object]) -> bytes:
     return msgspec.json.encode({"results": list(results)})
 
 
-def _client() -> DeepseekSearchClient:
-    return DeepseekSearchClient(
+def _client() -> DeepseekWebToolsClient:
+    return DeepseekWebToolsClient(
         OpenAIConfig(access_key_or_token="sk-test", base_url="https://api.deepseek.com"),
     )
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ async def test_the_endpoint_error_detail_is_raised(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPat
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_a_retryable_status_is_tried_again(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     client = _client()
-    monkeypatch.setattr("plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.search.client.RETRY_DELAYS", (0.0,))
+    monkeypatch.setattr("plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.webtools.client.RETRY_DELAYS", (0.0,))
     statuses = [429, 200]
 
     async def fake_post(path: str, **kwargs: object) -> _Resp:
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ async def test_a_retryable_status_is_tried_again(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_a_balance_error_is_not_retried(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     client = _client()
-    monkeypatch.setattr("plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.search.client.RETRY_DELAYS", (0.0,))
+    monkeypatch.setattr("plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.webtools.client.RETRY_DELAYS", (0.0,))
     calls: list[int] = []
 
     async def fake_post(path: str, **kwargs: object) -> _Resp:
@@ -197,3 +197,50 @@ async def test_a_balance_error_is_not_retried(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -
 def test_the_request_model_omits_what_was_not_set() -> None:
     encoded = msgspec.json.encode(SearchRequest(query="q"))
     assert msgspec.json.decode(encoded, type=dict[str, object]) == {"query": "q"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_posts_the_url_and_returns_the_page(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    client = _client()
+    sent: dict[str, object] = {}
+
+    async def fake_post(path: str, **kwargs: object) -> _Resp:
+        sent["path"] = path
+        sent.update(kwargs)
+        return _Resp(200, msgspec.json.encode({"title": "Example article", "content": "# Article\n\nBody."}))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(client.session, "post", fake_post)
+    page = await client.fetch("https://example.com/article")
+
+    assert page.title == "Example article"
+    assert page.content == "# Article\n\nBody."
+    assert sent["path"] == "/v1/tools/fetch"
+    assert _decode_request(sent["data"]) == {"url": "https://example.com/article"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_rejects_a_url_the_endpoint_would_refuse(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    client = _client()
+    calls: list[object] = []
+
+    async def fake_post(path: str, **kwargs: object) -> _Resp:
+        calls.append(path)
+        return _Resp(200, b"{}")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(client.session, "post", fake_post)
+    for url in ("file:///etc/passwd", "https://user:secret@example.com/", "https:///no-host", ""):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            _ = await client.fetch(url)
+    assert calls == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_surfaces_a_security_policy_rejection(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    client = _client()
+
+    async def fake_post(path: str, **kwargs: object) -> _Resp:
+        return _Resp(403, b'{"error": {"message": "target rejected by security policy"}}')
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(client.session, "post", fake_post)
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="security policy"):
+        _ = await client.fetch("https://example.com/blocked")
diff --git a/tests/test_tools/test_catalog.py b/tests/test_tools/test_catalog.py
index 06579cd..4ea3617 100644
--- a/tests/test_tools/test_catalog.py
+++ b/tests/test_tools/test_catalog.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def test_read_only_classification() -> None:
         "vcs_diff",
         "vcs_log",
         "vcs_branch",
-        "fetch",
+        "fetch_local",
         "skill_list",
         "skill_read",
         "skill_search",
diff --git a/tests/test_tools/test_fetch.py b/tests/test_tools/test_fetch_local.py
similarity index 84%
rename from tests/test_tools/test_fetch.py
rename to tests/test_tools/test_fetch_local.py
index 632b204..6294918 100644
--- a/tests/test_tools/test_fetch.py
+++ b/tests/test_tools/test_fetch_local.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Tests for tools.net.fetch (policy, UA, methods, private grants)."""
+"""Tests for tools.net.fetch_local (policy, UA, methods, private grants)."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from plyngent.tools.context import read_only_context
 from plyngent.tools.danger import classify_danger
-from plyngent.tools.net import fetch, grant_private_host
+from plyngent.tools.net import fetch_local, grant_private_host
 from plyngent.tools.net.policy import (
     DEFAULT_USER_AGENT,
     FetchPolicyError,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 
 class _Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
-    """Minimal echo server for fetch tests."""
+    """Minimal echo server for fetch_local tests."""
 
     @override
     def log_message(self, format: str, *args: object) -> None:
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ def test_soft_confirm_reason_matrix() -> None:
 
 
 def test_classify_danger_fetch() -> None:
-    assert classify_danger("fetch", {"url": "https://example.com/", "method": "GET"}) is None
-    reason = classify_danger("fetch", {"url": "http://example.com/", "method": "GET"})
+    assert classify_danger("fetch_local", {"url": "https://example.com/", "method": "GET"}) is None
+    reason = classify_danger("fetch_local", {"url": "http://example.com/", "method": "GET"})
     assert reason is not None and "cleartext" in reason
-    reason2 = classify_danger("fetch", {"url": "https://example.com/api", "method": "DELETE"})
+    reason2 = classify_danger("fetch_local", {"url": "https://example.com/api", "method": "DELETE"})
     assert reason2 is not None and "DELETE" in reason2
 
 
@@ -184,36 +184,36 @@ async def test_fetch_get_post_put_delete(workspace: Path, http_server: str) -> N
     # Grant loopback for this process/instance (fixture binds InstanceState).
     grant_private_host("127.0.0.1", int(base.rsplit(":", 1)[1]))
 
-    out = await call_async(fetch, f"{base}/hello")
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{base}/hello")
     assert "status=200" in out
     assert "GET /hello" in out
     assert "security=cleartext-http" in out
 
-    out_post = await call_async(fetch, f"{base}/echo", method="POST", body="hi")
+    out_post = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{base}/echo", method="POST", body="hi")
     assert "status=201" in out_post
     assert "POST:hi" in out_post
 
-    out_put = await call_async(fetch, f"{base}/echo", method="PUT", body="x")
+    out_put = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{base}/echo", method="PUT", body="x")
     assert "PUT:x" in out_put
 
-    out_del = await call_async(fetch, f"{base}/x", method="DELETE")
+    out_del = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{base}/x", method="DELETE")
     assert "status=204" in out_del
 
 
 async def test_fetch_read_only_context_blocks_non_get(workspace: Path, http_server: str) -> None:
-    """In a read-only context fetch only allows GET; outside it POST works."""
+    """In a read-only context fetch_local only allows GET; outside it POST works."""
     del workspace
     port = int(http_server.rsplit(":", 1)[1])
     grant_private_host("127.0.0.1", port)
 
     with read_only_context():
-        out = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/hello")
+        out = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/hello")
         assert "status=200" in out  # GET is fine in a read-only context
-        blocked = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/echo", method="POST", body="hi")
+        blocked = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/echo", method="POST", body="hi")
         assert blocked.startswith("error:")
         assert "GET" in blocked
 
-    out_post = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/echo", method="POST", body="hi")
+    out_post = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/echo", method="POST", body="hi")
     assert "POST:hi" in out_post
 
 
@@ -222,18 +222,18 @@ async def test_fetch_user_agent_passthrough(workspace: Path, http_server: str) -
     port = int(http_server.rsplit(":", 1)[1])
     grant_private_host("127.0.0.1", port)
 
-    out = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/ua", user_agent="AgentUA/9")
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/ua", user_agent="AgentUA/9")
     assert "AgentUA/9" in out
 
     out2 = await call_async(
-        fetch,
+        fetch_local,
         f"{http_server}/ua",
         headers={"User-Agent": "HeaderUA/1"},
     )
     assert "HeaderUA/1" in out2
 
     out3 = await call_async(
-        fetch,
+        fetch_local,
         f"{http_server}/ua",
         headers={"User-Agent": "HeaderUA/1"},
         user_agent="ArgUA/2",
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ async def test_fetch_truncation_and_binary(workspace: Path, http_server: str) ->
     port = int(http_server.rsplit(":", 1)[1])
     grant_private_host("127.0.0.1", port)
 
-    out = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/big", max_bytes=100)
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/big", max_bytes=100)
     assert "truncated=true" in out
     assert "bytes=100" in out
 
-    out_bin = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/bin")
+    out_bin = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/bin")
     assert "body_kind=binary" in out_bin
     assert "binary body omitted" in out_bin
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ async def test_fetch_char_truncation_embeds_token(workspace: Path, http_server:
     port = int(http_server.rsplit(":", 1)[1])
     grant_private_host("127.0.0.1", port)
 
-    out = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/big", max_chars=1000)
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/big", max_chars=1000)
     assert "truncated=true" in out
     body = out.split("--- body ---", 1)[-1]
     assert "truncate_token=" in body
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ async def test_fetch_offset_skips_body(workspace: Path, http_server: str) -> Non
     grant_private_host("127.0.0.1", port)
 
     # /big body is 5000 chars; offset 4900 leaves 100 chars, no token needed.
-    out = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/big", max_chars=200, offset=4900)
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/big", max_chars=200, offset=4900)
     body = out.split("--- body ---", 1)[-1]
     assert body.strip() == "x" * 100
     assert "truncate_token=" not in out
@@ -290,21 +290,21 @@ async def test_fetch_offset_skips_body(workspace: Path, http_server: str) -> Non
 async def test_fetch_private_denied_without_grant(workspace: Path, http_server: str) -> None:
     del workspace
     # No grant, no policy hook → hard deny (even though server is up).
-    out = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/hello")
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/hello")
     assert out.startswith("error:")
     assert "private" in out or "loopback" in out
 
 
 async def test_fetch_forbidden_metadata(workspace: Path) -> None:
     del workspace
-    out = await call_async(fetch, "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/")
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/")
     assert out.startswith("error:")
     assert "forbidden" in out
 
 
 async def test_fetch_bad_scheme(workspace: Path) -> None:
     del workspace
-    out = await call_async(fetch, "file:///etc/passwd")
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, "file:///etc/passwd")
     assert out.startswith("error:")
     assert "scheme" in out
 
@@ -313,6 +313,6 @@ async def test_fetch_redirect_loop_capped(workspace: Path, http_server: str) ->
     del workspace
     port = int(http_server.rsplit(":", 1)[1])
     grant_private_host("127.0.0.1", port)
-    out = await call_async(fetch, f"{http_server}/redirect-loop", max_redirects=3)
+    out = await call_async(fetch_local, f"{http_server}/redirect-loop", max_redirects=3)
     assert out.startswith("error:")
     assert "redirect" in out.lower()
diff --git a/tests/test_tools/test_fetch_remote.py b/tests/test_tools/test_fetch_remote.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..882420d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_tools/test_fetch_remote.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+"""The remote ``fetch`` tool (DeepSeek's Fetch API, Markdown pages)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from plyngent.agent.tools import ToolTag
+from plyngent.lmproto.deepseek.webtools import FetchResponse
+from plyngent.tools.net.fetch_remote import FETCH_TOOL_NAME, build_fetch_tool
+
+
+class _Client:
+    """Stands in for DeepseekWebToolsClient.fetch."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *, page: FetchResponse | None = None, error: str | None = None) -> None:
+        self.page = page or FetchResponse(title="T", content="body")
+        self.error = error
+        self.urls: list[str] = []
+
+    async def fetch(self, url: str) -> FetchResponse:
+        self.urls.append(url)
+        if self.error is not None:
+            raise RuntimeError(self.error)
+        return self.page
+
+
+def _tool(client: _Client, *, max_chars: int = 32_000):
+    return build_fetch_tool(client, default_max_chars=max_chars)
+
+
+def test_definition_shape() -> None:
+    definition = _tool(_Client())
+    assert definition.name == FETCH_TOOL_NAME == "fetch"
+    assert definition.tags == ToolTag.LOCAL | ToolTag.READ_ONLY
+    properties = definition.parameters["properties"]
+    assert set(properties) == {"url", "offset", "max_chars"}
+    assert definition.parameters["required"] == ["url"]
+    assert "fetch_local" in definition.description
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_handler_renders_title_url_and_content() -> None:
+    client = _Client(page=FetchResponse(title="  Example   article ", content="# Heading\n\nBody."))
+    result = await _tool(client).handler(url="https://example.com/article")
+
+    assert client.urls == ["https://example.com/article"]
+    assert result.splitlines() == [
+        "title=Example article",
+        "url=https://example.com/article",
+        "chars=16",
+        "truncated=false",
+        "--- content ---",
+        "# Heading",
+        "",
+        "Body.",
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_offset_and_truncation_keep_the_remainder_resumable() -> None:
+    client = _Client(page=FetchResponse(title="", content="0123456789"))
+    result = await _tool(client, max_chars=3).handler(url="https://example.com/", offset=5)
+
+    assert "title=(untitled)" in result
+    assert "--- content ---\n567" in result
+    assert "truncated=true" in result
+    assert "truncate_token=" in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_handler_reports_a_client_error() -> None:
+    result = await _tool(_Client(error="HTTP 404: no usable content")).handler(url="https://example.com/x")
+    assert result == "error: fetch failed: HTTP 404: no usable content"
diff --git a/tests/test_tools/test_get_truncated.py b/tests/test_tools/test_get_truncated.py
index 6823319..02a7311 100644
--- a/tests/test_tools/test_get_truncated.py
+++ b/tests/test_tools/test_get_truncated.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ async def test_get_truncated_file_missing(workspace: Path) -> None:
 
 async def test_get_truncated_serves_a_fetch_body_without_refetching(monkeypatch) -> None:
     """A fetch body's token reads the stored remainder; the request is not repeated."""
-    from plyngent.tools.net.fetch import format_fetch_result
+    from plyngent.tools.net.fetch_local import format_fetch_result
 
-    fetch_module = importlib.import_module("plyngent.tools.net.fetch")
+    fetch_module = importlib.import_module("plyngent.tools.net.fetch_local")
 
     async def _must_not_refetch(*_args: object, **_kwargs: object) -> str:
         msg = "resuming a fetch body must not re-run the request"