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Continue is not able to read webpages #13083

Description

@des2013

Type: Bug

The current website-reading tool is called fetch_url_content. Continue via GPT-5.6-sol reports that fetch_url_content is not able to read parts of webpages hidden by javascript. Example: I am building an API handler, and I give the ai the url to the API documentation. The ai reports that it has read the webpage and procedes to build the handler code. Later investigation reveals that not all the rules have been followed because that documentation was "hidden" behind javascript navigation (e.g. tab clicks) on the html page. The result is errors in the the generated code and no warning from the ai that a problem has been encountered. Please suggest a solution to this problem that works for this scenario.

Extension version: 2.0.0
VSCodium version: VSCodium 1.126.04524 (4c0b0c6cc561d2d3636d1ec250935431876ce4dc, 2026-06-23T01:46:13Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Modes:

System Info
Item Value
CPUs Apple M2 Max (12 x 2400)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: enabled_on
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) 2, 2, 2
Memory (System) 64.00GB (14.05GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader no
VM 0%

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