diff --git a/src/Fetcher.ts b/src/Fetcher.ts
index 83fb95e..41031f2 100644
--- a/src/Fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/Fetcher.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ import is_ip_private from "private-ip";
 import { RequestPayload } from "./types.js";
 
 export class Fetcher {
+  private static applyLengthLimits(text: string, maxLength: number, startIndex: number): string {
+    if (startIndex >= text.length) {
+      return "";
+    }
+    
+    const end = Math.min(startIndex + maxLength, text.length);
+    return text.substring(startIndex, end);
+  }
   private static async _fetch({
     url,
     headers,
@@ -38,7 +46,15 @@ export class Fetcher {
   static async html(requestPayload: RequestPayload) {
     try {
       const response = await this._fetch(requestPayload);
-      const html = await response.text();
+      let html = await response.text();
+      
+      // Apply length limits
+      html = this.applyLengthLimits(
+        html, 
+        requestPayload.max_length ?? 5000, 
+        requestPayload.start_index ?? 0
+      );
+      
       return { content: [{ type: "text", text: html }], isError: false };
     } catch (error) {
       return {
@@ -52,8 +68,17 @@ export class Fetcher {
     try {
       const response = await this._fetch(requestPayload);
       const json = await response.json();
+      let jsonString = JSON.stringify(json);
+      
+      // Apply length limits
+      jsonString = this.applyLengthLimits(
+        jsonString,
+        requestPayload.max_length ?? 5000,
+        requestPayload.start_index ?? 0
+      );
+      
       return {
-        content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(json) }],
+        content: [{ type: "text", text: jsonString }],
         isError: false,
       };
     } catch (error) {
@@ -78,8 +103,14 @@ export class Fetcher {
       Array.from(styles).forEach((style) => style.remove());
 
       const text = document.body.textContent || "";
-
-      const normalizedText = text.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+      let normalizedText = text.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+      
+      // Apply length limits
+      normalizedText = this.applyLengthLimits(
+        normalizedText,
+        requestPayload.max_length ?? 5000,
+        requestPayload.start_index ?? 0
+      );
 
       return {
         content: [{ type: "text", text: normalizedText }],
@@ -98,7 +129,15 @@ export class Fetcher {
       const response = await this._fetch(requestPayload);
       const html = await response.text();
       const turndownService = new TurndownService();
-      const markdown = turndownService.turndown(html);
+      let markdown = turndownService.turndown(html);
+      
+      // Apply length limits
+      markdown = this.applyLengthLimits(
+        markdown,
+        requestPayload.max_length ?? 5000,
+        requestPayload.start_index ?? 0
+      );
+      
       return { content: [{ type: "text", text: markdown }], isError: false };
     } catch (error) {
       return {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 03c076f..86bb5b4 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
               type: "object",
               description: "Optional headers to include in the request",
             },
+            max_length: {
+              type: "number",
+              description: "Maximum number of characters to return (default: 5000)",
+            },
+            start_index: {
+              type: "number",
+              description: "Start content from this character index (default: 0)",
+            },
           },
           required: ["url"],
         },
@@ -57,6 +65,14 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
               type: "object",
               description: "Optional headers to include in the request",
             },
+            max_length: {
+              type: "number",
+              description: "Maximum number of characters to return (default: 5000)",
+            },
+            start_index: {
+              type: "number",
+              description: "Start content from this character index (default: 0)",
+            },
           },
           required: ["url"],
         },
@@ -76,6 +92,14 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
               type: "object",
               description: "Optional headers to include in the request",
             },
+            max_length: {
+              type: "number",
+              description: "Maximum number of characters to return (default: 5000)",
+            },
+            start_index: {
+              type: "number",
+              description: "Start content from this character index (default: 0)",
+            },
           },
           required: ["url"],
         },
@@ -94,6 +118,14 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
               type: "object",
               description: "Optional headers to include in the request",
             },
+            max_length: {
+              type: "number",
+              description: "Maximum number of characters to return (default: 5000)",
+            },
+            start_index: {
+              type: "number",
+              description: "Start content from this character index (default: 0)",
+            },
           },
           required: ["url"],
         },
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 58851e5..bff6404 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 export const RequestPayloadSchema = z.object({
   url: z.string().url(),
   headers: z.record(z.string()).optional(),
+  max_length: z.number().int().min(1).optional().default(5000),
+  start_index: z.number().int().min(0).optional().default(0),
 });
 
-export type RequestPayload = z.infer<typeof RequestPayloadSchema>;
+// Make sure TypeScript treats the fields as optional with defaults
+export type RequestPayload = {
+  url: string;
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
+  max_length?: number;
+  start_index?: number;
+};