diff --git a/src/fetch/pyproject.toml b/src/fetch/pyproject.toml
index bbee516a..c69aed1d 100644
--- a/src/fetch/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/fetch/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.uv]
-dev-dependencies = ["pyright>=1.1.389", "ruff>=0.7.3"]
+dev-dependencies = ["pyright>=1.1.389", "ruff>=0.7.3", "pytest>=7.0.0"]
diff --git a/src/fetch/tests/__init__.py b/src/fetch/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/fetch/tests/test_server.py b/src/fetch/tests/test_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26d4ffc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fetch/tests/test_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+from mcp_server_fetch.server import Fetch
+
+
+class TestFetchParameters:
+    """Test cases for Fetch parameter validation, especially null/None handling."""
+
+    def test_fetch_with_all_parameters_provided(self):
+        """Test that all parameters work when explicitly provided."""
+        fetch = Fetch(
+            url="https://example.com",
+            max_length=1000,
+            start_index=10,
+            raw=True
+        )
+        assert str(fetch.url) == "https://example.com/"
+        assert fetch.max_length == 1000
+        assert fetch.start_index == 10
+        assert fetch.raw is True
+
+    def test_fetch_with_only_required_url(self):
+        """Test that only providing the required URL parameter works."""
+        fetch = Fetch(url="https://example.com")
+        assert str(fetch.url) == "https://example.com/"
+        assert fetch.max_length == 5000  # default value
+        assert fetch.start_index == 0     # default value
+        assert fetch.raw is False         # default value
+
+    def test_fetch_with_explicit_none_values(self):
+        """Test that explicit None values for optional parameters work (fixes issue #2035)."""
+        # This is the key test case from the original issue
+        # LibreChat was sending explicit null values which caused validation errors
+        # The fix allows None values - the server code handles None with `or` defaults
+        fetch = Fetch(
+            url="https://example.com",
+            max_length=None,
+            start_index=None,
+            raw=None
+        )
+        assert str(fetch.url) == "https://example.com/"
+        assert fetch.max_length is None   # None is allowed, defaults handled by server logic
+        assert fetch.start_index is None  # None is allowed, defaults handled by server logic
+        assert fetch.raw is None          # None is allowed, defaults handled by server logic
+
+    def test_fetch_with_mixed_none_and_values(self):
+        """Test mixing None values with actual values."""
+        fetch = Fetch(
+            url="https://example.com",
+            max_length=2000,
+            start_index=None,
+            raw=True
+        )
+        assert str(fetch.url) == "https://example.com/"
+        assert fetch.max_length == 2000
+        assert fetch.start_index is None  # None is allowed, defaults handled by server logic
+        assert fetch.raw is True
+
+    def test_fetch_url_validation(self):
+        """Test that invalid URLs are properly rejected."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            Fetch(url="not-a-valid-url")
+
+    def test_fetch_max_length_validation(self):
+        """Test max_length parameter validation."""
+        # Test zero value (should fail - gt=0)
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            Fetch(url="https://example.com", max_length=0)
+        
+        # Test negative value (should fail - gt=0)
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            Fetch(url="https://example.com", max_length=-1)
+        
+        # Test value too large (should fail - lt=1000000)
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            Fetch(url="https://example.com", max_length=1000000)
+        
+        # Test valid value
+        fetch = Fetch(url="https://example.com", max_length=1000)
+        assert fetch.max_length == 1000
+
+    def test_fetch_start_index_validation(self):
+        """Test start_index parameter validation."""
+        # Test negative value (should fail - ge=0)
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            Fetch(url="https://example.com", start_index=-1)
+        
+        # Test zero value (should pass - ge=0)
+        fetch = Fetch(url="https://example.com", start_index=0)
+        assert fetch.start_index == 0
+        
+        # Test positive value (should pass)
+        fetch = Fetch(url="https://example.com", start_index=100)
+        assert fetch.start_index == 100
+
+    def test_fetch_raw_parameter(self):
+        """Test raw parameter validation."""
+        # Test True
+        fetch = Fetch(url="https://example.com", raw=True)
+        assert fetch.raw is True
+        
+        # Test False
+        fetch = Fetch(url="https://example.com", raw=False)
+        assert fetch.raw is False
+
+    def test_fetch_parameter_from_dict_with_nulls(self):
+        """Test creating Fetch from dict with null values (simulates MCP client behavior)."""
+        # This simulates what LibreChat and other MCP clients send
+        params = {
+            "url": "https://example.com",
+            "max_length": None,
+            "start_index": None,
+            "raw": None
+        }
+        
+        fetch = Fetch(**params)
+        assert str(fetch.url) == "https://example.com/"
+        assert fetch.max_length is None   # None is allowed, defaults handled by server logic
+        assert fetch.start_index is None  # None is allowed, defaults handled by server logic
+        assert fetch.raw is None          # None is allowed, defaults handled by server logic
+
+    def test_fetch_parameter_from_dict_omitted(self):
+        """Test creating Fetch from dict with omitted optional parameters."""
+        params = {
+            "url": "https://example.com"
+        }
+        
+        fetch = Fetch(**params)
+        assert str(fetch.url) == "https://example.com/"
+        assert fetch.max_length == 5000  # default
+        assert fetch.start_index == 0     # default
+        assert fetch.raw is False         # default
+
+
+class TestServerLogic:
+    """Test cases for server call_tool logic that handles None values."""
+
+    def test_server_handles_none_values_correctly(self):
+        """Test that server logic converts None values to defaults in call_tool."""
+        # Test the core logic from lines 241-242 in server.py
+        # start_index = args.start_index or 0
+        # max_length = args.max_length or 5000
+        
+        # Create a Fetch object with None values (as would come from MCP clients)
+        args = Fetch(
+            url="https://example.com",
+            max_length=None,
+            start_index=None,
+            raw=None
+        )
+        
+        # Test the server logic that handles None values
+        start_index = args.start_index or 0
+        max_length = args.max_length or 5000
+        raw = args.raw or False
+        
+        # Verify that None values are converted to defaults
+        assert start_index == 0, "start_index should default to 0 when None"
+        assert max_length == 5000, "max_length should default to 5000 when None"
+        assert raw is False, "raw should default to False when None"
+
+    def test_server_preserves_explicit_values(self):
+        """Test that server logic preserves explicit non-None values."""
+        # Create a Fetch object with explicit values
+        args = Fetch(
+            url="https://example.com",
+            max_length=1000,
+            start_index=100,
+            raw=True
+        )
+        
+        # Test the server logic
+        start_index = args.start_index or 0
+        max_length = args.max_length or 5000
+        raw = args.raw or False
+        
+        # Verify that explicit values are preserved
+        assert start_index == 100, "explicit start_index should be preserved"
+        assert max_length == 1000, "explicit max_length should be preserved"  
+        assert raw is True, "explicit raw should be preserved"
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