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Markdownify MCP Server

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Markdownify is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that converts various file types and web content to Markdown format. It provides a set of tools to transform PDFs, images, audio files, web pages, and more into easily readable and shareable Markdown text.

Features

• Convert multiple file types to Markdown:
  • PDF
  • Images
  • Audio (with transcription)
  • DOCX
  • XLSX
  • PPTX
• Convert web content to Markdown:
  • YouTube video transcripts
  • Bing search results
  • General web pages
• Retrieve existing Markdown files

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:

Note: this will also install uv and related Python depdencies.

1. Build the project:
2. Start the server:

Development

• Use pnpm run dev to start the TypeScript compiler in watch mode
• Modify src/server.ts to customize server behavior
• Add or modify tools in src/tools.ts

Usage with Desktop App

To integrate this server with a desktop app, add the following to your app's server configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "markdownify": { "command": "node", "args": [ "{ABSOLUTE PATH TO FILE HERE}/dist/index.js" ], "env": { // By default, the server will use the default install location of uv "UV_PATH": "/path/to/uv" } } } }

Available Tools

• youtube-to-markdown: Convert YouTube videos to Markdown
• pdf-to-markdown: Convert PDF files to Markdown
• bing-search-to-markdown: Convert Bing search results to Markdown
• webpage-to-markdown: Convert web pages to Markdown
• image-to-markdown: Convert images to Markdown with metadata
• audio-to-markdown: Convert audio files to Markdown with transcription
• docx-to-markdown: Convert DOCX files to Markdown
• xlsx-to-markdown: Convert XLSX files to Markdown
• pptx-to-markdown: Convert PPTX files to Markdown
• get-markdown-file: Retrieve an existing Markdown file. File extension must end with: *.md, *.markdown.
  OPTIONAL: set MD_SHARE_DIR env var to restrict the directory from which files can be retrieved, e.g. MD_SHARE_DIR=[SOME_PATH] pnpm run start

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.