markdownify-mcp

Overview

Markdownify is a robust MCP server that transforms PDFs, images, audio files, web pages, and office documents into Markdown format. It leverages the markitdown library for comprehensive file conversion and provides specialized tools for YouTube transcripts, Bing search results, and webpage scraping. The server supports path restrictions via environment variables and offers Docker compatibility for containerized deployments.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• youtube-to-markdown

  Convert YouTube videos to Markdown

  Try:Convert this YouTube video to MarkdownTry:Transcribe this YouTube video and format it as Markdown
• pdf-to-markdown

  Convert PDF files to Markdown

  Try:Convert this PDF to MarkdownTry:Extract text from this PDF and format it as Markdown
• bing-search-to-markdown

  Convert Bing search results to Markdown

  Try:Convert these Bing search results to MarkdownTry:Format this Bing search query as Markdown
• webpage-to-markdown

  Convert web pages to Markdown

  Try:Convert this webpage to MarkdownTry:Extract content from this URL and format it as Markdown
• image-to-markdown

  Convert images to Markdown with metadata

  Try:Extract text from this image and format it as MarkdownTry:Convert this image to Markdown with metadata
• audio-to-markdown

  Convert audio files to Markdown with transcription

  Try:Transcribe this audio file and format it as MarkdownTry:Convert this audio recording to Markdown
• docx-to-markdown

  Convert DOCX files to Markdown

  Try:Convert this Word document to MarkdownTry:Format this DOCX file as Markdown
• xlsx-to-markdown

  Convert XLSX files to Markdown

  Try:Convert this Excel spreadsheet to MarkdownTry:Format this XLSX file as Markdown
• pptx-to-markdown

  Convert PPTX files to Markdown

  Try:Convert this PowerPoint presentation to MarkdownTry:Format this PPTX file as Markdown
• get-markdown-file

  Retrieve an existing Markdown file

  Try:Retrieve this Markdown fileTry:Read the content of this markdown file

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Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "{ABSOLUTE PATH TO FILE HERE}/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What file types can be converted to Markdown?

The server supports PDFs, images (with OCR), audio files (with transcription), DOCX, XLSX, PPTX files, as well as web pages and YouTube videos.

How can I restrict file access to specific directories?

Set the MD_ALLOWED_PATHS environment variable to a colon-separated list of directories (e.g., '/data/in:/data/out').

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