MarkItDown MCP Server

# MarkItDown MCP Server [](https://smithery.ai/server/@KorigamiK/markitdown_mcp_server) A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that converts various file formats to Markdown using the MarkItDown utility. <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/sbc6bljjg5"><img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/sbc6bljjg5/badge" alt="MarkItDown Server MCP server" /></a> ## Supported Formats - PDF - PowerPoint - Word - Excel - Images (EXIF metadata and OCR) - Audio (EXIF metadata and speech transcription) - HTML - Text-based formats (CSV, JSON, XML) - ZIP files (iterates over contents) ## Installation ### Installing via Smithery To install MarkItDown MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@KorigamiK/markitdown_mcp_server): ```bash npx -y @smithery/cli install @KorigamiK/markitdown_mcp_server --client claude ``` ### Manual Installation 1. Clone this repository 2. Install dependencies: ```bash uv install ``` ## Usage ### As MCP Server The server can be integrated with any MCP client. Here are some examples: #### Zed Editor Add the following to your `settings.json`: ```json "context_servers": { "markitdown_mcp": { "settings": {}, "command": { "path": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/markitdown_mcp_server", "run", "markitdown" ] } } } ``` ### Commands The server responds to the following MCP commands: - `/md <file>` - Convert the specified file to Markdown Example: ```bash /md document.pdf ``` ## Supported MCP Clients Works with any MCP-compliant client listed at [modelcontextprotocol.io/clients](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/clients), including: - Zed Editor - Any other MCP-compatible editors and tools ## License MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details. ## Acknowledgements https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown#readme