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MarkItDown MCP Server

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MarkItDown MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that converts various file formats to Markdown using the MarkItDown utility.

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:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @KorigamiK/markitdown_mcp_server --client claude

Manual Installation

  1. Clone this repository

  2. Install dependencies:

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:

"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:

/md document.pdf

Supported MCP Clients

Works with any MCP-compliant client listed at modelcontextprotocol.io/clients, including:

  • Zed Editor

  • Any other MCP-compatible editors and tools

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgements

https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown#readme

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