MarkItDownvf.sr

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Convert PDF, Office documents, HTML, images and other files or URLs to Markdown for use in LLM context.

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uvx markitdown-mcp

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Wraps the MarkItDown Python library and exposes one tool, convert_to_markdown, which takes an http:, https:, file: or data: URI and returns the content as Markdown. It handles formats such as PDF, Office documents, HTML and images.

Runs locally as a Python package with uvx markitdown-mcp over STDIO by default. It can also serve Streamable HTTP or SSE on localhost. No sign-in or API key is needed. The server has no authentication and runs with the privileges of the user, so it can read any file that user can access. Keep it bound to localhost, or run it in Docker with only the directories you need mounted.

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Convert remote web pages and files to Markdown via http: and https: URIs
Convert local files through file: URIs
Convert inline content passed as data: URIs
Run over STDIO, Streamable HTTP or SSE
Run in Docker with a mounted directory for local files

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Convert file:///home/user/data/report.pdf to Markdown and summarize it.
Fetch https://example.com/page.html as Markdown.
Turn this Word document into Markdown so I can edit it.
Read the Excel file at file:///home/user/data/budget.xlsx as Markdown.

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Claude Code

Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

claude mcp add --transport stdio markitdown -- uvx markitdown-mcp

Start Claude Code and type /mcp. markitdown should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markitdown": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "markitdown-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs uv (Python) on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

Cursor

Add to Cursor a11y.new_tab

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markitdown": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "markitdown-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs uv (Python) on your computer.

VS Code

Install in VS Code a11y.new_tab

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"markitdown","type":"stdio","command":"uvx","args":["markitdown-mcp"]}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "markitdown": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "markitdown-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs uv (Python) on your computer.

Devin Desktop

Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markitdown": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "markitdown-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

Codex

codex mcp add markitdown -- uvx markitdown-mcp

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml

[mcp_servers.markitdown]
command = "uvx"
args = ["markitdown-mcp"]

Needs uv (Python) on your computer.

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add markitdown uvx markitdown-mcp

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markitdown": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "markitdown-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

Needs uv (Python) on your computer.

listing.faq

Can I paste mcp.tc/i/markitdown into my MCP client?

No. MarkItDown runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is uvx markitdown-mcp.

Does MarkItDown need an API key?

No. It doesn't declare any keys or environment variables. It runs with your user account's permissions, so check what its tools can reach.

Is MarkItDown a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with uvx markitdown-mcp, which needs uv (Python).

What can MarkItDown do?

You can convert remote web pages and files to Markdown via http: and https: URIs, convert local files through file: URIs and convert inline content passed as data: URIs.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read MarkItDown's public metadata (its package and repository pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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Markdown

[![MarkItDown on mcp.tc](https://mcp.tc/i/markitdown/badge.svg)](https://mcp.tc/i/markitdown)

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<a href="https://mcp.tc/i/markitdown"><img src="https://mcp.tc/i/markitdown/badge.svg" alt="MarkItDown on mcp.tc" height="20"></a>

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<script src="https://mcp.tc/w/markitdown.js" async></script>

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HTML

<iframe src="https://mcp.tc/embed/markitdown" title="MarkItDown on mcp.tc" width="420" height="200" loading="lazy" allow="clipboard-write" style="border:0;border-radius:8px;max-width:100%"></iframe>

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