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markitdown-mcp

Runs locallyMITUpdated on Nov 7, 2026194,864GitHub starsNo API key needed

Microsoft's MCP server for MarkItDown, its library that turns files and web pages into Markdown for language models.

InstallRepository Checked on Nov 15, 2026

What it does

Microsoft's MCP server for MarkItDown, its library that turns files and web pages into Markdown for language models. The server has a single tool that takes an http, https, file or data URI and returns the content as Markdown. It runs locally over stdio by default and can also serve Streamable HTTP and SSE on localhost; for Claude Desktop the README suggests running it in Docker and mounting a folder for local files. It has no authentication and can read any file its user can, so the README advises running it in a container or VM with limited permissions and not binding it to other network interfaces. It is installed with pip.

Capabilities

  • Convert a file, web page or data URI to Markdown
  • Serve over stdio or local HTTP and SSE
  • Run in Docker with a mounted folder

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