Set it up
- 1
Turn on Markitdown in your AI
In Claude: open Settings → Connectors and add Markitdown. In ChatGPT: Settings → Apps & Connectors.
- 2
Run it on your computer
Start the connector on your machine the first time, then point your AI tool at it.
- 3
Just ask
Tell it what you want in plain words — no special commands.
Get the skill
A ready-made skill that teaches your AI agent to use Markitdown well. Community skill — convert PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX/images to LLM-ready Markdown.
npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill markitdown About
MCP tool access to MarkItDown -- a library that converts many file formats (local or remote) to Markdown for LLM consumption.
Workflows That Use Markitdown MCP
Recommended recipe
Give Claude your files, repo, and notesLocal filesystem, Git history, and your Obsidian vault — so Claude works from what you actually have, not guesses.
FAQ
What does Markitdown MCP do? +
MCP tool access to MarkItDown -- a library that converts many file formats (local or remote) to Markdown for LLM consumption.
Do I need to know how to code? +
No. Turn it on in your AI's settings and ask in plain English — no terminal, no coding.
