Markitdown
ImCa0/just-laws
Convert files and office documents to Markdown. An agent skill from ImCa0/just-laws.
Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. An agent skill from intellectronica/agent-skills.
Install Markdown Converter
$ npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills markdown-converter --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/markdown-converter .claude/skills/markdown-converter && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "markdown-converter" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/markdown-converter into .claude/skills/markdown-converter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "markdown-converter", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/markdown-converterType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills markdown-converter --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/markdown-converter .agents/skills/markdown-converter && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "markdown-converter" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/markdown-converter into .agents/skills/markdown-converter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "markdown-converter", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills markdown-converter --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/markdown-converter .cursor/skills/markdown-converter && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "markdown-converter" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/markdown-converter into .cursor/skills/markdown-converter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "markdown-converter", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git --path skills/markdown-converter--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills markdown-converter --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/markdown-converter .gemini/skills/markdown-converter && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "markdown-converter" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/markdown-converter into .gemini/skills/markdown-converter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "markdown-converter", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills markdown-converterInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/markdown-converter .github/skills/markdown-converter && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "markdown-converter" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/markdown-converter into .github/skills/markdown-converter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "markdown-converter", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills markdown-converter --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/markdown-converter .opencode/skills/markdown-converter && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "markdown-converter" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/markdown-converter into .opencode/skills/markdown-converter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "markdown-converter", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
markdown-converter- GitHub stars
- 295
- Used in
- 4 other repos
- Token cost
- ~492 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 75 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 21
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC0-1.0
At a glance
Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. An agent skill from intellectronica/agent-skills.
- PowerPoint (.pptx)
- SKILL.md covers Basic Usage, Supported Formats, Options and Examples, plus 1 more section
- Calls uvx
- Images (with EXIF/OCR)
What it does
Markdown Converter is an agent skill from intellectronica/agent-skills. Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. Use when converting PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, images (with EXIF/OCR), audio (with transcription), ZIP archives, YouTube URLs, or EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing or text analysis.
Its SKILL.md is about 490 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Documents & Office, covering Document parsing, PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets. It works with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, MarkItDown and Microsoft Word. The repository describes itself as: @intellectronica's agent skills. The licence is CC0-1.0.
When your agent uses it
- PowerPoint (.pptx)
- Images (with EXIF/OCR)
- Audio (with transcription)
- EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing
Example prompts
- “/markdown-converter”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9b0e00a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
uvx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uvx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Markdown Converter loads about 492 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 75 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from intellectronica/agent-skills at commit 9b0e00a, republished under its CC0-1.0 licence (© intellectronica). 75 words, ~492 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/markdown-converter/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- markdown-converter
- description
- Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. Use when converting PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, images (with EXIF/OCR), audio (with transcription), ZIP archives, YouTube URLs, or EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing or text analysis.
Markdown Converter
Convert files to Markdown using uvx markitdown — no installation required.
Basic Usage
# Convert to stdout
uvx markitdown input.pdf
# Save to file
uvx markitdown input.pdf -o output.md
uvx markitdown input.docx > output.md
# From stdin
cat input.pdf | uvx markitdownSupported Formats
- Documents: PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls)
- Web/Data: HTML, CSV, JSON, XML
- Media: Images (EXIF + OCR), Audio (EXIF + transcription)
- Other: ZIP (iterates contents), YouTube URLs, EPub
Options
-o OUTPUT # Output file
-x EXTENSION # Hint file extension (for stdin)
-m MIME_TYPE # Hint MIME type
-c CHARSET # Hint charset (e.g., UTF-8)
-d # Use Azure Document Intelligence
-e ENDPOINT # Document Intelligence endpoint
--use-plugins # Enable 3rd-party plugins
--list-plugins # Show installed pluginsExamples
# Convert Word document
uvx markitdown report.docx -o report.md
# Convert Excel spreadsheet
uvx markitdown data.xlsx > data.md
# Convert PowerPoint presentation
uvx markitdown slides.pptx -o slides.md
# Convert with file type hint (for stdin)
cat document | uvx markitdown -x .pdf > output.md
# Use Azure Document Intelligence for better PDF extraction
uvx markitdown scan.pdf -d -e "https://your-resource.cognitiveservices.azure.com/"Notes
- Output preserves document structure: headings, tables, lists, links
- First run caches dependencies; subsequent runs are faster
- For complex PDFs with poor extraction, use
-dwith Azure Document Intelligence
© intellectronica, CC0-1.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/markdown-converter of intellectronica/agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9b0e00a
Used in 4 other repositories
We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in intellectronica/agent-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Markdown Converter next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markdown Converter this skillintellectronica/agent-skills | 295 | 4 repos | ~492 | Automated safety check: Pass | CC0-1.0 | |
| MarkitdownImCa0/just-laws | 782 | 14 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Markitdownjimmc414/Kosmos | 595 | 2 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| To MarkdownMathews-Tom/armory | 328 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Document Converterwentorai/Research-Claw | 858 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Learniurykrieger/claude-bedrock | 105 | — | ~6.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Markdown Converter
What does Markdown Converter do?
Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. An agent skill from intellectronica/agent-skills. Markdown Converter is an agent skill from intellectronica/agent-skills. Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown.
When should I use Markdown Converter?
Markdown Converter fits situations like: powerPoint (.pptx); images (with EXIF/OCR); audio (with transcription); EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing.
How do I install Markdown Converter in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/markdown-converter in intellectronica/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/markdown-converter in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Markdown Converter in Codex?
Run `npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/markdown-converter in intellectronica/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/markdown-converter in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Markdown Converter in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill markdown-converter -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/markdown-converter, .gemini/skills/markdown-converter, .github/skills/markdown-converter and .opencode/skills/markdown-converter in your project.
What does Markdown Converter need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Markdown Converter needs the command-line tools its instructions call (uvx).
Does Markdown Converter access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use uvx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Markdown Converter safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Markdown Converter use?
Markdown Converter is published under the CC0-1.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Markdown Converter use?
About 492 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Markdown Converter?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Markdown Converter: Markitdown (ImCa0/just-laws, 782 stars), Markitdown (jimmc414/Kosmos, 595 stars), To Markdown (Mathews-Tom/armory, 328 stars) and Document Converter (wentorai/Research-Claw, 858 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Markdown Converter?
intellectronica (a GitHub user) maintains it in intellectronica/agent-skills, which has 295 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 25, 2026.
Source: intellectronica/agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.