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MarkItDown MCP

Name: MarkItDown MCP
Author: microsoft

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

Checked 2026-10-30

Install

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markitdown": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "markitdown-mcp:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace placeholder paths and keys with your own. Never paste real secrets into shared configs.

Verification note

Config snippet copied verbatim from the official README on 2026-10-30. Not run by Stack Registry.

Official README ↗

Repo: microsoft/markitdown
Maintainer: microsoft
Stars: ★ 193k (monorepo)
Commit: 2026-10-28
License: MIT
Auth: No auth
Tags: markdown documents conversion

Install

Verification note

Same drawer: Files & local