Markdownify MCP Server

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Canonical URL

https://heyclau.de/entry/mcp/markdownify-mcp-server

Source URLs

https://github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp/blob/main/README.md, https://github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp

Brand

Markdownify MCP Server

Brand domain

github.com

Safety notes

Markdownify MCP Server can read local files and convert documents, spreadsheets, presentations, images, audio files, and Markdown files., File conversion tools should be restricted with MD_ALLOWED_PATHS or container mounts before using the server with sensitive directories., Audio transcription, image OCR, document conversion, and webpage extraction can expose hidden text, metadata, comments, and embedded content., Webpage, YouTube, and Bing tools retrieve external content that can contain prompt-injection text or unsafe instructions., Review converted Markdown before using it as source material for decisions, publications, or further tool calls.

Privacy notes

File paths, file contents, extracted text, OCR output, audio transcripts, webpage text, search results, prompts, tool arguments, and conversion errors may be visible to the MCP client and model provider., Documents and media can contain personal data, customer material, credentials, internal plans, meeting recordings, legal drafts, and proprietary screenshots., Avoid pointing the server at broad home, workspace, downloads, or cloud-sync directories unless every file in scope is approved for model access.

Author

zcaceres

Submitted by

oktofeesh1

Claim status

unclaimed

Last verified

2026-06-05

• File paths, file contents, extracted text, OCR output, audio transcripts, webpage text, search results, prompts, tool arguments, and conversion errors may be visible to the MCP client and model provider.
• Documents and media can contain personal data, customer material, credentials, internal plans, meeting recordings, legal drafts, and proprietary screenshots.
• Avoid pointing the server at broad home, workspace, downloads, or cloud-sync directories unless every file in scope is approved for model access.

• Node.js and npx available to the MCP client runtime.
• Python and markitdown dependencies available for file conversion features.
• Optional Docker setup if you want mounted read-only directories and explicit allowed paths.
• MD_ALLOWED_PATHS configured when the server should be restricted to specific file directories.
• Network policy reviewed before enabling webpage, YouTube, or Bing conversion tools.

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Markdownify MCP Server side by side with 3 alternatives on trust, install, platform support, and disclosed safety notes — all from reviewed registry metadata.

npx mcp-markdownify-server

npm i -g affine-mcp-server

npx -y obsidian-mcp-server@latest

npx -y kordoc setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-markdownify-server"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "affine": {
      "command": "affine-mcp",
      "env": {
        "AFFINE_BASE_URL": "<affine-base-url>",
        "AFFINE_API_TOKEN": "<affine-api-token>",
        "AFFINE_TOOL_PROFILE": "read_only"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-obsidian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "obsidian-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio",
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "{obsidian-local-rest-api-key}",
        "OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kordoc": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kordoc",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}