markitdown-directory-mcp

# markitdown-directory-mcp An [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that converts local files to Markdown, built on the [markitdown](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown) library. Designed for AI chat clients such as Cherry Studio: ask the model to convert a file by name, and the Markdown content is returned right into the conversation for the model to interpret. ## Tools - **convert_file_to_markdown(file, max_chars)** — convert ONE file (docx, pptx, xlsx, pdf, html, csv, txt, ...) to Markdown, write a sibling `"<name>.md"` file next to the source, and return the Markdown content directly. Prefer this when the user names a specific file. - **convert_directory_to_markdown(directory, recursive, max_files)** — batch convert EVERY supported file in a directory tree, writing sibling `"<name>.md"` files, and return a JSON summary (converted / skipped / failed). - **read_markdown_file(path, start_char, max_chars)** — read a generated .md file back, with paging for large files. Image files (png, jpg, ...) are never converted — no image data ends up in the Markdown output — and files that are already Markdown are passed through. ## Default directory Set the environment variable `MARKITDOWN_DEFAULT_DIR` to a folder and the tools resolve bare file names against it (including a recursive exact-name fallback search), so users can just say `report.docx` instead of a full path. ## Running stdio (what most chat clients expect): ```bash markitdown-directory-mcp ``` Over the network (SSE or streamable HTTP): ```bash markitdown-directory-mcp --transport sse --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3001 # endpoints: http://<host>:3001/sse (SSE) # http://<host>:3001/mcp (streamable-http transport) ``` For LAN access, optionally pass e.g. `--allowed-host '192.168.1.26:*'` to keep DNS rebinding protection enabled for that host; without it the protection is disabled (with a warning) so remote Host headers are accepted. The server has no authentication — on…