What is Markovo File to Markdown?

Convert files and authorized public HTTPS pages to Markdown with secure job and billing guidance.

How do I install Markovo File to Markdown?

Clone Markovo File to Markdown from https://github.com/fisher-byte/markovo and configure it as an MCP server in your client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code).

Is Markovo File to Markdown open source?

Yes, Markovo File to Markdown is open source under the MIT license. Source code is available at https://github.com/fisher-byte/markovo.

What category does Markovo File to Markdown belong to?

Markovo File to Markdown is listed under Documentation MCP servers on MCPFind.

Markovo File to Markdown — MCP Server for Documentation

Markovo CLI and MCP server

Markovo turns supported files and explicitly authorized public HTTPS pages into clean, structured Markdown. For the dedicated web experience and product details, visit the PDF to Markdown Converter.

This public repository is the distribution source for the customer-side markovo CLI and the markovo-mcp stdio MCP server. It contains no local conversion engine, backend service, deployment configuration, production credentials, or billing implementation. Conversion runs through the account-metered service at https://markovo.net.

Install

pip install "markovo==0.1.1"

Or run it without a permanent installation:

uvx --from "markovo==0.1.1" markovo --help
uvx --from "markovo==0.1.1" markovo-mcp

API key and Credits

Create an API key in the Developer portal.
Store it in your shell or MCP host secret store; do not paste it into prompts or commit it to source control.
Verify the setup:

export MARKOVO_API_KEY="your-key"
markovo doctor --json

Every conversion requires an explicit Credit ceiling. When a key is missing, the client points to the Developer portal. When Credits are insufficient, the service response points to the billing page so the account can be topped up before retrying.

MCP configuration

Remote MCP (recommended for hosted agents)

Connect the Streamable HTTP endpoint:

https://markovo.net/mcp

The MCP host discovers Markovo's OAuth 2.1 metadata, opens the Markovo account sign-in and consent screen, and stores its own scoped token. You do not create, paste, or share an API key for this remote connection. Remote tools can inspect capabilities, Credits, and owned jobs; convert one explicitly supplied public HTTPS page with a required max_credit_units ceiling; and create or revoke short-lived result-image links. Remote MCP cannot read local files. Use the stdio package below or REST multipart upload when a local file must be converted.

Markovo never tops up Credits or changes a plan automatically. A low balance response points to https://markovo.net/app#billing and waits for the account owner to act.

Local stdio MCP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markovo": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "markovo==0.1.1", "markovo-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MARKOVO_API_KEY": "${MARKOVO_API_KEY}",
        "MARKOVO_MCP_ROOT": "/path/to/safe/project"
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP clients should inject MARKOVO_API_KEY through their secret or environment-variable settings. The key and service origin are never MCP tool arguments, so prompts cannot redirect the credential. The public client accepts only https://markovo.net and does not follow authenticated redirects.

The MCP server can read and write only within the required MARKOVO_MCP_ROOT. Set it to the smallest dedicated project directory your MCP host needs. If it is missing, the server refuses all file tools; parent-directory and symlink escapes are rejected.

export MARKOVO_MCP_ROOT="/path/to/safe/project"

Structured errors point to the Developer portal when a key is missing and to Billing when Credits are insufficient.

Found a conversion issue?

Report a reproducible case to support@markovo.net. If we confirm and fix it, you'll receive 1 month of Markovo Pro.

Security

Report security issues privately using the instructions in SECURITY.md. Do not include API keys, customer documents, or private conversion results in a public issue.

Set up in your AI client

AI clientOperating system

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-fisher-byte-markovo": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "markovo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Compatible MCP Clients

Markovo File to Markdown works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.

VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.

Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.

Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

Markovo File to Markdown