anymd
anymd is an MCP server. Its repository has 1,054 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-26.
Converts various file types including PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, and HTML to clean Markdown. Includes a fast Rust-based server and command-line interface, requiring no API key for local use.
Install
Read from anymd’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
npx -y @sylphx/anymd setup # --dry-run to preview, --remove to undo
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
Any file → clean Markdown for AI agents: PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, HTML and web pages, images (OCR), audio and video (metadata, subtitles, transcripts). A fast Rust MCP server and CLI that runs on your machine. No API key.
What anymd can do
4 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
outline- Navigate a heading tree of a document, with node ids and unit/Markdown ranges. Useful for exploring the structure of a document.
read- Convert files, URLs, or folders into Markdown. Offers options for specifying pages, OCR, images, and more.
search- Search across files, folders, and URLs for specific text. Provides ranked search results and fallback to BM25 if exact matches are not found.
inspect- No description in the README.
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
Common questions about anymd
- What does anymd do?
- Converts various file types including PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, and HTML to clean Markdown. Includes a fast Rust-based server and command-line interface, requiring no API key for local use.
- How do I install anymd?
- Its own README gives this command: npx -y @sylphx/anymd setup # --dry-run to preview, --remove to undo. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- Is anymd official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1,054 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-25.
- What licence does anymd use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.