markdown-to-html

name	markdown-to-html
description	Converts Markdown to styled HTML with WeChat-compatible themes. Supports code highlighting, math, PlantUML, footnotes, alerts, infographics, and optional bottom citations for external links. Use when user asks for "markdown to html", "convert md to html", "md转html", "微信外链转底部引用", or needs styled HTML output from markdown.

Markdown to HTML Converter

Converts Markdown files to beautifully styled HTML with inline CSS, optimized for WeChat Official Account and other platforms.

Script Directory

Agent Execution: Determine this SKILL.md directory as SKILL_DIR. Resolve ${BUN_X} runtime: if bun installed → bun; if npx available → npx -y bun; else suggest installing bun. Replace ${SKILL_DIR} and ${BUN_X} with actual values.

Script	Purpose
scripts/main.ts	Main entry point

Preferences (EXTEND.md)

Check EXTEND.md existence (priority order):

# macOS, Linux, WSL, Git Bash
test -f .baoyu-skills/markdown-to-html/EXTEND.md && echo "project"
test -f "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/markdown-to-html/EXTEND.md" && echo "user"

# PowerShell (Windows)
if (Test-Path .baoyu-skills/markdown-to-html/EXTEND.md) { "project" }
if (Test-Path "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/markdown-to-html/EXTEND.md") { "user" }

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┐ │ Path │ Location │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ .baoyu-skills/markdown-to-html/EXTEND.md │ Project directory │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ $HOME/.baoyu-skills/markdown-to-html/EXTEND.md │ User home │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┘

┌───────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Result │ Action │ ├───────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Found │ Read, parse, apply settings │ ├───────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Not found │ Use defaults │ └───────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

EXTEND.md Supports: Default theme | Custom CSS variables | Code block style

Workflow

Step 0: Pre-check (Chinese Content)

Condition: Only execute if input file contains Chinese text.

Detection:

1. Read input markdown file
2. Check if content contains CJK characters (Chinese/Japanese/Korean)
3. If no CJK content → skip to Step 1

Format Suggestion:

If CJK content detected, check common formatting issues:

• Bold markers with punctuation inside causing ** parse failures
• CJK/English spacing issues

If issues detected, use AskUserQuestion to ask whether to fix them before conversion.

If user agrees: Fix formatting issues in-place, then use formatted file as input.

If user declines: Continue with original file.

Step 1: Determine Theme

Theme resolution order (first match wins):

1. User explicitly specified theme (CLI --theme or conversation)
2. EXTEND.md default_theme (this skill's own EXTEND.md, checked in Step 0)
3. publish-orchestrator EXTEND.md default_theme (cross-skill fallback)
4. If none found → use AskUserQuestion to confirm

Cross-skill EXTEND.md check (only if this skill's EXTEND.md has no default_theme):

# Check publish-orchestrator EXTEND.md for default_theme
test -f "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/publish-orchestrator/EXTEND.md" && grep -o 'default_theme:.*' "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/publish-orchestrator/EXTEND.md"

# PowerShell (Windows)
if (Test-Path "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/publish-orchestrator/EXTEND.md") { Select-String -Pattern 'default_theme:.*' -Path "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/publish-orchestrator/EXTEND.md" | ForEach-Object { $_.Matches.Value } }

If theme is resolved from EXTEND.md: Use it directly, do NOT ask the user.

If no default found: Use AskUserQuestion to confirm:

Theme	Description
default (Recommended)	Classic - traditional layout, centered title with bottom border, H2 with white text on colored background
simple	Minimal - modern minimalist, asymmetric rounded corners, clean whitespace
modern	Modern - large radius, pill-shaped titles, relaxed line height (pair with --color red for traditional red-gold style)

Step 1.5: Determine Citation Mode

Default: Off. Do not ask by default.

Enable only if the user explicitly asks for "微信外链转底部引用", "底部引用", "文末引用", or passes --cite.

Behavior when enabled:

• Ordinary external links are rendered with numbered superscripts and collected under a final 引用链接 section.
• https://mp.weixin.qq.com/... links stay as direct links and are not moved to the bottom.
• Bare links where link text equals URL stay inline.

Step 2: Convert

${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts <markdown_file> --theme <theme> [--cite]

Step 3: Report Result

Display the output path from JSON result. If backup was created, mention it.

Usage

${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts <markdown_file> [options]

Options:

Option	Description	Default
--theme <name>	Theme name (default, simple, modern)	default
--color <name|hex>	Primary color: preset name or hex value	theme default
--font-family <name>	Font: sans, serif, serif-cjk, mono, or CSS value	theme default
--font-size <N>	Font size: 14px, 15px, 16px, 17px, 18px	16px
--title <title>	Override title from frontmatter
--cite	Convert external links to bottom citations, append 引用链接 section	false (off)
--keep-title	Keep the first heading in content	false (removed)
--help	Show help

Color Presets:

Name	Hex	Label
blue	#0F4C81	Classic Blue
green	#009874	Emerald Green
vermilion	#FA5151	Vibrant Vermilion
yellow	#FECE00	Lemon Yellow
purple	#92617E	Lavender Purple
sky	#55C9EA	Sky Blue
rose	#B76E79	Rose Gold
olive	#556B2F	Olive Green
black	#333333	Graphite Black
gray	#A9A9A9	Smoke Gray
pink	#FFB7C5	Sakura Pink
red	#A93226	China Red
orange	#D97757	Warm Orange (modern default)

Examples:

# Basic conversion (uses default theme, removes first heading)
${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts article.md

# With specific theme
${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts article.md --theme default

# Theme with custom color
${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts article.md --theme modern --color red

# Enable bottom citations for ordinary external links
${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts article.md --cite

# Keep the first heading in content
${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts article.md --keep-title

# Override title
${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts article.md --title "My Article"

Output

File location: Same directory as input markdown file.

• Input: /path/to/article.md
• Output: /path/to/article.html

Conflict handling: If HTML file already exists, it will be backed up first:

• Backup: /path/to/article.html.bak-YYYYMMDDHHMMSS

JSON output to stdout:

{
  "title": "Article Title",
  "author": "Author Name",
  "summary": "Article summary...",
  "htmlPath": "/path/to/article.html",
  "backupPath": "/path/to/article.html.bak-20260128180000",
  "contentImages": [
    {
      "placeholder": "MDTOHTMLIMGPH_1",
      "localPath": "/path/to/img.png",
      "originalPath": "imgs/image.png"
    }
  ]
}

Themes

Theme	Description
default	Classic - traditional layout, centered title with bottom border, H2 with white text on colored background
simple	Minimal - modern minimalist, asymmetric rounded corners, clean whitespace (by @okooo5km)
modern	Modern - large radius, pill-shaped titles, relaxed line height (pair with --color red for traditional red-gold style)

Supported Markdown Features

Feature	Syntax
Headings	# H1 to ###### H6
Bold/Italic	**bold**, *italic*
Code blocks	```lang with syntax highlighting
Inline code	`code`
Tables	GitHub-flavored markdown tables
Images	
Links	[text](url); add --cite to move ordinary external links into bottom references
Blockquotes	> quote
Lists	- unordered, 1. ordered
Alerts	> [!NOTE], > [!WARNING], etc.
Footnotes	[^1] references
Ruby text	`{base
Mermaid	```mermaid diagrams
PlantUML	```plantuml diagrams

Frontmatter

Supports YAML frontmatter for metadata:

---
title: Article Title
author: Author Name
description: Article summary
---

If no title is found, extracts from first H1/H2 heading or uses filename.

Extension Support

Custom configurations via EXTEND.md. See Preferences section for paths and supported options.