pdf-to-markdown

name	pdf-to-markdown
description	Converts PDF files to Markdown using Microsoft's markitdown package. Use this skill when the user asks to convert a PDF to Markdown, extract text from a PDF, or read/parse PDF content.
argument-hint	[path to file]

PDF to Markdown Conversion

This skill converts PDF files to Markdown format using Microsoft's markitdown package.

When to use

• User asks to convert a PDF to Markdown
• User wants to extract text content from a PDF
• User needs to read or parse a PDF document
• User asks to summarize or analyze a PDF file

How to use

Use uvx to run markitdown directly. Pick the dependency group matching the file type:

File type	Dependency group
PDF	pdf
PowerPoint (.pptx)	pptx
Word (.docx)	docx
Excel (.xlsx)	xlsx
Excel (.xls)	xls

uvx 'markitdown[pdf]' <path-to-file> -o output.md

Or install all optional dependencies at once:

uvx 'markitdown[all]' <path-to-file> -o output.md

Examples

uvx 'markitdown[pdf]' report.pdf -o report.md
uvx 'markitdown[pptx]' slides.pptx -o slides.md
uvx 'markitdown[docx]' document.docx -o document.md

Output

• If you were asked to save the output to a specific file, save it to the requested file using -o.
• If no output file was specified, use the source filename with a .md suffix.