MCP Server

Use inktomd in Claude Code and Cursor

Install the inktomd MCP server to convert files and URLs to Markdown directly from Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI agent. Free, no API key required.

What is the inktomd MCP Server?

The inktomd MCP server lets Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI agent convert files and URLs to clean Markdown directly — without leaving your development environment. No browser, no copy-paste, no interruption to your workflow.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
convert_url	Convert any webpage, YouTube video, ArXiv paper, Wikipedia article, or web document to Markdown
convert_file	Convert a local file (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more) to Markdown
convert_youtube	Extract the full transcript from any public YouTube video as Markdown
convert_arxiv	Convert any ArXiv research paper to Markdown by URL
list_supported_formats	List all supported file formats and URL types

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inktomd": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/inktomd-mcp/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add inktomd python /path/to/inktomd-mcp/server.py

Cursor

Go to Cursor Settings → Features → MCP → Add new MCP server:

{
  "inktomd": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["/path/to/inktomd-mcp/server.py"]
  }
}

Get the MCP Server

View on GitHub →

Clone the repo, install requirements with pip install -r requirements.txt, then add to your AI agent config.

Usage Examples

"Convert this PDF to Markdown: /Users/me/documents/report.pdf"

"Get the transcript from https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."

"Convert this ArXiv paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07041"

"What file formats does inktomd support?"

Supported Formats

The MCP server supports all 24 formats available on our web interface, including PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, EPUB, standard URLs, YouTube URLs, and ArXiv URLs.

See all 24 formats on our homepage →

Privacy Note

Files are processed in-memory on inktomd's backend and deleted immediately. Nothing is stored. No API key required — the MCP server uses inktomd's free public API.