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Convert Office/PDF/binary files to markdown using markitdown via uvx
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/bolster:markitdownThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Use `markitdown` (via `uvx`) to convert binary documents to readable markdown before analysis or ingestion.
Use markitdown (via uvx) to convert binary documents to readable markdown before analysis or ingestion.
uvx --from 'markitdown[pdf,docx,pptx,xlsx,outlook]' markitdown <input-file> --output /tmp/<basename>.md
Then read the output file:
# or use the Read tool on /tmp/<basename>.md
| Extension | Format |
|---|---|
.pdf | PDF documents |
.docx | Word documents |
.pptx | PowerPoint presentations |
.xlsx | Excel spreadsheets |
.msg, .eml | Outlook/email messages |
/Users/bolster/Downloads/report.pdf)uvx --from 'markitdown[pdf,docx,pptx,xlsx,outlook]' markitdown /Users/bolster/Downloads/report.pdf --output /tmp/report.md/tmp/report.md with the Read toolNote: Always write to /tmp/ to avoid cluttering the user's directories.
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