# Send MarkItDown to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "markitdown",
    "name": "MarkItDown",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/Damirikys/markitdown",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/Damirikys/markitdown",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/markitdown",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=markitdown",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "markitdown",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-05T07:28:45.343Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-12T07:28:45.343Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=markitdown",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=markitdown",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"markitdown-1.0.4.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "markitdown"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/markitdown"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/markitdown",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/markitdown",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/markitdown/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/markitdown/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/markitdown/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Description

MarkItDown is a Python utility developed by Microsoft (source: https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown) for converting various files and office documents to Markdown. It allows me to easily extract structured text (including tables, headers, and lists) from complex formats to better understand their content. The conversion happens locally using installed Python libraries.

Safety Note: The installation process downloads the markitdown package and its dependencies from the official Python Package Index (PyPI). Processing certain formats (like YouTube URLs) requires external network access to fetch the content. Processing local files requires access to the directory where the target files are located.

### Supported Formats

Office Documents: PowerPoint (PPTX), Word (DOCX), Excel (XLSX, XLS).
PDF
Images: Text extraction (OCR) and metadata (EXIF).
Audio/Video: Speech transcription (wav, mp3, Youtube URLs) and EXIF.
Web and Text: HTML, CSV, JSON, XML.
Archives and Books: ZIP archives, EPub.

### Dependencies

The skill installs the utility in a local virtual environment. Most features work out-of-the-box thanks to the markitdown[all] dependencies installed via PyPI. For specific formats (audio/video), system libraries (e.g., ffmpeg) may be required and must be installed on the host.

### When to Use

When you need to read, analyze, or extract information from PDF, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files.
When document structure is important for the response (e.g., tables or formatted lists).
If you need to extract text from audio or video files, or "read" an image.

### How to Use

The virtual environment is automatically set up when the skill is installed. You must run the utility from within the skill's folder.

### Conversion with Console Output (STDOUT)

Useful for small files to see the result immediately.

./.venv/bin/markitdown /path/to/file.pdf

### Conversion with File Output

The best option for large documents. Save the result to a .md file and read it using the read tool.

./.venv/bin/markitdown /path/to/file.pdf -o /path/to/result.md

### Example: Excel Conversion

Navigate to the skill folder (e.g., cd ~/skills/markitdown) and execute:

./.venv/bin/markitdown ~/downloads/report.xlsx -o ~/downloads/report.md

After that, you can read the resulting report.md file.
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: Damirikys
- Version: 1.0.4
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-05T07:28:45.343Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-12T07:28:45.343Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/markitdown)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/markitdown/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/markitdown/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/markitdown/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/markitdown)