version: "1.0.0" name: markitdown description: Convert Office documents, PDFs, HTML, and other files to Markdown for agent-readable context. Use when the user needs docx/xlsx/pptx/pdf/html converted, or when grep/read tools cannot parse a binary document.

MarkItDown

Thin Bossku skill for the Microsoft MarkItDown CLI. The library is not bundled in BosskuAI.

When to use

• User uploads or references .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf, .html, or similar
• You need Markdown from a URL or file path before summarizing or editing
• Repo docs live in Office formats and must become agent-readable text

Install (user machine)

pip install "markitdown[all]"

Optional extras for specific formats are documented upstream.

CLI examples

markitdown path/to/document.pdf > document.md
markitdown path/to/deck.pptx -o deck.md
markitdown https://example.com/page.html -o page.md

Guardrails

• Do not commit converted files that contain secrets or PII unless the user approves.
• Prefer converting only the files needed for the task; avoid bulk-exporting entire drives.
• If conversion fails, report the format and suggest installing the matching optional dependency from upstream docs.

License

Microsoft MarkItDown — MIT. See upstream LICENSE.