markitai 0.11.2

Opinionated Markdown converter with native LLM enhancement support

Markitai

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Opinionated Markdown converter with native LLM enhancement support.

Features

• Multi-format Support - DOCX/DOC, PPTX/PPT, XLSX/XLS, PDF, HTML, EPUB, CSV, TXT, MD, JPG/PNG/WebP/GIF/BMP/TIFF, URLs, and 10+ more via optional converters
• LLM Enhancement - Format cleaning, metadata generation, image analysis
• Local Providers - Use existing Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Gemini CLI subscriptions — no API keys needed
• Batch Processing - Concurrent conversion, resume capability, progress display
• OCR Recognition - Text extraction from scanned PDFs and images
• URL Conversion - Smart strategy chain (Defuddle → Jina → Static → Playwright → Cloudflare) with SPA auto-detection
• Cloudflare Integration - Cloud-based URL rendering (Browser Rendering) and file conversion (Workers AI toMarkdown) via --cloudflare
• Smart Caching - LLM result caching, SPA domain learning, auto-proxy detection
• Fetch Security - Configurable strategy priority, domain/IP exemption with NO_PROXY support for information security compliance

Installation

One-Click Setup (Recommended)

# Linux/macOS
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ynewtime/markitai/main/scripts/setup.sh | sh

# Windows (PowerShell)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ynewtime/markitai/main/scripts/setup.ps1 | iex"

Manual Installation

# Requires Python 3.11-3.13 (3.14 not yet supported)
uv tool install markitai

# Or using uv pip (for virtual environment)
uv pip install markitai

Quick Start

First Run

# Interactive mode (recommended for new users)
markitai -I

# Or convert a file directly
markitai document.pdf

# With LLM enhancement
markitai document.pdf --llm

Check Setup

# Verify all dependencies
markitai doctor

# Auto-fix missing components
markitai doctor --fix

Common Tasks

# Basic conversion
markitai document.docx

# URL conversion
markitai https://example.com/article

# LLM enhancement
markitai document.docx --llm

# Using presets
markitai document.pdf --preset rich      # LLM + alt + desc + screenshot
markitai document.pdf --preset standard  # LLM + alt + desc
markitai document.pdf --preset minimal   # Basic conversion only

# Cloudflare cloud rendering
markitai https://example.com --cloudflare

# Batch processing
markitai ./docs -o ./output

# Resume interrupted job
markitai ./docs -o ./output --resume

# Batch URL processing (auto-detect .urls files)
markitai urls.urls -o ./output

Output Structure

output/
├── document.docx.md            # Basic Markdown (skipped in --llm mode unless --keep-base)
├── document.docx.llm.md        # LLM-enhanced version (when --llm is used)
├── .markitai/                   # Metadata namespace (isolated from user content)
│   ├── assets/
│   │   ├── document.docx.0001.jpg
│   │   └── images.json         # Image descriptions
│   ├── screenshots/            # Page screenshots (with --screenshot)
│   │   └── example_com.full.jpg
│   ├── reports/                # Conversion reports (JSON)
│   └── states/                 # Batch state files (for --resume)

In --llm mode, only .llm.md is written by default. Use --keep-base to also write the base .md.

Configuration

Priority: CLI arguments > Environment variables > Config file > Defaults

# View configuration
markitai config list

# Initialize config file
markitai init

# View cache status
markitai cache stats

# Clear cache
markitai cache clear

# Check system health and dependencies
markitai doctor

Config file location: ./markitai.json or ~/.markitai/config.json

Local Providers (Subscription-based)

Use your existing subscriptions — no API keys needed:

# Claude Agent (requires Claude Code CLI)
markitai document.pdf --llm  # Configure claude-agent/sonnet in config

# GitHub Copilot (requires Copilot CLI)
markitai document.pdf --llm  # Configure copilot/gpt-5.2 in config

# ChatGPT (OAuth Device Code — no SDK needed)
markitai auth login chatgpt  # One-time browser login
markitai document.pdf --llm  # Configure chatgpt/gpt-5.2 in config

# Gemini CLI (reuses ~/.gemini/oauth_creds.json)
markitai document.pdf --llm  # Configure gemini-cli/gemini-2.5-pro in config

Install CLI tools (for claude-agent / copilot):

# Claude Code CLI
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# GitHub Copilot CLI
curl -fsSL https://gh.io/copilot-install | bash

Check provider authentication status:

markitai auth status

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
OPENAI_API_KEY	OpenAI API Key
GEMINI_API_KEY	Google Gemini API Key
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY	DeepSeek API Key
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Anthropic API Key
JINA_API_KEY	Jina Reader API Key (URL conversion)
CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN	Cloudflare API Token (Browser Rendering / Workers AI)
CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID	Cloudflare Account ID

Dependencies

• pymupdf4llm - PDF conversion
• markitdown - Office documents and URL conversion
• LiteLLM - LLM gateway
• RapidOCR - OCR recognition

Documentation

• Getting Started
• Configuration
• CLI Reference

License

MIT