md2mip

Compile natural-language optimization models into standalone solver CLIs.

markdown → (LLM) → IR → codegen → solver CLI (Python + HiGHS)
image    → (OCR) → markdown → …

Examples

1. Quick run — data in markdown (knapsack)

models/knapsack.md:

0-1 Knapsack

We have 5 items. Knapsack capacity W=15.

Values: v = (4, 2, 10, 1, 2)

Weights: w = (12, 1, 4, 1, 2)

Pick items to maximize value: max ∑ v_i x_i   s.t. ∑ w_i x_i ≤ W,   x_i ∈ {0, 1}

One command — the LLM extracts the data automatically:

md2mip run models/knapsack.md

Output:

Status: optimal
Objective: 15.0
Solution:
  x[item1] = 0.0
  x[item2] = 1.0
  x[item3] = 1.0
  x[item4] = 1.0
  x[item5] = 1.0

2. Compile + run with different data (transportation)

models/transportation.md:

Transportation Problem

Sources I={1,2}, destinations J={1,2,3}. Cost matrix c, supply s=(30, 50), demand d=(20, 25, 35).

min ∑ c_ij x_ij   s.t. ∑_j x_ij ≤ s_i,   ∑_i x_ij ≥ d_j

# Compile — generates solver script AND data template
md2mip compile models/transportation.md

Output:

Parsed: 2 sets, 3 params, 1 vars, 2 constraints
Confidence: high (no warnings)
Written: out/transportation_solver.py
Written: out/transportation_data.yaml
Run:     python out/transportation_solver.py out/transportation_data.yaml

Run the generated solver directly — swap in any data file:

# Run with the generated default data
python out/transportation_solver.py out/transportation_data.yaml

# Run with a larger instance
python out/transportation_solver.py data/transportation_large.yaml

Output:

Status: optimal
Objective: 215.0000
Solution:
  x[factory1,warehouse1] = 20.0000
  x[factory1,warehouse3] = 10.0000
  x[factory2,warehouse2] = 25.0000
  x[factory2,warehouse3] = 25.0000

compile always writes two files:

• out/<name>_solver.py — standalone solver script
• out/<name>_data.yaml — complete data (if model has inline data) or template to fill in

3. OCR — image to markdown

Got a photo of a model? OCR extracts it:

md2mip ocr docs/knapsack_photo.png -o model.md

Output:

Extracted model from docs/knapsack_photo.png
Written: model.md
Run:     md2mip compile model.md

Install

pip install md2mip

Configuration

cp .env.template .env
# Set your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in .env

CLI

Run md2mip --help or md2mip <command> --help for details.

Development

make test       # offline tests (no LLM)
make test-llm   # LLM integration tests
make lint       # ruff check
make fmt        # ruff format
make typecheck  # mypy

License

MIT — see LICENSE.