Doc2md

Use when the user wants to convert local PDF, DOCX, or PPTX files into Markdown with the packaged doc2md CLI, especially for batch conversion, recursive folder processing, or Windows and Linux command-line usage.

Overview

This skill provides a packaged doc2md CLI for converting local PDF, DOCX, and PPTX files into Markdown through the doc2md platform API.

Use this skill when the user needs a ready-to-run command-line workflow instead of writing custom conversion code.

Bundled Files

• Windows binary: scripts/doc2md-cli.exe
• Linux binary: scripts/doc2md-cli

Both binaries are statically linked and do not require an extra runtime.

Prerequisites

• A valid doc2md bearer token
• Network access to the doc2md API service
• Input files in PDF, DOCX, or PPTX format

Configuration can be provided with either:

• Environment variables: DOC2MD_API_BASE_URL, DOC2MD_BEARER_TOKEN
• Config file: ~/.doc2md/config.json

Environment variables take precedence over the config file.

Usage

Windows PowerShell

powershell

$env:DOC2MD_BEARER_TOKEN = 'your-jwt'
$env:DOC2MD_API_BASE_URL = 'http://192.168.99.85:5173'

.\scripts\doc2md-cli.exe -output-dir .\converted .\document.pdf

Linux

bash

export DOC2MD_BEARER_TOKEN='your-jwt'
export DOC2MD_API_BASE_URL='http://192.168.99.85:5173'

./scripts/doc2md-cli -output-dir ./converted ./document.pdf

Common Commands

bash

# Convert one folder recursively
./scripts/doc2md-cli -output-dir ./converted ./docs/

# Convert multiple inputs in parallel
./scripts/doc2md-cli -output-dir ./converted -concurrency 4 ./doc1.pdf ./doc2.docx ./folder/

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
-output-dir	required	Directory that receives extracted results
-converter	mineru	Backend converter: mineru or marker
-recursive	true	Scan directories recursively
-keep-zip	false	Keep result_clean.zip after extraction
-overwrite	true	Overwrite existing output directories
-concurrency	1	Number of files processed in parallel
-poll-interval	5s	Job polling interval
-job-timeout	24h	Per-file timeout
-http-timeout	2m	Per-request HTTP timeout

Output Behavior

• Each input document is written to its own subdirectory under -output-dir
• The CLI prints timestamped progress and per-file status to stdout
• Ctrl+C cancels remaining work gracefully
• The process exits non-zero when any conversion fails

Config File Example

json

{
  "apiBaseUrl": "http://192.168.99.85:5173",
  "bearerToken": "your-jwt"
}

Save this file as ~/.doc2md/config.json when environment variables are not convenient.

Troubleshooting

• Authentication failure: verify DOC2MD_BEARER_TOKEN
• Connection failure: verify DOC2MD_API_BASE_URL and service reachability
• Empty output directory: confirm the input file type is supported and the API job completed successfully
• Existing output overwritten unexpectedly: pass a safer output directory or adjust -overwrite