
convert-documents-to-markdown
Convert Word (.doc, .docx), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), OpenDocument (.odt, .ods, .odp), RTF, EPUB, CSV, and PDF files to GitHub-Flavored Markdown. Use when a task needs the contents of an office document, spreadsheet, presentation, ebook, or PDF you cannot read directly.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/firecrawl/anydoc --skill convert-documents-to-markdown- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads convert-documents-to-markdown automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
Security audits
Independent scans of the skill's instructions and bundled files.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Convert documents to Markdown
Run the anydoc CLI. It needs Node 20+ and no install:
npx -y @firecrawl/anydoc <file> # Markdown to stdout
npx -y @firecrawl/anydoc <file> -o out.md # write to a file
npx -y @firecrawl/anydoc - --format csv < f # read stdin
Rules:
- Supported inputs:
.doc,.docx,.docm,.odt,.rtf,.epub,.pdf,.ppt,.pps,.pot,.pptx,.pptm,.ppsx,.ppsm,.odp,.xls,.xlsx,.xlsm,.xlsb,.ods,.csv. - The format is detected from the file content. Pass
--format <name>only when detection cannot work: CSV from stdin, or a missing or wrong extension. - Exit codes: 0 success, 1 the document could not be converted, 2 usage error, 3 pages of a PDF need OCR. Failures print one
anydoc: <message>line to stderr. The CLI never prompts. - For a large document, write to a file with
-oand read the parts you need instead of streaming everything into context. - Scanned and image-only pages need OCR, which anydoc does not do, so the document exits 3. Rerun with
--ocr hostedto send it to Firecrawl Parse. No signup needed. Pass--api-keyor setFIRECRAWL_API_KEYfor higher limits. - Inside a Node, Python, or Rust codebase, prefer the library over shelling out:
@firecrawl/anydocon npm,firecrawl-anydocon PyPI,anydocon crates.io. Each exposes the sameto_markdown/toMarkdownAPI.
FAQ
What does the convert-documents-to-markdown skill do?
Convert Word (.doc, .docx), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), OpenDocument (.odt, .ods, .odp), RTF, EPUB, CSV, and PDF files to GitHub-Flavored Markdown. Use when a task needs the contents of an office document, spreadsheet, presentation, ebook, or PDF you cannot read directly.
How do I install convert-documents-to-markdown?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/firecrawl/anydoc --skill convert-documents-to-markdown in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/convert-documents-to-markdown/ (personal) or .claude/skills/convert-documents-to-markdown/ (project).
Which AI agents can use convert-documents-to-markdown?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is convert-documents-to-markdown safe to install?
Security partners have reviewed it: Gen Agent Trust Hub passed; Socket passed; Snyk passed. As with any skill, read the SKILL.md and bundled scripts before installing.
Who maintains convert-documents-to-markdown?
It is published by firecrawl in firecrawl/anydoc. It has 12,637 recorded installs.
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