Markdown MCP Server

Search, navigate, and extract content from local markdown files. Full-text search, section extraction, heading navigation, code block discovery, and frontmatter parsing. Its README documents 6 tools, including list_files, search_docs, get_section.

People who work with docs, documentation and markdown and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-10 · ★ 5 · #99 OF 208 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Markdown

Claude Code

claude mcp add ofershap-mcp-server-markdown -- npx -y mcp-server-markdown

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ofershap-mcp-server-markdown": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-markdown"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package mcp-server-markdown - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.ofershap is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Markdown can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list all .md files in a directory recursively (sorted alphabetically), extract a section by heading until the next heading of same/higher level, list all headings as a table of contents, and find fenced code blocks, optionally filter by language (e.g. typescript).

The 6 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what markdown lets an agent do.

list_files: - List all .md files in a directory recursively (sorted alphabetically)
search_docs: - Full-text search across all .md files (case-insensitive, up to 50 results)
get_section: - Extract a section by heading until the next heading of same/higher level
list_headings: - List all headings as a table of contents
find_code_blocks: - Find fenced code blocks, optionally filter by language (e.g. typescript)
get_frontmatter: - Parse YAML frontmatter metadata at the start of a file

04 · Who maintains Markdown

markdown is maintained by ofershap. We track 15 MCP servers from ofershap - 15 actively maintained, 98 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from ofershap.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ofershap/mcp-server-markdown
category: documentation - ranked #99 of 208 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.ofershap/markdown (active, first published 2026-03-10)
packages: npm:mcp-server-markdown

06 · Markdown FAQ

Is Markdown still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-10. We re-verify nightly.

What can Markdown do?

How do I install Markdown?

Run `npx -y mcp-server-markdown`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Markdown run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Markdown

Alternatives to Markdown

Maintained documentation servers if Markdown isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Markdown doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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