# MCP Document Converter

mcp-name: io.github.xt765/mcp-document-converter

MCP (Model Context Protocol) Document Converter - A powerful MCP tool for converting documents between multiple formats, enabling AI agents to easily transform documents.

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## Features

- **Multi-format Support**: Supports 5 mainstream document formats: Markdown, HTML, DOCX, PDF, and Text
- **Bidirectional Conversion**: Any format can be converted to any other format (5×5=25 conversion combinations)
- **MCP Protocol**: Compliant with MCP standards, can be used as a tool for AI assistants like Trae IDE
- **Plugin Architecture**: Easy to extend with new parsers and renderers
- **Syntax Highlighting**: HTML and PDF outputs support code syntax highlighting
- **Style Customization**: Support for custom CSS styles
- **Metadata Preservation**: Preserves document title, author, creation time, and other metadata during conversion

## Supported Formats

### Input Formats (Parsers)

| Format | Extensions | MIME Type | Features |
|--------|------------|-----------|----------|
| Markdown | .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd | text/markdown | YAML Front Matter, GFM extensions |
| HTML | .html, .htm | text/html | Semantic tag parsing |
| DOCX | .docx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | Styles, tables, images |
| PDF | .pdf | application/pdf | Text extraction and structure recognition |
| Text | .txt, .text | text/plain | Auto encoding detection and structure recognition |

### Output Formats (Renderers)

| Format | Extension | MIME Type | Features |
|--------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| HTML | .html | text/html | Beautiful styling, code highlighting, responsive design |
| Markdown | .md | text/markdown | Standard Markdown format, YAML Front Matter |
| DOCX | .docx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | Word document format, style preservation |
| PDF | .pdf | application/pdf | Generated with WeasyPrint, pagination support |
| Text | .txt | text/plain | Plain text, basic formatting preserved |

## Conversion Matrix

| Source \ Target | HTML | PDF | Markdown | DOCX | Text |
|----------------|:----:|:---:|:--------:|:----:|:----:|
| **Markdown**   |  ✅  |  ✅  |    ✅    |  ✅  |  ✅  |
| **HTML**       |  ✅  |  ✅  |    ✅    |  ✅  |  ✅  |
| **DOCX**       |  ✅  |  ✅  |    ✅    |  ✅  |  ✅  |
| **PDF**        |  ✅  |  ✅  |    ✅    |  ✅  |  ✅  |
| **Text**       |  ✅  |  ✅  |    ✅    |  ✅  |  ✅  |

## Installation

### Using pip (Recommended)

```bash
pip install mcp-document-converter
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/xt765/mcp-document-converter.git
cd mcp-document-converter
pip install -e .
```

## MCP Tools

This server provides the following tools:

### `convert_document`
Convert a document from one format to another.

**Arguments:**
- `source_path` (string, required): Path to the source document.
- `target_format` (string, required): Target format (`html`, `pdf`, `markdown`, `docx`, `text`).
- `output_path` (string, optional): Path for the output file.
- `source_format` (string, optional): Format of the source file (auto-detected if not provided).
- `options` (object, optional): Additional options like `template`, `css`, and `preserve_metadata`.

## Configuration

### Using in Trae IDE / Claude Desktop

Add the following to your MCP configuration file:

**Option 1: Using PyPI (Recommended)**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-document-converter": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-document-converter"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

**Option 2: Using GitHub repository**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-document-converter": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/xt765/mcp-document-converter",
        "mcp-document-converter"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

**Option 3: Using Gitee repository (Faster access in China)**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-document-converter": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://gitee.com/xt765/mcp-document-converter",
        "mcp-document-converter"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

**Option 4: Using pip (Manual installation)**

First install the package:
```bash
pip install mcp-document-converter
```

Then add to configuration:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-document-converter": {
      "command": "mcp-document-converter",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}
```

## Usage

### As an MCP Tool

After configuration, AI assistants can directly call the following tools:

#### 1. convert_document (Recommended)

Use a unified interface to convert any supported document type.

```python
# Markdown to HTML
convert_document(
    source_path="document.md",
    target_format="html"
)

# HTML to PDF
convert_document(
    source_path="document.html",
    target_format="pdf"
)

# DOCX to Markdown
convert_document(
    source_path="document.docx",
    target_format="markdown"
)

# Conversion with options
convert_document(
    source_path="document.md",
    target_format="html",
    output_path="output.html",
    options={
        "css": "custom.css",
        "preserve_metadata": True
    }
)
```

#### 2. list_supported_formats

List all supported document formats.

```python
list_supported_formats()
```

#### 3. get_conversion_matrix

Get the complete format conversion matrix.

```python
get_conversion_matrix()
```

#### 4. can_convert

Check if conversion from source format to target format is supported.

```python
can_convert(source_format="markdown", target_format="pdf")
```

#### 5. get_format_info

Get detailed information about a specific format.

```python
get_format_info(format="markdown")
```

### As a Python Library

```python
from mcp_document_converter import DocumentConverter
from mcp_document_converter.registry import get_registry
from mcp_document_converter.parsers import MarkdownParser, HTMLParser
from mcp_document_converter.renderers import HTMLRenderer, PDFRenderer

# Register parsers and renderers
registry = get_registry()
registry.register_parser(MarkdownParser())
registry.register_parser(HTMLParser())
registry.register_renderer(HTMLRenderer())
registry.register_renderer(PDFRenderer())

# Create converter
converter = DocumentConverter(registry)

# Convert document
result = converter.convert(
    source="input.md",
    target_format="html",
    output_path="output.html"
)

if result.success:
    print(f"✅ Conversion successful: {result.output_path}")
else:
    print(f"❌ Conversion failed: {result.error_message}")
```

## Tool Interface Details

### convert_document

Convert a document from one format to another.

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `source_path` | string | ✅ | Source file path, supports absolute or relative paths |
| `target_format` | string | ✅ | Target format: `html`, `pdf`, `markdown`, `docx`, `text` |
| `output_path` | string | ❌ | Output file path (optional, defaults to source filename) |
| `source_format` | string | ❌ | Source format (optional, auto-detected from file extension) |
| `options` | object | ❌ | Conversion options |

**Options:**

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `template` | string | - | Template name |
| `css` | string | - | Custom CSS styles |
| `preserve_metadata` | boolean | true | Whether to preserve metadata |
| `extract_images` | boolean | true | Whether to extract images |

**Example:**

```json
{
  "source_path": "/path/to/document.md",
  "target_format": "html",
  "output_path": "/path/to/output.html",
  "options": {
    "css": "body { font-family: Arial; }",
    "preserve_metadata": true
  }
}
```

## Architecture

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    MCP Document Converter                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                  │
│   Parsers                          Renderers                     │
│   ┌─────────────┐                  ┌─────────────┐              │
│   │ Markdown    │ ───────────────→ │ HTML        │              │
│   │ DOCX        │ ───────────────→ │ PDF         │              │
│   │ HTML        │ ───────────────→ │ Markdown    │              │
│   │ PDF         │ ───────────────→ │ DOCX        │              │
│   │ Text        │ ───────────────→ │ Text        │              │
│   └─────────────┘                  └─────────────┘              │
│          ↓                                ↓                     │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐       │
│   │         Intermediate Representation (IR)             │       │
│   │  - Document Tree                                     │       │
│   │  - Metadata                                          │       │
│   │  - Assets (images, attachments, etc.)                │       │
│   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘       │
│                                                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

### Core Components

1. **DocumentIR (Intermediate Representation)**: Unified abstraction for all documents, containing document tree, metadata, assets, etc.
2. **BaseParser (Parser Base Class)**: Defines the parser interface, parses various formats into DocumentIR
3. **BaseRenderer (Renderer Base Class)**: Defines the renderer interface, renders DocumentIR into various formats
4. **ConverterRegistry (Registry)**: Manages all parsers and renderers, provides format lookup and auto-matching
5. **DocumentConverter (Conversion Engine)**: Coordinates parsers and renderers to complete document conversion

## Extension Development

### Adding a New Parser

```python
from typing import List, Union
from pathlib import Path
from mcp_document_converter.core.parser import BaseParser
from mcp_document_converter.core.ir import DocumentIR, Node, NodeType

class MyParser(BaseParser):
    @property
    def supported_extensions(self) -> List[str]:
        return [".myext"]
    
    @property
    def format_name(self) -> str:
        return "myformat"
    
    @property
    def mime_types(self) -> List[str]:
        return ["application/x-myformat"]
    
    def parse(self, source: Union[str, Path, bytes], **options) -> DocumentIR:
        # Read source file
        content = self._read_source(source)
        
        # Parse into DocumentIR
        document = DocumentIR()
        document.title = "My Document"
        
        # Add content nodes
        document.add_node(Node(
            type=NodeType.PARAGRAPH,
            content=[Node(type=NodeType.TEXT, content="Hello World")]
        ))
        
        return document
```

### Adding a New Renderer

```python
from typing import Any
from mcp_document_converter.core.renderer import BaseRenderer
from mcp_document_converter.core.ir import DocumentIR

class MyRenderer(BaseRenderer):
    @property
    def output_extension(self) -> str:
        return ".myext"
    
    @property
    def format_name(self) -> str:
        return "myformat"
    
    @property
    def mime_type(self) -> str:
        return "application/x-myformat"
    
    def render(self, document: DocumentIR, **options: Any) -> str:
        # Render DocumentIR to target format
        parts = []
        
        if document.title:
            parts.append(f"# {document.title}")
        
        for node in document.content:
            # Render each node
            pass
        
        return "\n".join(parts)
```

### Registering Extensions

```python
from mcp_document_converter.registry import get_registry

# Register new parser and renderer
registry = get_registry()
registry.register_parser(MyParser())
registry.register_renderer(MyRenderer())
```

## Testing

```bash
# Run all tests
python tests/test_conversion.py

# Run specific test
python tests/test_conversion.py::test_markdown_to_html
```

## Environment Variables

| Variable | Description | Default |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| `MCP_CONVERTER_LOG_LEVEL` | Log level | `INFO` |
| `MCP_CONVERTER_TEMP_DIR` | Temporary files directory | System temp directory |

## Dependencies

### Core Dependencies
- `mcp` >= 1.0.0 - MCP protocol implementation
- `pydantic` >= 2.0.0 - Data validation

### Parser Dependencies
- `markdown` >= 3.5.0 - Markdown parsing
- `beautifulsoup4` >= 4.12.0 - HTML parsing
- `python-docx` >= 1.1.0 - DOCX parsing
- `PyPDF2` >= 3.0.0 - PDF parsing
- `chardet` >= 5.0.0 - Encoding detection
- `pyyaml` >= 6.0.0 - YAML parsing

### Renderer Dependencies
- `weasyprint` >= 60.0 - PDF rendering
- `pygments` >= 2.17.0 - Code highlighting
- `jinja2` >= 3.1.0 - Template engine

## License

MIT License

## Contributing

Issues and Pull Requests are welcome!

## Related Projects

- [MCP Document Reader](https://github.com/xt765/mcp_documents_reader) - MCP document reader supporting multiple document formats
- [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) - Official Model Context Protocol documentation
