How do I install anymd?

You can install anymd by adding it to your MCP client configuration (Cursor, Claude, VS Code, etc.) or by using the Stork MCP meta-server to discover and configure it automatically.

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Any file → clean Markdown for AI agents: PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, HTML and web pages, images (OCR), audio and video (metadata, subtitles, transcripts). A fast Rust MCP server and CLI that runs on your machine. No API key.

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Install anymd in your MCP client

anymd is a Model Context Protocol server. Add it to your MCP client config once, restart, and the server's tools become available to your AI assistant. The same JSON snippet below works across all four major clients — only the config file path differs.

Locate your client's MCP config file.
- Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- Claude Desktop (macOS): ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Claude Desktop (Windows): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- VS Code: Settings → Extensions → MCP
- Windsurf: Settings → MCP Servers
Add anymd to the mcpServers map — paste the snippet below into your config file. If you already have other MCP servers, merge the entry into the existing mcpServers object.
Restart your client so it picks up the new server.
Verify — ask the assistant to list available tools; anymd's tools should appear.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anymd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sylphx/anymd"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install anymd in Cursor

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Cursor. anymd will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install anymd in Claude Desktop (macOS)

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (macOS). anymd will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install anymd in Claude Desktop (Windows)

Open %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (Windows). anymd will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install anymd in VS Code

Open Settings → Extensions → MCP in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart VS Code. anymd will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

npm package: @sylphx/anymd

Transport

anymd supports the following MCP transports. Most AI clients use stdio by default for locally-installed servers.

stdio

From the anymd README

<div align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SylphxAI/anymd/main/docs/public/og-image.png" alt="anymd — any file → clean Markdown for AI agents" width="820" /> <h1 hidden>anymd</h1>  PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, HTML and web pages, images (OCR), audio and video (metadata, subtitles, transcripts). A fast Rust MCP server and CLI that runs on your machine. No API key.   anymd is the free, local mode of the same crates that run [Sylphx AI parse](https://sylphx.com/ai), the hosted document-parse service: the same crates, hosted and metered per page for callers that want no local runtime.  [![npm](https://mark.sylphx.com/npm/v/@sylphx/anymd?style=flat-square&labelColo…

Other Model Context Protocol servers in the same space as anymd. Each one adds different capabilities to your AI assistant — pick based on the data sources or workflows you need.

Browse the full MCP server directory or use Stork's one-line install to let your agent pick the right server automatically.