Shuck Convert

Convert between document formats — DOCX/PDF to Markdown, Markdown to DOCX.

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shuck-convert": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "shuck-convert"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

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Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by Shuck Convert.

doc_to_markdown

Extract text, formatting, tables, images

markdown_to_docx

Academic styling: Times New Roman + SimSun, three-line tables

Documentation Overview

shuck-convert

Convert between document formats — DOCX/PDF to Markdown, Markdown to DOCX.

An MCP server for AI agents, with CLI support.

Tools

Tool	Direction	Description
`doc_to_markdown`	DOCX/PDF → MD	Extract text, formatting, tables, images
`markdown_to_docx`	MD → DOCX	Academic styling: Times New Roman + SimSun, three-line tables

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+
Pandoc (required for markdown_to_docx)

Install

Terminal

pip install shuck-convert

Or from source:

bash

git clone https://github.com/Shan-Zhu/shuck-convert.git
cd shuck-convert
pip install -e .

Usage

MCP Server (for AI agents)

Add to your MCP client config:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shuck-convert": {
      "command": "shuck-convert",
      "args": [],
      "transportType": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Or with uvx:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shuck-convert": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["shuck-convert"],
      "transportType": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

CLI

bash

# DOCX/PDF to Markdown
shuck-convert doc2md report.docx
shuck-convert doc2md paper.pdf

# Markdown to DOCX
shuck-convert md2docx paper.md

Development

Terminal

pip install -e .
fastmcp dev src/shuck_convert/server.py

License

MIT

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "shuck-convert": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["shuck-convert"] } }

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Documentation Overview

shuck-convert

Convert between document formats — DOCX/PDF to Markdown, Markdown to DOCX.

An MCP server for AI agents, with CLI support.

Tools

Tool	Direction	Description
`doc_to_markdown`	DOCX/PDF → MD	Extract text, formatting, tables, images
`markdown_to_docx`	MD → DOCX	Academic styling: Times New Roman + SimSun, three-line tables

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+
Pandoc (required for markdown_to_docx)

Install

Terminal

pip install shuck-convert

Or from source:

bash

git clone https://github.com/Shan-Zhu/shuck-convert.git
cd shuck-convert
pip install -e .

Usage

MCP Server (for AI agents)

Add to your MCP client config:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shuck-convert": {
      "command": "shuck-convert",
      "args": [],
      "transportType": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Or with uvx:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shuck-convert": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["shuck-convert"],
      "transportType": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

CLI

bash

# DOCX/PDF to Markdown
shuck-convert doc2md report.docx
shuck-convert doc2md paper.pdf

# Markdown to DOCX
shuck-convert md2docx paper.md

Development

Terminal

pip install -e .
fastmcp dev src/shuck_convert/server.py

License

MIT