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MarkItDown (local)

Beta

Microsoft's MarkItDown converts local files such as PDFs, Office documents and images to Markdown for the agent.

  • Productivity
  • Local
Runs
On the developer's Mac
Launched with
uvx
Platform
macOS
Publisher
Microsoft

How it works

Every agent request passes through Ferentin policy before it reaches MarkItDown (local).

It runs on the developer's Mac and talks to the AI client over stdio, so no network gateway sees it. Developers launch it with uvx markitdown-mcp.

Ferentin's endpoint agent finds MarkItDown (local) in the MCP configuration of AI clients on managed Macs. An administrator adds it once from the local MCP catalog for every managed Mac that launches it this way. Each of its tools starts unvetted until it is approved. Ferentin records every tool call.

  1. AI agentAsks for something
  2. Ferentin policies
  3. MarkItDown (local) MCP serverRuns on the developer's Mac
  4. Governed resultChecked, logged, returned

About MarkItDown (local)

Microsoft's MarkItDown converts local files such as PDFs, Office documents and images to Markdown for the agent.

Frequently asked about MarkItDown (local)

How do I connect MarkItDown (local) to Ferentin?
Enroll your Macs with the Ferentin endpoint agent, then add MarkItDown (local) from the local MCP catalog in the Ferentin admin console. Every managed Mac that launches it the way the catalog names it is covered, and each of its tools starts unvetted until you approve it.
Is the MarkItDown (local) integration generally available?
The MarkItDown (local) integration is currently beta on Ferentin.