MDOCX

Markdown to DOCX converter and MCP server. Generates high-quality DOCX that requires no manual reformatting.

Features

• KaTeX math — inline $...$ and block $$...$$, ```math fenced blocks
• Auto-embed images — HTTP, local, SVG with PNG fallback
• Footnotes — [^label] syntax
• Three-line tables — academic paper style
• Task lists — checkboxes
• Code blocks — styled borders and background
• CJK typography presets — SimSun + Times New Roman, Heiti headings, first-line indent
• MCP Server — generate DOCX directly from AI tools (OpenCode, Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)

Quick Start

npx @cylixlee/mdocx --input paper.md --output paper.docx

Presets: --preset academic (default) or --preset minimal

Config file: --config style.json, see examples/sample-config.json

Installation

npm install -g @cylixlee/mdocx
# or
pnpm add -g @cylixlee/mdocx

CLI Usage

mdocx --input paper.md
mdocx --input paper.md --output paper.docx
mdocx --input paper.md --preset minimal
mdocx --input paper.md --config style.json
mdocx --version
mdocx --help

Option	Description
-i, --input <file>	Input .md file (required)
-o, --output <file>	Output .docx file (defaults to .docx extension)
-p, --preset <name>	Style preset: academic or minimal (default academic)
-c, --config <file>	JSON config file (may include preset, style, math, etc.)
-v, --version	Output version number

Presets: academic (default), minimal

Config file: see examples/sample-config.json for a full reference. --preset overrides the preset in a config file.

MCP mode: mdocx mcp starts an MCP server (stdio transport) for AI tools.

MCP Server

Generate DOCX directly from AI tools.

OpenCode

Edit opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "mdocx": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "@cylixlee/mdocx", "mcp"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mdocx": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@cylixlee/mdocx", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tool: convert_markdown_to_docx

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
inputPath	string	✓	Input .md file path
outputPath	string		Output .docx path (defaults to .docx extension)
preset	"academic" | "minimal"		Style preset
config	string		JSON config file path

Presets

Academic (default) — Times New Roman + SimSun, 12pt, 1.5× line spacing, Heiti headings, first-line indent, three-line tables.

Minimal — Calibri, 11pt, 1.15× line spacing, colored inline elements, Consolas code font.

Customization: --config with a JSON file deep-merges over the preset.

Credits

Forked from markdown-docx · Built with marked, KaTeX, docx · CLI via commander · MCP via @modelcontextprotocol/sdk

This project is independently developed based on markdown-docx by Vace. I take full responsibility for the maintenance of this derivative work. Please do not report issues from this project to the original author; all issues should be submitted to this repository.