feat: add convert-excel-to-md, convert-pdf-to-md, and convert-word-to-md skills (#2294)

* feat: add convert-excel-to-md, convert-pdf-to-md, and convert-word-to-md skills

Add three new agent skills that convert common document formats to Markdown
using bundled Python scripts powered by MarkItDown:

- convert-excel-to-md: Converts .xlsx workbooks to Markdown with per-sheet
  tables and embedded image extraction via a bundled Python script.
- convert-pdf-to-md: Converts .pdf documents to Markdown with text/table
  extraction and embedded image extraction via PyMuPDF.
- convert-word-to-md: Converts .docx documents to Markdown with proper
  image extraction replacing MarkItDown's base64 placeholders.

Each skill includes:
- SKILL.md with detailed usage instructions, output structure docs, and
  a troubleshooting table
- scripts/ with the conversion Python script and requirements.txt
- references/setup.md with environment setup instructions

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: remove Markdown image syntax from convert-word-to-md SKILL.md

The CI valid-refs linter flagged the literal Markdown image syntax
containing a data URI as an invalid file reference. Replaced it with
a plain text description of the placeholder format.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: update pip install command to use scripts/requirements.txt for setup

* fix: clarify installation instructions for requirements-file in setup documentation

* fix: correct indentation in image extraction function

* Potential fix for pull request finding

Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* feat: add comprehensive documentation and setup instructions for convert-to-md skills

* fix: add trailing slashes to skill paths in plugin.json

* fix: reorder skills in plugin.json for consistency

* fix: update plugin.json and README.md for clarity and consistency

* feat: add convert-to-md plugin and update related documentation

* Potential fix for pull request finding

Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: enhance conversion skills to handle mixed file types and improve error handling

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

plugins/convert-to-md/.github/plugin/plugin.json

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+{
+  "name": "convert-to-md",
+  "description": "A collection of Copilot skills that convert common document formats into Markdown so their contents can be accurately analyzed, summarized, searched, or extracted from. Just tell Copilot what you need — the right skill is invoked automatically and the conversion happens behind the scenes.",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "keywords": [
+    "skills",
+    "configuration",
+    "copilot",
+    "convert-word-to-md",
+    "convert-excel-to-md",
+    "convert-pdf-to-md"
+  ],
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Willie Yao",
+    "url": "https://github.com/1YaoWei0"
+  },
+  "repository": "https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "skills": [
+    "./skills/convert-excel-to-md/",
+    "./skills/convert-pdf-to-md/",
+    "./skills/convert-word-to-md/"
+  ]
+}

plugins/convert-to-md/README.md

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+# Convert to Markdown Plugin
+
+A collection of Copilot skills that convert common document formats into Markdown so their contents can be accurately analyzed, summarized, searched, or extracted from. Just tell Copilot what you need — the right skill is invoked automatically and the conversion happens behind the scenes.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+copilot plugin install convert-to-md@awesome-copilot
+```
+
+## What's Included
+
+This plugin includes Word, Excel, and PDF conversion skills, detailed below.
+
+## Source
+
+This plugin is part of [Awesome Copilot](https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot).
+
+## Skills
+
+### convert-word-to-md
+
+Converts Word (`.docx`) documents to Markdown. Use it any time you want to read, summarize, review, compare, or extract information from a `.docx` file — even if you don't say "convert" explicitly.
+
+> "Summarize this Word document."
+> "Extract all the action items from report.docx."
+> "Compare these two contracts."
+
+### convert-excel-to-md
+
+Converts Excel (`.xlsx`) workbooks to Markdown, rendering each sheet as a table. Use it any time you want to analyze, query, or summarize data in a spreadsheet — single file or a whole folder at once.
+
+> "What are the top 5 rows by revenue in this spreadsheet?"
+> "Summarize all the worksheets in this workbook."
+> "Process every Excel file in this folder."
+
+### convert-pdf-to-md
+
+Converts PDF (`.pdf`) documents to Markdown, extracting both text and embedded images. Use it any time you want to read, summarize, or pull data from a PDF report, invoice, paper, or form.
+
+> "Summarize this PDF."
+> "Extract all the dates mentioned in this contract."
+> "Process all the PDFs in this folder."
+
+## License
+
+MIT