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