MarkdownPointer

Vibe writing for Markdown. Point at anything, tell AI to fix it.

MarkdownPointer renders your Markdown and lets you click any element — headings, code blocks, table cells, Mermaid diagram nodes, KaTeX math — to copy a filepath:line reference. Paste it into your AI prompt, and the AI knows exactly where to look. This npm package bundles the MCP server and the viewer app — no separate installation needed.

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add mdp -- npx -y markdown-pointer

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mdp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "markdown-pointer"]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

Use npx -y markdown-pointer as the command in your MCP client's configuration.

Usage

Ask Claude:

• "open README.md in mdp"
• "show the report in mdp and scroll to line 50"
• "export report.md to docx"
• "export slides.md to pptx"
• "import presentation.pptx to markdown"
• "show me slide 3 of slides.md"

MCP Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | show_markdown | Open files and scroll to a line | | get_status | Get current window/tab state | | slide_control | Navigate reveal.js slides | | get_slide_info | Get slide shapes and content as text | | get_slide_image | Get a slide as PNG image (requires PowerPoint) | | export_document | Export to .pptx (built-in) or .docx (Pandoc) | | import_document | Import .docx/.pptx to Markdown + extract images | | tag_asset | Tag imported files and images in index.json |

Features

| Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | Point & Prompt | Click any rendered element to copy filepath:line to clipboard | | Mermaid Diagrams | Flowchart, Sequence, Class, State, ER, Gantt, Pie, Git graph, Mindmap | | KaTeX Math | Inline $...$ and block $$...$$ | | SVG | Embedded font support | | Live Reload | Auto-refresh on file changes | | Export | .pptx (built-in Open XML), .docx (via Pandoc). Mermaid/SVG rendered as images |

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• .NET 10 Desktop Runtime

Also Available

Install via PowerShell Gallery for PowerShell integration:

Install-Module MarkdownPointer

License

MIT