Install

Add anymd to every MCP client on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Gemini CLI) with one command:

npx -y @sylphx/anymd setup     # --dry-run to preview, --remove to undo

Or add it by hand: every MCP client runs the same command, npx -y @sylphx/anymd. Node 18+ is the only requirement; npm installs the native binary for your platform.

<details open> <summary><b>Claude Code</b></summary>

claude mcp add anymd -- npx -y @sylphx/anymd

Or as a plugin, with the anymd skill: /plugin marketplace add SylphxAI/anymd, then /plugin install anymd@anymd. </details>

<details> <summary><b>Codex</b></summary>

codex mcp add anymd -- npx -y @sylphx/anymd

or in ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.anymd]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@sylphx/anymd"]

<details> <summary><b>Cursor</b></summary>

or in .cursor/mcp.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "anymd": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@sylphx/anymd"] } } }

<details> <summary><b>VS Code</b></summary>

Install in VS Code with one click, or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"anymd","command":"npx","args":["-y","@sylphx/anymd"]}'

or in .vscode/mcp.json:

{ "servers": { "anymd": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@sylphx/anymd"] } } }

<details> <summary><b>Claude Desktop</b></summary>

One click: download anymd-<version>.mcpb from the latest release and open it. Or, by hand:

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):

{ "mcpServers": { "anymd": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@sylphx/anymd"] } } }

<details> <summary><b>Windsurf, Zed, Cline, and other clients</b></summary>

Any client that speaks MCP over stdio: command npx, args ["-y", "@sylphx/anymd"]. To keep the server inside one folder, add --allow-dir=/path/to/docs. </details>

<details> <summary><b>CLI only</b></summary>

npm install -g @sylphx/anymd     # or run it once with: npx -y @sylphx/anymd <file>

Python wheels carry the same prebuilt binary and are on PyPI as anymd from the first release after publication.

Windows: winget install Sylphx.anymd. macOS and Linux: brew install sylphxai/tap/anymd. Scoop: scoop bucket add sylphx https://github.com/SylphxAI/scoop-bucket && scoop install anymd.

Docker (amd64 and arm64):

docker run --rm -v "$PWD:/data" ghcr.io/sylphxai/anymd report.pdf > report.md
docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/sylphxai/anymd        # MCP server on stdio

Or build it from crates.io (Rust 1.95+, CMake and a C++ compiler; doc-VLM OCR and local ASR are included):

cargo install anymd

npm, pip and Docker ship a prebuilt binary, while cargo install compiles one on your machine. </details>