# Tools

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- Search: append `?q=<keywords>` to the URL. Separate several keywords with spaces; all of them must match. Matches name, repository, tags, professions, description and README.
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Resources for Full-stack / Indie or ML / AI or Research / Academia, Tagged `markdown`: 20 items.

> - Full-stack / Indie: General software work: coding-agent workflows, code review, debugging and Git collaboration.
> - ML / AI: Model training, evaluation and LLM application development.
> - Research / Academia: Literature search and reviews, experimental data analysis, paper writing and submission.

- [MarkItDown-MCP](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/markitdown-mcp.md): [MCP] From Microsoft: converts PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML and other files or URLs to Markdown so agents can read and search them. A single convert_to_markdown tool over STDIO or local HTTP.
- [Hugo](https://hebbmind.com/cli/hugo.md): [CLI] Static site generator written in Go that builds Markdown content into docs sites, blogs or landing pages in seconds, with a local preview server and an asset pipeline for images, CSS and JS.
- [Obsidian Skills](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/obsidian-skills.md): [Plugin] From Obsidian CEO Steph Ango (kepano): teaches agents to write Obsidian-flavored Markdown, Bases and Canvas files and work with vaults through the Obsidian CLI, plus skills like web page content extraction. Also installable into Codex and other agents via npx skills.
- [Obsidian Skills](https://hebbmind.com/skill/obsidian-skills.md): [Skill] Teaches agents to read and write Obsidian vaults: Obsidian-flavored Markdown, Bases data views, JSON Canvas and the Obsidian CLI, plus Defuddle web content extraction and Knap template rendering. Maintained by Obsidian CEO kepano.
- [Slidev](https://hebbmind.com/cli/slidev.md): [CLI] Write slides in Markdown with built-in code highlighting, LaTeX math and Mermaid diagrams; slidev export outputs PDF, PPTX or PNG. Install playwright-chromium in the project before exporting.
- [Pandoc](https://hebbmind.com/cli/pandoc.md): [CLI] Universal document converter between dozens of formats including Markdown, Word, HTML, LaTeX and EPUB, with templates, citations and Lua filters. PDF output uses LaTeX by default, which you install separately.
- [anydoc](https://hebbmind.com/cli/anydoc.md): [CLI] From Firecrawl: converts Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, EPUB, RTF and more into clean Markdown locally in milliseconds, keeping headings, tables, footnotes and formulas so agents can read attachments. Needs Node.js; optional Firecrawl cloud OCR for scans uploads the whole file.
- [mdBook](https://hebbmind.com/cli/mdbook.md): [CLI] Compiles Markdown chapters into an online book with a table of contents, full-text search and themes, good for manuals, lecture notes and course material; agents can edit chapter files and rebuild to preview. Maintained by the Rust team; install a prebuilt binary or via cargo.
- [claude-obsidian](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/claude-obsidian.md): [Plugin] Turns an Obsidian vault into a local-first knowledge base: imports sources into interlinked notes with citations, answers questions from what is already in the vault, and adds 15 skills including search, vault health checks and Canvas knowledge graphs.
- [Vale](https://hebbmind.com/cli/vale.md): [CLI] A prose linter that checks docs against style guides: use ready-made packages like Microsoft and Google or write your own YAML rules. It parses Markdown, AsciiDoc and other formats before checking, runs fully offline, and plugs into editors and CI.
- [mcp-obsidian](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/mcp-obsidian.md): [MCP] Uses Obsidian's community Local REST API plugin so agents can list, read, search, append to and delete notes, and insert content at a heading, block reference or frontmatter field. Install that plugin and configure its API key first.
- [Basic Memory](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/basic-memory.md): [MCP] Stores agent memory as local Markdown notes that both people and AI can read, write, search and link, and you can open them directly in Obsidian. Local-first, open source and free, with a paid cloud sync option.
- [Jupyter Book](https://hebbmind.com/cli/jupyter-book.md): [CLI] Builds Markdown and Jupyter notebooks into online textbook sites with a TOC, math, citations and cross-references, plus publication-quality PDF export; popular for course notes. A Jupyter subproject installed via pipx or npm; PDF export needs Typst or LaTeX.
- [Ars Contexta](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/arscontexta.md): [Plugin] Learns your domain and working style over a few rounds of conversation, then generates a personalized Markdown knowledge system (folders, note templates, processing pipelines, hooks and maps) so agents remember knowledge across sessions. First setup takes about 20 minutes and is token-heavy.
- [textlint](https://hebbmind.com/cli/textlint.md): [CLI] Pluggable natural-language linter that checks Markdown and plain text for wording, punctuation and terminology consistency like code, with auto-fix, and can also run as an MCP server. Rules are installed separately, mostly for Japanese and English; requires Node.js 20+.
- [MCPVault](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/mcpvault.md): [MCP] Lets agents read and write your local Obsidian vault directly: search notes, append to daily notes, tidy tags and properties, and summarize reading or research notes by topic. No need to open Obsidian or install plugins; access is limited to the vault and can be read-only. Needs Node.js 20+.
- [NotesMD CLI](https://hebbmind.com/cli/notesmd-cli.md): [CLI] Reads and writes Obsidian vaults from the terminal: search, view, create, edit, move and delete notes, and manage frontmatter and daily notes, without Obsidian running. Good for agents maintaining a personal knowledge base. Formerly Obsidian CLI.
- [hashcards](https://hebbmind.com/cli/hashcards.md): [CLI] Plain-text spaced repetition: Q&A and cloze cards live in Markdown files, agents can draft decks from notes or textbooks and validate them with hashcards check, and hashcards drill runs FSRS reviews in your browser. Install with cargo or grab a macOS, Linux or Windows release.
- [pandoc-crossref](https://hebbmind.com/cli/pandoc-crossref.md): [CLI] A Pandoc filter that numbers figures, tables, equations and sections and builds cross-references, so numbering stays right when you write papers or reports in Markdown and convert to Word, PDF or HTML. Needs a matching Pandoc version; Homebrew on macOS installs a compatible Pandoc too.
- [anymd](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/pdf-reader-mcp.md): [MCP] Converts PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, web pages and images to clean Markdown locally, keeping page anchors, tables and two-column reading order, with full-text search across folders. Formerly pdf-reader-mcp; no uploads, no API key. Needs Node.js 18+; OCR for scans needs tesseract.
