MarkdownPointer
0.2.1
Click any element in the rendered preview to copy a location reference:
"Rewrite this: [C:\docs\notes.md:42] ## My Section"
Renders Markdown with Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX math, and SVG. Includes MCP server for Claude Code / Claude Desktop.
Requirements:
.NET 8 Desktop Runtime - https://dotn
Click any element in the rendered preview to copy a location reference:
"Rewrite this: [C:\docs\notes.md:42] ## My Section"
Renders Markdown with Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX math, and SVG. Includes MCP server for Claude Code / Claude Desktop.
Requirements:
.NET 8 Desktop Runtime - https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0
Pandoc (optional, for .docx export) - https://pandoc.org/
Quick start:
mdp .\README.md # Open a file
mdp .\docs\*.md # Open multiple files
ConvertTo-Docx .\*.md # Convert to .docx via Pandoc
MCP setup for Claude Code:
claude mcp add mdp -s user -- "$(Get-MarkdownPointerMCPPath)"
MCP setup for Claude Desktop (add to claude_desktop_config.json):
{ "mcpServers": { "mdp": { "command": "C:\\...\\mdp-mcp.exe" } } }
Use Get-MarkdownPointerMCPPath -Escape to get the path with escaped backslashes.
Example prompts for AI:
"open README.md in mdp"
"show the report in mdp and scroll to line 50"
"export report.md to docx"
Minimum PowerShell version
7.4
Installation Options
Owners
Copyright
(c) 2025-2026 Yoshifumi Tsuda. All rights reserved.
Package Details
Author(s)
- Yoshifumi Tsuda
Tags
Markdown Viewer Preview MCP Claude AI WPF Mermaid KaTeX Pandoc
Functions
Show-MarkdownPointer Get-MarkdownPointerMCPPath ConvertTo-Docx
Dependencies
This module has no dependencies.
Release Notes
0.2.1
- Fix MCP server name in setup instructions (MarkdownPointer -> mdp)
0.2.0
Initial release on PowerShell Gallery.
- ConvertTo-Docx: export Markdown to .docx via Pandoc
- SVG file support
- Open multiple files in a single command
- Recent files history
- File path and hover line number display in status bar
- Faster startup via named pipe readiness probing
- Auto-switch to background tab when its file is updated
- Show render errors in console via Show-MarkdownPointer
- Warn when MCP config references outdated module version
- Require PowerShell 7.4+ to avoid conflicts with PowerShell.MCP
- Fix Ctrl+W not working on consecutive presses
- Fix WebView2 user data folder routing
- Fix Mermaid bidirectional arrow double-encoding
FileList
- MarkdownPointer.nuspec
- LICENSE
- MarkdownPointer.psd1
- MarkdownPointer.psm1
- bin\mdp-mcp.exe
- bin\mdp.exe
Version History
| Version | Downloads | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 0.2.1 (current version) | 3 | 2/26/2026 |