Markitdown vs skill-craft
skill-craft is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
Markitdown is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). skill-craft is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by iowarp. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Markitdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9cb5f26d30b6 Forks (GitHub): 14 193 Pulls (Docker Hub): 160 372 Stars (Docker Hub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 190 833 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-kit | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Markitdown | skill-craftno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 190 833 | 8 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 160 372 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 14 193 | 5 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/markitdown) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/markitdown | github.com/iowarp/clio-coder |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of skill-craft
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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SkillCheck Free validates Claude Code SKILL.md files against ~25 contract rules covering structure, naming, semantic consistency, and quality patterns. It catches missing…
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Version tracking for Agent Skills bundles across sessions, surfaces, and platforms. When you load a skill into a new session, Skill Provenance reads the manifest, verifies file…
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Make skills easier to invoke correctly, follow consistently, and verify before distribution.
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Lint and diagnose Claude Code SKILL.md files against Anthropic's 8 best-practice rules. Scans frontmatter, description quality, file size, gotchas, allowed-tools, structure…
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PM-Skills is an open-source collection of 27 product management skills for Claude Code. It covers the full product lifecycle — from discovery and problem definition through…
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Health checker for Claude Code skills and commands. Scans ~/.claude/skills/ and commands/ for broken file references, deprecated MCP tool usage, missing frontmatter, script syntax…
What each says it does
Markitdown
A lightweight MCP server for calling MarkItDown.
skill-craft
Writes, reviews, or prunes a SKILL.md, judging whether its description, body, and length earn their cost. Not for packaging a workflow that just happened; use workflow-distiller.
How to run each
Markitdown As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio markitdown -- docker run -i --rm mcp/markitdownskill-craft
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of skill-craft publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Markitdown · What it can do: skill-craft · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.