MarkItDown MCP vs Qiniu MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Files & Storage servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	MarkItDown MCP Give your agent Microsoft's MarkItDown: convert PDFs, Office docs, images, and URLs into LLM-ready Markdown. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python	Qiniu MCP Server Access Qiniu Cloud storage, smart multimedia, CDN, and live streaming from your AI client. Unverified stdio (local) API key Stale Python
Category	Files & Storage	Files & Storage
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	API key
GitHub stars	162k	37
Last commit	1 month ago	8 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`pip install markitdown-mcp`	`uvx qiniu-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick MarkItDown MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Pick Qiniu MCP Server if you need the broadest set of tools.

Add MarkItDown MCP

Install / run

pip install markitdown-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markitdown-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "markitdown-mcp:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

Add Qiniu MCP Server

Install / run

uvx qiniu-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qiniu-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "qiniu-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QINIU_ACCESS_KEY": "YOUR_ACCESS_KEY",
        "QINIU_SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
        "QINIU_REGION_NAME": "YOUR_REGION_NAME",
        "QINIU_ENDPOINT_URL": "YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL",
        "QINIU_BUCKETS": "YOUR_BUCKET_A,YOUR_BUCKET_B"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

MarkItDown MCP or Qiniu MCP Server — which is better?

Pick MarkItDown MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option. Pick Qiniu MCP Server if you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both MarkItDown MCP and Qiniu MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do MarkItDown MCP and Qiniu MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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