MarkdownPointer

Vibe editing for Markdown. Point at anything, tell AI to fix it.

MarkdownPointer renders your Markdown and lets you click any element - headings, code blocks, table cells, Mermaid diagram nodes, KaTeX math - to copy a filepath:line reference. Paste it into your AI prompt, and the AI knows exactly where to look.

To change a node's color:

       

Click the node, paste the reference into your prompt, and ask the AI — done.

Color this node orange [c:\docs\architecture.md:6] mermaid node: mdp.exe

More prompt examples:

• Verify this section for technical accuracy [ref]
• Swap these two sections [ref] [ref]
• Delete this [ref]
• Simplify this paragraph [ref]
• Add a code example after this section [ref]
• Fix the grammar here [ref]
• Translate this section to Japanese [ref]

Features

Feature	Description
Point & Prompt	Click any rendered element to copy filepath:line to clipboard
Mermaid Diagrams	Flowchart, Sequence, Class, State, ER, Gantt, Pie, Git graph, Mindmap
KaTeX Math	Inline $...$ and block $$...$$
SVG	Embedded font support
Recent Files	Quick access with pin support
Tab Dock/Undock	Drag tabs between windows or detach to a new window
Always on Top	Pin the window above other apps for reference
Live Reload	Auto-refresh on file changes
Export	.docx / .pptx via Pandoc (Mermaid/SVG rendered as images)
MCP Server	Let Claude open, navigate, and export your documents

Install

In a PowerShell 7 console:

Install-Module MarkdownPointer

Quick Start

mdp .\README.md    # Open a file
mdp .\docs\*.md    # Open multiple files
mdp                # Just launch the viewer

MCP Server Setup

Connect MarkdownPointer to Claude Code so your AI can open and navigate documents directly.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mdp -s user -- "$(Get-MarkdownPointerMCPPath)"

Then just ask Claude:

• "open README.md in mdp"
• "show the report in mdp and scroll to line 50"
• "export report.md to docx"

Claude Desktop

Run this in PowerShell to get the path for your environment:

Get-MarkdownPointerMCPPath -Escape

Then add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mdp": {
      "command": "<paste the output here>"
    }
  }
}

MCP Tools

Tool	Description
show_markdown	Open files and scroll to a line
get_status	Get current window/tab state
slide_control	Navigate reveal.js slides
export_document	Export to .docx / .pptx via Pandoc

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+O	Open file
Ctrl+F	Find in page
Ctrl+G	Go to line
Ctrl+P	Print
Ctrl+W / Ctrl+F4	Close tab
Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Switch tabs
Mouse Wheel	Scroll
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel	Zoom
F5	Reload

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• PowerShell 7.4+
• .NET 8 Desktop Runtime

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/yotsuda/MarkdownPointer.git
cd MarkdownPointer
.\Build-Deploy.ps1

License

MIT