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Markmap MCP Server

Markmap MCP Server is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. An MCP server for converting Markdown to interactive mind maps with export support (PNG/JPG/SVG). It has 289 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @jinzcdev/markmap-mcp-server.

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  • MIT
  • Actively maintained
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Install Markmap MCP Server

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markmap-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jinzcdev/markmap-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MARKMAP_DIR": "your-value",
        "MARKMAP_OPEN": "your-value",
        "MARKMAP_RETURN_MODE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env MARKMAP_DIR=your-value --env MARKMAP_OPEN=your-value --env MARKMAP_RETURN_MODE=your-value --transport stdio markmap-mcp-server -- npx -y @jinzcdev/markmap-mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markmap-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jinzcdev/markmap-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MARKMAP_DIR": "your-value",
        "MARKMAP_OPEN": "your-value",
        "MARKMAP_RETURN_MODE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "markmap-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jinzcdev/markmap-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MARKMAP_DIR": "your-value",
        "MARKMAP_OPEN": "your-value",
        "MARKMAP_RETURN_MODE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
MARKMAP_DIRNoShown in the README's example configuration.
MARKMAP_OPENNoShown in the README's example configuration.
MARKMAP_RETURN_MODENoShown in the README's example configuration.

Tools (10)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • markdown_to_mindmap

    Convert Markdown into an interactive mind map (and optionally an image).

  • markdown

    string

  • format

    html \

  • filename

    string

  • open

    boolean

  • list_mindmaps

    List recent generated files in the output directory (newest first).

  • limit

    number

  • get_mindmap

    Retrieve a generated mind map file by its absolute path. Path must stay inside the configured output directory (path…

  • cleanup_mindmaps

    Delete old (or all) generated mind map files.

  • topic

    string

About Markmap MCP Server

Markmap MCP Server is based on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It converts Markdown into interactive mind maps using markmap, and can optionally export PNG / JPG / SVG on the server for Agent-friendly delivery. Generation runs locally — no third-party API keys required.

  • markmap
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • mindmap
  • mindnode
  • xmind
  • ai
  • llm
  • agent

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What is Markmap MCP Server?

Markmap MCP Server is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. An MCP server for converting Markdown to interactive mind maps with export support (PNG/JPG/SVG). It has 289 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @jinzcdev/markmap-mcp-server. The source code is at github.com/jinzcdev/markmap-mcp-server.

How do I install the Markmap MCP Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @jinzcdev/markmap-mcp-server to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Markmap MCP Server free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Markmap MCP Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Aug 4, 2026. The latest release is v0.2.0, published Aug 4, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.