How to Use the HTML to Markdown Converter MCP in Windsurf

Q: How does HTML to Markdown Converter work inside Windsurf?

Cascade invokes the converthtmltomarkdown tool whenever it encounters raw markup in your workspace. The tool executes on our secure MCP server, returning clean text directly to the agent's active context.

Stop Cascade from choking on massive web scrapes by feeding clean Markdown to your Windsurf workspace.

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Parse raw markup with Windsurf integration

The `convert_html_to_markdown` tool strips away heavy layout tags and nested tables from raw pages so Cascade can parse the actual text. When your agent encounters a massive HTML file, it runs this conversion locally via the MCP server to avoid hitting token limits. Cascade reads the output immediately to build context for its next task. You get clean markdown with headings and code blocks intact, preventing the agent from missing nested structural data.

Autonomous multi-tool chains in Cascade

This MCP server connects the `convert_html_to_markdown` tool directly to Windsurf's planning engine. When you ask Cascade to scrape a site and write a test suite, it chains the download, converts the raw HTML, and writes the code without asking for your permission. Traditional setups require you to manually clean up web content before feeding it to your IDE. This integration runs the cleanup step in the background, keeping Cascade focused on writing valid code.

Keep your Windsurf context window clean

The `convert_html_to_markdown` tool keeps your token budget under control by stripping out useless markup before it hits your MCP context window. This reduction drops the payload size by up to 80% while retaining the exact semantic structure of the original page. Your agent works faster because it processes fewer useless characters. This means fewer context-window resets and more accurate file generation in your workspace.

Setup guide

Set up HTML to Markdown Converter MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the HTML to Markdown Converter MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my HTML to Markdown Converter payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the HTML to Markdown Converter tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "html-to-markdown-converter-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about HTML to Markdown Converter MCP in Windsurf

Cascade invokes the `convert_html_to_markdown` tool whenever it encounters raw markup in your workspace. The tool executes on our secure MCP server, returning clean text directly to the agent's active context.

Yes, Cascade can read local files from your project directory and feed them to the `convert_html_to_markdown` tool. The output is written back to your workspace as a standard Markdown file.

The parser uses a strict, deterministic mapping strategy that handles standard HTML5 elements automatically. It strips out inline scripts and styles while keeping lists, tables, and nested code blocks perfectly formatted.

Raw HTML contains thousands of characters of style sheets and template boilerplate that distract the agent. Converting to Markdown ensures Cascade focuses on the actual content, reducing token costs and preventing hallucinated code.

Your raw HTML strings are processed inside a zero-trust, ephemeral V8 isolate sandbox that destroys the data immediately after conversion. No code, markup, or text is ever stored on disk or used for training.

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