Skip to main content Use ONLY when the user explicitly says: 'use the skill web-to-markdown ...' (or 'use a skill web-to-markdown ...'). Converts webpage URLs to clean Markdown by calling the local web2md CLI (Puppeteer + Readability), suitable for JS-rendered pages.
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web-to-markdown
Convert web pages to clean Markdown by driving a locally installed browser (via web2md).
Hard trigger gate (must enforce)
This skill MUST NOT be used unless the user explicitly wrote exactly a phrase like:
use the skill web-to-markdown ...
use a skill web-to-markdown ...
If the user did not explicitly request this skill by name, stop and ask them to re-issue the request including: use the skill web-to-markdown.
What this skill does
Handles JS-rendered pages (Puppeteer → user Chrome).
Works best with Chromium-family browsers (Chrome/Chromium/Brave/Edge) via puppeteer-core.
Extracts main content (Readability).
Converts to Markdown (Turndown) with cleaned links and optional YAML frontmatter.
Non-goals
Do not use Playwright or other browser automation stacks; the mechanism is .
web2md
Inputs you should collect (ask only if missing)
url (or a list of URLs)
Output preference:
Print to stdout (--print), OR
Save to a file (--out ./file.md), OR
Save to a directory (--out ./some-dir/ to auto-name by page title)
Optional rendering controls for tricky pages:
--chrome-path <path> (if Chrome auto-detection fails)
--interactive (show Chrome and pause so the user can complete human checks/login, then press Enter)
--wait-until load|domcontentloaded|networkidle0|networkidle2
--wait-for '<css selector>'
--wait-ms <milliseconds>
--headful (debug)
--no-sandbox (sometimes required in containers/CI)
--user-data-dir <dir> (login/session; use a dedicated profile directory)
Workflow
Confirm the user explicitly invoked the skill (use the skill web-to-markdown).
Validate URL(s) start with http:// or https://.
Ensure web2md is installed:
Run: command -v web2md
If missing, instruct the user to install it (assume the project exists at ~/workspace/softaworks/projects/web2md):
cd ~/workspace/softaworks/projects/web2md && npm install && npm run build && npm link
Or: cd ~/workspace/softaworks/projects/web2md && npm install && npm run build && npm install -g .
Convert:
Single URL → file:
web2md '<url>' --out ./page.md
Single URL → auto-named file in directory:
mkdir -p ./out && web2md '<url>' --out ./out/
Human verification / login walls (interactive):
mkdir -p ./out && web2md '<url>' --interactive --user-data-dir ./tmp/web2md-profile --out ./out/
Then: complete the check in the browser window and press Enter in the terminal to continue.
Print to stdout:
Multiple URLs (batch):
Create output dir (e.g. ./out/) then run one web2md command per URL using --out ./out/
Validate output:
If writing files, verify they exist and are non-empty (e.g. ls -la <path> and wc -c <path>).
Return:
The saved file path(s), or the Markdown (stdout mode).
Defaults (recommended)
For most pages: --wait-until networkidle2
For heavy apps: start with --wait-until domcontentloaded --wait-ms 2000, then add --wait-for 'main' (or another stable selector) if needed.
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