URL to Markdown

Fetches any URL via Chrome CDP and converts HTML to clean markdown.

Script Directory

Important: All scripts are located in the scripts/ subdirectory of this skill.

Agent Execution Instructions:

Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as SKILL_DIR Script path = ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/.ts Replace all ${SKILL_DIR} in this document with the actual path

Script Reference:

Script Purpose scripts/main.ts CLI entry point for URL fetching Preferences (EXTEND.md)

Use Bash to check EXTEND.md existence (priority order):

Check project-level first

test -f .baoyu-skills/baoyu-url-to-markdown/EXTEND.md && echo "project"

Then user-level (cross-platform: $HOME works on macOS/Linux/WSL)

test -f "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-url-to-markdown/EXTEND.md" && echo "user"

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┐ │ Path │ Location │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ .baoyu-skills/baoyu-url-to-markdown/EXTEND.md │ Project directory │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ $HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-url-to-markdown/EXTEND.md │ User home │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┘

┌───────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Result │ Action │ ├───────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Found │ Read, parse, apply settings │ ├───────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Not found │ Use defaults │ └───────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

EXTEND.md Supports: Default output directory | Default capture mode | Timeout settings

Features Chrome CDP for full JavaScript rendering Two capture modes: auto or wait-for-user Clean markdown output with metadata Handles login-required pages via wait mode Usage

Auto mode (default) - capture when page loads

npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts

Wait mode - wait for user signal before capture

npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts --wait

Save to specific file

npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/main.ts -o output.md

Options Option Description URL to fetch -o Output file path (default: auto-generated) --wait Wait for user signal before capturing --timeout Page load timeout (default: 30000) Capture Modes Mode Behavior Use When Auto (default) Capture on network idle Public pages, static content Wait (--wait) User signals when ready Login-required, lazy loading, paywalls

Wait mode workflow:

Run with --wait → script outputs "Press Enter when ready" Ask user to confirm page is ready Send newline to stdin to trigger capture Output Format

YAML front matter with url, title, description, author, published, captured_at fields, followed by converted markdown content.

Output Directory url-to-markdown//.md

: From page title or URL path (kebab-case, 2-6 words) Conflict resolution: Append timestamp -YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.md Environment Variables Variable Description URL_CHROME_PATH Custom Chrome executable path URL_DATA_DIR Custom data directory URL_CHROME_PROFILE_DIR Custom Chrome profile directory

Troubleshooting: Chrome not found → set URL_CHROME_PATH. Timeout → increase --timeout. Complex pages → try --wait mode.

Extension Support

Custom configurations via EXTEND.md. See Preferences section for paths and supported options.