MarkEdit Skill

An AI skill for managing MarkEdit, a free and open-source markdown editor for macOS.

Features

• Discover, install, upgrade, list, and remove extensions using the official registry
• Submit extensions and themes to the official registry
• Configure advanced settings, custom styles, statistics rules, and Pandoc defaults
• Upgrade the MarkEdit app
• Inspect debugging information for troubleshooting and bug reports
• Answer questions using official documentation

Example Commands

Upgrade MarkEdit
Install MarkEdit Preview extension
Upgrade installed extensions
List installed extensions
Enable autoSaveWhenIdle in MarkEdit
Add a custom statistics rule
Submit my extension to the MarkEdit registry
Help troubleshoot a MarkEdit issue

Installation

GitHub Copilot (VS Code)

mkdir -p ~/.copilot/skills/markedit
curl -fsSL "https://github.com/MarkEdit-app/MarkEdit-skill/blob/main/markedit/SKILL.md?raw=true" -o ~/.copilot/skills/markedit/SKILL.md

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/markedit
curl -fsSL "https://github.com/MarkEdit-app/MarkEdit-skill/blob/main/markedit/SKILL.md?raw=true" -o ~/.claude/skills/markedit/SKILL.md

Cursor / Windsurf / Others

• Cursor: Place SKILL.md in .cursor/rules/ directory
• Windsurf: Place SKILL.md in .windsurf/rules/ directory
• Others: Copy contents to your custom instructions or system prompt

Requirements

• macOS with MarkEdit installed
• An AI assistant that supports custom instructions

Related Links

• MarkEdit
• MarkEdit Wiki
• Extension Registry
• Extension Registry Repository