defaults_file
(string): Path to a Pandoc defaults file (YAML) containing conversion options
How to use it
defaults_file is exposed by the MCP Pandoc MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the defaults_file tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install MCP Pandoc
npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-pandoc --client claudeOther tools in MCP Pandoc (18)
(string): Source content to convert (required if inputfile not provided)
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(array): List of Pandoc filter paths to apply during conversion
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(string): Complete path to input file (required if contents not provided)
(string): Source format of the content (defaults to markdown)
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(string): Complete path for output file (required for pdf, docx, rst, latex, epub, odt, pptx formats)
(string): Target format (defaults to markdown)
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(string): Path to a reference document to use for styling (supported for docx, odt and pptx output; the file must match the output format)
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