# Strip Markdown

> Use this skill to strip markdown formatting from text and return clean plain text: removes headings, bold/italic, links (keeps link text), code fences, list markers, and blockquotes. Deterministic, offline. Great for generating previews or plain-text excerpts.

- Skill: `ncreighton/strip-markdown` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 9 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ncreighton/strip-markdown`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ncreighton/strip-markdown/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: ncreighton (https://skillmd.com/u/ncreighton)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ncreighton/strip-markdown

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# strip-markdown

Use this skill to strip markdown formatting from text and return clean plain text: removes headings, bold/italic, links (keeps link text), code fences, list markers, and blockquotes. Deterministic, offline. Great for generating previews or plain-text excerpts.

- **Kind**: tool  |  **Niche**: publishing  |  **Cost tier**: free  |  **Version**: 0.1.0

## Empire Integration
```python
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, r'C:\D\Claude Code Projects\_SHARED')
import empire_bootstrap  # wires all shared paths
```

## Usage

**As a CLI:**
```bash
python run.py --markdown <string>
```

**From a Python agent (ATEN runtime):**
```python
from skill_library import executor
result = executor.execute("strip-markdown", {markdown=...})
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `markdown` | string | yes | Markdown text |

## Returns

`object` — `{"status": "ok"|"error", "result": ...}`