doc-cleaner

Documents

Convert PDF, DOCX, XLSX, and text files to clean, structured Markdown. CJK-friendly, table-friendly, privacy-first.

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doc-cleaner

Convert documents (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, TXT) to clean, structured Markdown.

When to use

User asks to convert a document to Markdown
User wants to extract text or tables from PDF/DOCX/XLSX files
User wants to clean up bank statements or financial documents
User asks to process a batch of documents in a directory

Commands

Convert a single file (no AI, fastest)

python3 {baseDir}/cleaner.py --input "{{file_path}}" --ai none

Convert a single file with AI structuring

python3 {baseDir}/cleaner.py --input "{{file_path}}" --ai gemini

Convert a single file with Groq structuring

python3 {baseDir}/cleaner.py --input "{{file_path}}" --ai groq

Convert all files in a directory

python3 {baseDir}/cleaner.py --input "{{directory}}" --ai none --output-dir "{{output_dir}}"

Preview without writing (dry run)

python3 {baseDir}/cleaner.py --input "{{file_path}}" --dry-run --verbose

Get machine-readable result summary

python3 {baseDir}/cleaner.py --input "{{file_path}}" --ai none --summary

The --summary flag prints a JSON summary to stdout after processing:

{"version":"1.0.0","total":3,"success":2,"failed":1,"files":[{"file":"report.pdf","output":"./output/report.md","status":"ok"},{"file":"scan.pdf","output":null,"status":"no_content"},{"file":"data.xlsx","output":"./output/data.md","status":"ok"}]}

Options

Flag	Description
`--input, -i`	File or directory to process (required, non-recursive)
`--output-dir, -o`	Output directory (default: ./output)
`--ai`	`gemini`, `groq`, `ollama`, or `none` (default: from config or gemini)
`--password`	PDF decryption password
`--config`	Path to config JSON
`--summary`	Print JSON summary to stdout after processing
`--dry-run`	Preview without writing files
`--verbose`	Enable debug logging

Supported formats

PDF (native, scanned, encrypted), DOCX, XLSX, XLS, CSV, TXT, MD

Exit codes

Code	Meaning
0	All files processed successfully
1	Some files failed (partial success)
2	No processable files found or config error

Notes

Output defaults to ./output/ relative to current directory
For scanned PDFs, AI mode (gemini, groq, or ollama) gives much better results
--ai none requires zero API keys and zero network access
CJK encoding (Big5, CP950, UTF-16) is auto-detected
Tables in DOCX and XLSX are preserved as Markdown pipe tables