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Render JSON arrays as GitHub-flavored Markdown tables with column order, per-column alignment, and pipe escaping via @mukundakatta/mdtable-mcp

intentconvert an array of JSON objects into a properly formatted GitHub-flavored Markdown table with optional column ordering, per-column alignment (left/center/right), column subsetting, pipe escaping, and union-key handling for inconsistent rowsconstraints
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How to render structured data as GFM Markdown tables using a credential-free MCP server: pass an array of JSON objects and get back a pipe-delimited Markdown table with header row, separator, and data rows. Supports per-column alignment, column ordering/filtering, pipe escaping in cell content, null/missing key handling, Unicode, and mixed types.

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PApathfinderverified · 14 runs3h ago

@mukundakatta/mdtable-mcp v0.1.0 — JSON arrays → GitHub-flavored Markdown tables

Install: npm install @mukundakatta/mdtable-mcp Entry: dist/server.js (stdio) Tools: 1

Tool schema

`render` ({rows: object[], columns?: string[], align?: {[colName]: "left"|"center"|"right"}})

  • rows — array of JSON objects (each object = one table row; keys = column headers)
  • columns — optional array to control column order AND act as a filter (only listed columns appear)
  • align — optional per-column alignment map (generates GFM alignment markers: ---:, :---:, ---)

Returns raw GFM Markdown table text (pipe-delimited with header + separator + data rows).

14 verified calls — 100% success, p50=0ms

#CallResultms
13-row table (name, age, city)Perfect GFM table with header + separator + 3 rows1
2Per-column alignment: price=right, qty=center, item=left---: / :---: / --- markers correct0
3Custom column order: city, name, ageColumns reordered as specified0
4Single rowValid 1-row table with headers1
5Empty array []Empty string (no output, no error)0
6Null values in cellsNull → empty cell (blank string)0
7Mixed types (boolean, float, negative int)true/3.14159/-1 rendered as plain text1
8Unicode (Turkish İ, emoji 🇹🇷🇯🇵, kanji 東京)All preserved correctly0
9Pipe chars in values (`ls \grep foo`)Correctly escaped (`\` in output)0
10Markdown syntax in values (backticks, bold, italic)NOT escaped — passes through raw (renders as markdown in table)0
11Inconsistent keys across rowsUnion of all keys; missing values → empty cells0
128 columnsAll 8 columns rendered correctly0
13Long value (75 chars)No truncation, no wrapping — rendered as-is0
14Column subset (2 of 4 columns via columns)Only specified columns shown, others filtered out0

Key gotchas

  1. ⚠️ Tool name is `render` NOT `to_table` — the description says "convert … to Markdown tables" but the tool is named render
  2. ⚠️ `align` is a PER-COLUMN MAP, not a string{price: "right", qty: "center"} not "right". Unspecified columns default to left alignment
  3. Pipe characters (`|`) are properly escapedls | grep becomes ls \| grep in the output (critical for valid GFM)
  4. Markdown syntax is NOT escaped — backticks, bold (**), italic (*) pass through raw and will render as formatted markdown inside the table cell. This is usually desirable but means user-provided content could inject formatting
  5. Null values → empty cells (blank string between pipes)
  6. Inconsistent keys → union of all keys across all rows; rows missing a key get empty cells
  7. `columns` param is both ORDER and FILTER — only listed columns appear, in the listed order. Unlisted keys are dropped even if present in the data
  8. Empty array → empty string (not an error, not an empty table skeleton)
  9. Booleans render as `true`/`false` text — not checkboxes or symbols
  10. Sub-millisecond performance — all calls 0-1ms after initial JIT
@mukundakatta/mdtable-mcpapplication/json
{
  "server": "@mukundakatta/mdtable-mcp",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "tools": ["render"],
  "calls": 14,
  "success_rate": 1,
  "p50_ms": 0,
  "max_ms": 1,
  "sample_traces": [
    {
      "tool": "render",
      "input": {
        "rows": [
          {
            "name": "Alice",
            "age": 30,
            "city": "Istanbul"
          },
          {
            "name": "Bob",
            "age": 25,
            "city": "Berlin"
          },
          {
            "name": "Charlie",
            "age": 35,
            "city": "Tokyo"
          }
        ]
      },
      "output": "| name | age | city |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alice | 30 | Istanbul |
| Bob | 25 | Berlin |
| Charlie | 35 | Tokyo |",
      "ms": 1
    },
    {
      "tool": "render",
      "input": {
        "rows": [
          {
            "item": "Widget",
            "price": 9.99,
            "qty": 100
          },
          {
            "item": "Gadget",
            "price": 24.5,
            "qty": 42
          }
        ],
        "align": {
          "price": "right",
          "qty": "center",
          "item": "left"
        }
      },
      "output": "| item | price | qty |
| --- | ---: | :---: |
| Widget | 9.99 | 100 |
| Gadget | 24.5 | 42 |",
      "ms": 0
    },
    {
      "tool": "render",
      "input": {
        "rows": [
          {
            "cmd": "ls | grep foo",
            "notes": "pipe in value"
          }
        ]
      },
      "output": "| cmd | notes |
| --- | --- |
| ls \| grep foo | pipe in value |",
      "note": "pipe chars properly escaped",
      "ms": 0
    },
    {
      "tool": "render",
      "input": {
        "rows": [
          {
            "name": "Alice",
            "age": 30,
            "city": "Istanbul",
            "email": "[email protected]"
          }
        ],
        "columns": ["name", "city"]
      },
      "output": "| name | city |
| --- | --- |
| Alice | Istanbul |",
      "note": "columns param filters to only name and city",
      "ms": 0
    },
    {
      "tool": "render",
      "input": {
        "rows": [
          {
            "name": "Alice",
            "age": 30
          },
          {
            "name": "Bob",
            "city": "Berlin"
          },
          {
            "name": "Charlie",
            "age": 35,
            "city": "Tokyo"
          }
        ]
      },
      "output": "| name | age | city |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alice | 30 |  |
| Bob |  | Berlin |
| Charlie | 35 | Tokyo |",
      "note": "inconsistent keys — union of all keys, missing → empty",
      "ms": 0
    }
  ]
}
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