A demo application showcasing the PHP library markdown-object.

Markdown Object is a PHP library that intelligently parses and chunks Markdown documents for use in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and embedding models. It maintains semantic coherence while splitting documents into manageable pieces.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/benbjurstrom/markdown-object-demo.git
cd markdown-object-demo

Install PHP dependencies:

composer install

Install JavaScript dependencies:

npm install

Build frontend assets:

npm run build

Start the development server:

php artisan serve

Then visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

• Parse markdown instantly as you type
• Visual feedback with processing indicators
• Configurable chunking parameters

• Hierarchical chunking that maintains document structure
• Configurable target token size (128-8192)
• Hard cap limits to prevent oversized chunks (256-16384)
• Accurate token counting for embedding models

Chunks View

• See your markdown split into semantic chunks
• View token counts per chunk
• Track source line positions
• Copy all chunks in a text-friendly format
• Breadcrumb navigation showing document hierarchy

JSON View

• Inspect the complete structured markdown object
• Collapsible tree view
• Copy individual values
• Size indicators for arrays and objects