— SYNTAX REFERENCE GUIDEGFM COMPLIANT
Markdown Syntax & Formatting Cheat Sheet.
Quick reference guide for GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) and CommonMark syntax. Copy code blocks into your LLM prompts or Markdown editor in 1 click.
ATX HeadingsSTRUCTURE
# Heading Level 1 ## Heading Level 2 ### Heading Level 3 #### Heading Level 4
Creates H1 to H4 hierarchy tags essential for document outline chunking.
GFM Data TableTABLES
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `chunk_size` | integer | 512 | Target token chunk size | | `overlap` | integer | 64 | Overlap token margin | | `format` | string | "gfm" | Markdown syntax rules |
Standard Markdown table formatting parsed cleanly by LLM RAG pipelines.
YAML Frontmatter HeaderMETADATA
--- title: "Why Markdown for AI Agents" date: "2026-08-01" author: "ILoveMD Engineering" tokens_estimated: 1250 tags: ["rag", "llm", "markdown"] ---
Injects key-value document metadata at the top of Markdown files.
Fenced Code BlocksCODE
```python
def convert_to_markdown(file_path: str) -> str:
# 100% In-Browser Local Parsing
with open(file_path, "r") as f:
return f.read()
```Syntax-highlighted code block preserving exact line indentation.
Interactive Task ListsLISTS
- [x] Parse PDF document streams - [x] Generate GFM Markdown tables - [/] Ingest into Pinecone Vector DB - [ ] Deploy AI Agent Tool Call
Checklist format for tracking sub-tasks.
Blockquotes & AlertsCALLOUTS
> **CRITICAL RAG NOTE**: Markdown heading levels (# H1, ## H2) should always match logical document hierarchy to prevent chunking fragmentation.
Indented blockquote callout box for highlighting key warnings.