Mcp_excalidraw
by yctimlin
MCP server and Claude Code skill for Excalidraw — programmatic canvas toolkit to create, edit, and export diagrams via AI agents with real-time canvas sync.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 12d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
22 tools · ~946 tok
Grade B · 0.5% of 200K ctx
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"excalidraw": {
"env": {
"ENABLE_CANVAS_SYNC": "true",
"EXPRESS_SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:3000"
},
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/mcp_excalidraw/dist/index.js"
],
"command": "node"
}
}
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What Mcp_excalidraw does
Run a live Excalidraw canvas and control it from AI agents. This repo provides:
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Mcp_excalidraw safe to use?
- Mcp_excalidraw has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Mcp_excalidraw?
- Mcp_excalidraw supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Mcp_excalidraw do?
- Mcp_excalidraw provides 22 tools: create_element, get_element, update_elements, delete_elements, clear_canvas and 17 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Mcp_excalidraw?
- Mcp_excalidraw is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Mcp_excalidraw actively maintained?
- Mcp_excalidraw is actively maintained — last commit was 12 days ago. It has 1,963 GitHub stars.
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