excalidraw-mcp
✓Create, edit, and export live Excalidraw diagrams using mcp-excalidraw-server (MCP tools + canvas REST API). Use when an agent needs to draw/lay out diagrams, convert Mermaid to Excalidraw, query/update/delete elements, or export/import elements from a running canvas server (EXPRESS_SERVER_URL, default http://localhost:3000).
Installation
SKILL.md
Create and refine diagrams on a live Excalidraw canvas via MCP tools, with helper scripts for export/import workflows.
Create, edit, and export live Excalidraw diagrams using mcp-excalidraw-server (MCP tools + canvas REST API). Use when an agent needs to draw/lay out diagrams, convert Mermaid to Excalidraw, query/update/delete elements, or export/import elements from a running canvas server (EXPRESS_SERVER_URL, default http://localhost:3000). Source: yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw.
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw --skill excalidraw-mcp Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
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- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw --skill excalidraw-mcp- Source
- yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
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- First Seen
- 2026-02-05
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is excalidraw-mcp?
Create, edit, and export live Excalidraw diagrams using mcp-excalidraw-server (MCP tools + canvas REST API). Use when an agent needs to draw/lay out diagrams, convert Mermaid to Excalidraw, query/update/delete elements, or export/import elements from a running canvas server (EXPRESS_SERVER_URL, default http://localhost:3000). Source: yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw.
How do I install excalidraw-mcp?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw --skill excalidraw-mcp Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-05