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Excalidraw MCP Server

by Cmd8
Developer ToolsModerate7.0MCP RegistryLocal
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Model Context Protocol server for Excalidraw diagrams.

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Model Context Protocol server for Excalidraw diagrams.

Security Report

7.0
Moderate7.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 1 medium validity signals). 3 known CVEs in dependencies (0 critical, 3 high severity) Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

12 files analyzed · 4 issues found

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How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-cmd8-excalidraw-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cmd8/excalidraw-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

@cmd8/excalidraw-mcp

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Excalidraw diagrams.

🛠️ Installation

Requirements

  • Node.js >= v18.0.0

Add to your Cursor MCP config (~/.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@cmd8/excalidraw-mcp", "--diagram", "/path/to/diagram.excalidraw"]
    }
  }
}
claude mcp add excalidraw -- npx -y @cmd8/excalidraw-mcp --diagram /path/to/diagram.excalidraw
amp mcp add excalidraw -- npx -y @cmd8/excalidraw-mcp --diagram /path/to/diagram.excalidraw

Add to your VS Code MCP settings:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "excalidraw": {
        "type": "stdio",
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@cmd8/excalidraw-mcp", "--diagram", "/path/to/diagram.excalidraw"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to your Windsurf MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@cmd8/excalidraw-mcp", "--diagram", "/path/to/diagram.excalidraw"]
    }
  }
}

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@cmd8/excalidraw-mcp", "--diagram", "/path/to/diagram.excalidraw"]
    }
  }
}

Add to your Codex MCP config:

[mcp_servers.excalidraw]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cmd8/excalidraw-mcp", "--diagram", "/path/to/diagram.excalidraw"]

CLI Options

  • -d, --diagram (required): Path to the Excalidraw diagram file

🔨 Available Tools

createNode

Create a new node (shape with label) in the diagram. Returns the created node ID.

createEdge

Create an arrow connecting two nodes. Nodes can be referenced by ID or by label text.

deleteElement

Delete a node or edge from the diagram by ID or label.

getFullDiagramState

Returns a markdown representation of the complete diagram, including nodes, relationships, labels, frames, and colors.

License

MIT

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