Mcp_excalidraw

Name: Mcp_excalidraw
Author: yctimlin

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.

2.3k 22 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 6d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

22 tools · ~946 tok

Grade B · 0.5% of 200K ctx

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Mcp_excalidraw is an MCP server that 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. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 74/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

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 6 days ago. It has 2,349 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "excalidraw": { "env": { "ENABLE_CANVAS_SYNC": "true", "EXPRESS_SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:3000" }, "args": [ "/absolute/path/to/mcp_excalidraw/dist/index.js" ], "command": "node" } } }

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 6 days ago. It has 2,349 GitHub stars.