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.
Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
Claude Desktop
Claude Code
Cursor
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp_excalidraw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw"
]
}
}
}📋 Copy
Run in terminal:
claude mcp add mcp_excalidraw npx -y yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw📋 Copy
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp_excalidraw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw"
]
}
}
}📋 Copy