Excalidraw Architect
Excalidraw Architect is an MCP server that generates beautiful Excalidraw architecture diagrams with auto-layout and component styling. It has 161 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx excalidraw-architect-mcp. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.
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Install Excalidraw Architect
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Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"excalidraw-architect": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"excalidraw-architect-mcp"
]
}
}
}Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio excalidraw-architect -- uvx excalidraw-architect-mcpCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"excalidraw-architect": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"excalidraw-architect-mcp"
]
}
}
}Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.
VS Code
{
"servers": {
"excalidraw-architect": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"excalidraw-architect-mcp"
]
}
}
}Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).
Tools (22)
Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.
create_diagramCreate a diagram of any of the 25 supported types
list_diagram_typesEvery type with when-to-use / when-not-to guidance
get_diagram_schemaSpec schema + worked example for one type
mermaid_to_excalidrawConvert Mermaid flowchart syntax to .excalidraw
modify_diagramPatch an existing diagram — nodes/connections, or the stored spec
get_diagram_infoRead current diagram state (call before modifying)
export_diagramExport .excalidraw to SVG or PNG image
kg_initCreate a new knowledge graph file
kg_set_domainGroup a service into a domain / bounded context
kg_infoSummarize services, domains, and topology
kg_renderRender the whole architecture to .excalidraw
kg_render_viewRender a focused diagram of specific services
kg_render_aroundRender everything within N hops of a service
kg_render_domainRender a single domain
kg_importBootstrap the graph from an existing .excalidraw diagram
whats_connected_toImpact analysis — upstream/downstream blast radius
kg_pathTrace the dependency path between two services
kg_lintHealth check: cycles, single points of failure, orphans, dangling refs
kg_exportExport the graph to Mermaid, Graphviz DOT, or JSON
kg_diffShow how the architecture changed since a git ref
kg_onboarding_docGenerate a human onboarding guide from the graph
kg_driftDetect drift between the declared graph and Python imports
About Excalidraw Architect
Every diagram your engineering docs need — as hand-drawn Excalidraw, generated by your AI. Twenty-five diagram types. Architecture and flowcharts, but also sequence diagrams, state machines, ER models, swimlanes, timelines, Gantt charts, quadrants, funnels, and hand-sketched bar/line/scatter charts. No coordinates to hallucinate, no Figma, no stale PNGs.
- ai
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- cursor
- excalidraw
- llm
- mcp
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- productivity
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How do I install the Excalidraw Architect MCP server?
Add the command uvx excalidraw-architect-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.
Is Excalidraw Architect free?
The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.
Is Excalidraw Architect actively maintained?
The most recent commit was on Aug 25, 2026. The latest release is v2.0.0, published Aug 25, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.