Excalidraw MCP

Name: Excalidraw MCP
Author: yctimlin

yctimlin

Lets AI agents create, edit and export Excalidraw diagrams programmatically, with real-time canvas sync.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

claude mcp add excalidraw -- npx excalidraw-mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.excalidraw]
command = "npx"
args = ["excalidraw-mcp"]

# codex mcp add excalidraw -- npx excalidraw-mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "excalidraw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "excalidraw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "excalidraw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "excalidraw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "excalidraw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}