MCP server for managing local tldraw canvas files (.tldr)
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add tldraw --env TLDRAW_DIR='<TLDRAW_DIR>' -- npx @talhaorak/tldraw-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.tldraw]
command = "npx"
args = ["@talhaorak/tldraw-mcp"]
env = { TLDRAW_DIR = "<TLDRAW_DIR>" }
# codex mcp add tldraw --env TLDRAW_DIR='<TLDRAW_DIR>' -- npx @talhaorak/tldraw-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tldraw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@talhaorak/tldraw-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TLDRAW_DIR": "<TLDRAW_DIR>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"tldraw": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@talhaorak/tldraw-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TLDRAW_DIR": "<TLDRAW_DIR>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tldraw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@talhaorak/tldraw-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TLDRAW_DIR": "<TLDRAW_DIR>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tldraw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@talhaorak/tldraw-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TLDRAW_DIR": "<TLDRAW_DIR>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tldraw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@talhaorak/tldraw-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TLDRAW_DIR": "<TLDRAW_DIR>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
TLDRAW_DIR
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.