Excalidraw MCP Server

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Excalidraw, providing API functionality for operating on Excalidraw drawings.

Features

• Create, read, update, and delete Excalidraw drawings

• Export drawings to SVG, PNG, and JSON formats

• Simple file-based storage system

Related MCP server: MCP SVG Converter

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/excalidraw-mcp.git
cd excalidraw-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Usage

Starting the Server

npm start

API Endpoints

The server provides the following tools:

Drawing Management

• create_drawing: Create a new Excalidraw drawing

• get_drawing: Get an Excalidraw drawing by ID

• update_drawing: Update an Excalidraw drawing by ID

• delete_drawing: Delete an Excalidraw drawing by ID

• list_drawings: List all Excalidraw drawings

Export Operations

• export_to_svg: Export an Excalidraw drawing to SVG

• export_to_png: Export an Excalidraw drawing to PNG

• export_to_json: Export an Excalidraw drawing to JSON

Development

Project Structure

excalidraw-mcp/
├── src/
│   ├── common/
│   │   └── errors.ts
│   └── operations/
│       ├── drawings.ts
│       └── export.ts
├── index.ts
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

Building

npm run build

Running in Development Mode

npm run dev

License

MIT