ExcaliDash MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP_PORT | No | Host loopback port for Docker Compose. | 9003 |
| MCP_HTTP_HOST | No | Internal HTTP bind address for HTTP mode. | 0.0.0.0 |
| MCP_HTTP_PORT | No | Internal HTTP port for HTTP mode. | 8080 |
| EXCALIDASH_URL | Yes | ExcaliDash public or internal URL. The /api can be omitted. | |
| EXCALIDASH_TOKEN | No | Alternate API key alias for compatibility with previous settings. | |
| MCP_MAX_SESSIONS | No | Maximum number of concurrent MCP sessions. Returns 429 if exceeded. | 64 |
| EXCALIDASH_API_KEY | Yes | Account API key with Read drawings and Write drawings scopes. | |
| MCP_MAX_BODY_BYTES | No | Maximum HTTP request body size. | 10485760 |
| MCP_SESSION_IDLE_MS | No | Idle session cleanup timeout in milliseconds. | 1800000 |
| EXCALIDASH_DRAWING_ID | No | Default drawing ID to select at startup. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list_drawingsA | List ExcaliDash drawings available to the account API key. Use this before selecting a drawing. |
| select_drawingA | Select an Excalidraw drawing as the default target for subsequent tools in this MCP process. |
| get_selected_drawingA | Return the drawing currently selected by this MCP process. |
| create_drawingB | Create a new empty Excalidraw drawing and optionally select it as the default target. |
| get_drawing_summaryA | Read a compact structural summary of a drawing. Uses drawingId when provided, otherwise the selected drawing. |
| inspect_drawing_elementB | Inspect one element and its bound children. Uses drawingId when provided, otherwise the selected drawing. |
| apply_drawing_opsA | Atomically apply up to 50 semantic operations. Uses drawingId when provided, otherwise the selected drawing. Read the summary first. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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