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# MCP Diagram Generator
> **Version**: 1.0.1 | **Status**: ✅ Production Ready | **Last Updated**: 2025-02-04
A powerful diagram generation tool that provides diagram creation capabilities for Claude Code and other AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Supports **Draw.io**, **Mermaid**, and **Excalidraw** - three mainstream formats.
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## ✨ Core Features
- 🎨 **Multi-format Support**: Draw.io, Mermaid, Excalidraw
- 🏗️ **Complex Structures**: Supports nested containers, multi-layered architectures (up to 10 levels)
- 🏷️ **Edge Labels**: All connections support labels
- 🎨 **Rich Styling**: 5 color schemes, dashed lines, multiple shapes
- 🚀 **High Quality**: Production-grade, supports large diagrams with 100+ elements
- ✅ **Fully Fixed**: All limitations and known issues resolved
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## 🚀 Quick Start
### Installation
```bash
# Using npx (recommended)
npx -y mcp-diagram-generator
# Or install globally
npm install -g mcp-diagram-generator
```
### Configure Claude Code
Add to your Claude Code settings file:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-diagram-generator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-diagram-generator"
]
}
}
}
```
Configuration file locations:
- macOS/Linux: `~/.claude.json`
- Windows: `%APPDATA%\claude\claude.json`
### Using in Claude Code
```
User: Draw a microservices architecture diagram
Claude: I'll generate a microservices architecture diagram for you...
[Generates complete architecture diagram including client layer, API gateway layer, microservices layer, and data layer]
```
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## 📊 Supported Diagram Types
| Diagram Type | Description | Recommended Format |
|---------|------|----------|
| **Architecture Diagram** | System architecture, microservices architecture | Excalidraw / Draw.io |
| **Flowchart** | Business processes, algorithm flows | Mermaid / Draw.io |
| **Sequence Diagram** | Message interactions, API calls | Mermaid |
| **Class Diagram** | Class structures, relationship diagrams | Mermaid / Draw.io |
| **ER Diagram** | Database relationship diagrams | Mermaid / Draw.io |
| **Mind Map** | Hierarchical structures, brainstorming | Mermaid / Excalidraw |
| **Network Topology** | Network architecture, device connections | Draw.io (supports 4-level nesting) |
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## 🎯 MCP Tools
### generate_diagram
Generate diagram files from structured JSON specifications.
**Parameters**:
- `diagram_spec` (object): Diagram specification
- `output_path` (string, optional): Output file path
- `format` (string, optional): Output format, overrides diagram_spec.format
- `filename` (string, optional): Filename without extension
**Returns**: Path to the generated diagram file
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## 📁 Repository Structure
```
mcp-skills/
├── mcp-diagram-generator/ # MCP Server implementation
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── index.ts # MCP server entry
│ │ ├── types.ts # TypeScript type definitions
│ │ └── generators/ # Format generators
│ │ ├── drawio.ts
│ │ ├── mermaid.ts
│ │ └── excalidraw.ts
│ ├── README.md # Detailed documentation
│ └── package.json
│
├── skills/ # Claude Skill definition
│ └── diagram-generator/ # Skill configuration
│ ├── SKILL.md # Skill documentation
│ └── package.json
│
├── video.mp4 # Demo video
└── README.md # This file
```
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## 🎨 Format Details
### Draw.io (.drawio)
**Advantages**: Best for complex diagrams, supports manual editing, rich shape library
**View at**: https://app.diagrams.net
### Mermaid (.md)
**Advantages**: Code-friendly, version control friendly, GitHub native support
**View with**: VS Code, GitHub, Typora
### Excalidraw (.excalidraw)
**Advantages**: Hand-drawn style, real-time collaboration, embeddable
**View at**: https://excalidraw.com
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## 📖 Usage Example
```json
{
"format": "excalidraw",
"title": "Microservices Architecture",
"elements": [
{
"id": "client-layer",
"type": "container",
"name": "Client Layer",
"geometry": {"x": 50, "y": 50, "width": 700, "height": 120},
"style": {"fillColor": "#e3f2fd", "strokeColor": "#1976d2"},
"children": [
{"id": "web", "type": "node", "name": "Web App", "geometry": {"x": 100, "y": 80, "width": 120, "height": 60}}
]
}
]
}
```
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## 📊 Quality Metrics
| Metric | Value | Description |
|------|------|------|
| **Max Nesting Level** | 10 levels | Verified |
| **Max Elements** | 100+ | Tested (84 elements) |
| **Edge Labels** | Full support | All edges can have labels |
| **Generation Speed** | < 1 second | 84-element diagram |
| **ID Uniqueness** | 100% | No duplicate IDs |
| **Syntax Correctness** | 100% | Mermaid syntax correct |
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## 📄 License
MIT License
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## 🤝 Contributing
Contributions welcome! Please feel free to:
1. 🐛 Report bugs
2. 💡 Suggest new features
3. 📝 Submit Pull Requests
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## 🎉 Get Started
Experience MCP Diagram Generator now and generate professional-grade architecture diagrams for your projects!
**Supported Formats**: Draw.io, Mermaid, Excalidraw
**Quality Level**: Production-grade
**Status**: Stable and reliable
Happy Diagramming! 🎨✨
MCP Config
Below is the configuration for this MCP Server. You can copy it directly to Cursor or other MCP clients.
mcp.json
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