Excalidraw MCP

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MCP server creating Excalidraw diagrams via Claude Desktop, Cursor, or other hosts with a live web app preview.

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- Creates Excalidraw diagrams programmatically.
- Provides a live web app preview of diagrams.
- Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP hosts.

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name Excalidraw MCP

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

From repo root, run

npm i

npm run build

Configure MCP server for the relevant host

{

    "mcpServers": {

        "excalidraw": {

            "command": "node",

            "args": [

                "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"

            ]

        }

    }

}

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "excalidraw mcp": {
            "excalidraw": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "excalidraw": {
        "command": "node",
        "args": [
            "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"
        ]
    }
}

MCP server creating Excalidraw diagrams via Claude Desktop, Cursor, or other hosts with a live web app preview.

Setup

From repo root, run

npm i

npm run build

Configure MCP server for the relevant host

{

    "mcpServers": {

        "excalidraw": {

            "command": "node",

            "args": [

                "<repo_root>\\build\\index.js"

            ]

        }

    }

}