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# Excalidraw MCP

Create hand-drawn style diagrams in Excalidraw with viewport camera control and fullscreen editing.

- **Category:** images & design
- **Auth:** NO_AUTH
- **Composio-managed OAuth available?** N/A
- **Tools:** 5
- **Triggers:** 0
- **Slug:** `EXCALIDRAW_MCP`
- **Version:** 20260924_00

## Tools

### Create view

**Slug:** `EXCALIDRAW_MCP_CREATE_VIEW`

Renders a hand-drawn diagram using Excalidraw elements.
Elements stream in one by one with draw-on animations.
Call read_me first to learn the element format.

#### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `elements` | string | Yes | JSON array string of Excalidraw elements. Must be valid JSON — no comments, no trailing commas. Keep compact. Call read_me first for format reference. |

### Export to excalidraw

**Slug:** `EXCALIDRAW_MCP_EXPORT_TO_EXCALIDRAW`

Upload diagram to excalidraw.com and return shareable URL.

#### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `json` | string | Yes | Serialized Excalidraw JSON |

### Read checkpoint

**Slug:** `EXCALIDRAW_MCP_READ_CHECKPOINT`

Read checkpoint state for restore.

#### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `id` | string | Yes |  |

### Read me

**Slug:** `EXCALIDRAW_MCP_READ_ME`

Returns the Excalidraw element format reference with color palettes, examples, and tips. Call this BEFORE using create_view for the first time.

### Save checkpoint

**Slug:** `EXCALIDRAW_MCP_SAVE_CHECKPOINT`

Update checkpoint with user-edited state.

#### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `id` | string | Yes |  |
| `data` | string | Yes |  |