draw.io
remote (hosted) MCP serverdraw.io is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Create diagrams in chat, rendered as live interactive draw.io diagrams. 10,000+ searchable shapes. Connect any MCP client to https://mcp.draw.io/mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http draw-io https://mcp.draw.io/mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop
Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://mcp.draw.io/mcp.
Cursor & other clients
Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"draw-io": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.draw.io/mcp"
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
Summary
Create diagrams in chat, rendered as live interactive draw.io diagrams. 10,000+ searchable shapes.
draw.io vs similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| draw.io | 5,533 | Hosted | No | None |
| Equation.io | 406 | Hosted | No | None |
| Agent-Native Design | 6,874 | Hosted | No | None |
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| Agent-Native Plan | 6,874 | Hosted | No | None |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. draw.io is hosted, so there is nothing to install.
draw.io is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://mcp.draw.io/mcp.
Run: claude mcp add --transport http draw-io https://mcp.draw.io/mcp
Run: codex mcp add draw-io --url https://mcp.draw.io/mcp
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