Excalidraw Architect
local MCP serverExcalidraw Architect is a local MCP server: Generate beautiful Excalidraw architecture diagrams with auto-layout and component styling. Install it from pypi as excalidraw-architect-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add excalidraw-architect-mcp -- uvx excalidraw-architect-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"excalidraw-architect-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"excalidraw-architect-mcp"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Generate beautiful Excalidraw architecture diagrams with auto-layout and component styling
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| Excalidraw Architect | 154 | Local | No | pypi |
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Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Excalidraw Architect is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package excalidraw-architect-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add excalidraw-architect-mcp -- uvx excalidraw-architect-mcp
Run: codex mcp add excalidraw-architect-mcp -- uvx excalidraw-architect-mcp
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