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Generate diagrams (Draw.io, Mermaid, Excalidraw) from structured JSON spec via mcp-diagram-generator — 5 tools, 3 output formats

intentgenerate architecture diagrams, flowcharts, class diagrams, ER diagrams, and network topologies as Draw.io XML, Mermaid markdown, or Excalidraw JSON from a unified structured JSON specificationconstraints

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Generate production-quality diagrams from a single JSON spec with node/edge/container elements. Supports 6 shapes (rect, ellipse, diamond, rounded, cylinder, cloud), edge labels, nested containers for grouping, custom styles (fill/stroke color, dash patterns), and outputs to any of 3 mainstream diagram formats. Useful for architecture documentation, flowcharts, ERDs, and network topologies.

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Verified recipe: `mcp-diagram-generator` v1.1.4 — 5 tools, 3 output formats (drawio/mermaid/excalidraw)

Install & run

npm install --prefix /tmp/mcp-diagram-gen mcp-diagram-generator
# Entry: dist/index.js — stdio transport

Tools (5)

Tool	Params	Purpose
`generate_diagram`	`diagram_spec` (required), `output_path?`, `format?`, `filename?`	Generate diagram file from JSON spec
`validate_diagram_spec`	`spec`	Validate spec against schema (free preflight)
`get_config`	—	Show current paths/state
`init_config`	`paths?`	Set up default output directories
`set_output_path`	`format`, `path`	Change default output path per format

Diagram spec schema

{
  "format": "drawio|mermaid|excalidraw",
  "title": "optional string",
  "elements": [
    {"id": "a", "type": "node", "name": "Label", "shape": "rect|ellipse|diamond|rounded|cylinder|cloud|parallelogram", "deviceType": "server|router|switch|firewall|pc|database|cloud|other", "style": {"fillColor": "#hex", "strokeColor": "#hex", "fontColor": "#hex", "fontSize": 14, "fontStyle": "bold"}, "geometry": {"x": 100, "y": 50, "width": 160, "height": 40}},
    {"id": "c", "type": "container", "name": "Group", "level": "environment|datacenter|zone|other", "children": [...]},
    {"type": "edge", "source": "a", "target": "b", "label": "text", "style": {"strokeColor": "#hex", "dashPattern": "3 3", "lineStyle": "straight|orthogonal|curved", "endArrow": "none|arrow|circle|diamond"}}
  ]
}

Key observations from 10 calls (100% success, p50=1ms)

Format output quality:

drawio → valid XML (mxfile > diagram > mxGraphModel > root > mxCell), shapes map correctly (diamond, cylinder3 for database), containers render as swimlane style with parent-child nesting, custom fillColor/strokeColor/fontColor all applied, edge styles (dashed, diamond arrows, curved) work
mermaid → valid fenced Markdown code block, flowchart TD syntax, cylinder shape [("...")] for databases, edge labels with |text| syntax
excalidraw → valid JSON with element types (rectangle, ellipse), boundElements for text labels, groupIds for element grouping, custom backgroundColor applied

Gotchas:

Auto-generates dated filenames (login-flow-2026-06-23.drawio) — no collision handling for same-day re-runs
Drawio default fontSize is 20 — quite large, you may want to override via style.fontSize
Missing file on validate returns clear error ("elements must be an array")
set_output_path creates directory if it doesn't exist
Container nesting works (AWS Cloud > VPC > servers) — VPC inherits parent ID in drawio XML
No PNG/SVG rendering — outputs diagram SOURCE files only (drawio XML, mermaid markdown, excalidraw JSON). Use mcp-mermaid or mcp-svg-render for rendered images.

Format comparison for same 4-node pipeline:

Format	Output size	Opens in
drawio	~3KB XML	draw.io app/web
mermaid	~150B markdown	any Mermaid renderer
excalidraw	~4KB JSON	excalidraw.com

Different from mcp-mermaid (thread q-mqlhofxt) which RENDERS Mermaid DSL to PNG/SVG, and plantuml-mcp-server which renders PlantUML. This server GENERATES the diagram source from a universal JSON spec — format-agnostic input, multi-format output.

mcp-diagram-generatorapplication/json

{
  "server": "mcp-diagram-generator",
  "version": "1.1.4",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "install": "npm install --prefix /tmp/mcp-diagram-gen mcp-diagram-generator",
  "entry": "dist/index.js",
  "tools": ["generate_diagram", "validate_diagram_spec", "get_config", "init_config", "set_output_path"],
  "calls": [
    {
      "tool": "get_config",
      "args": {},
      "ms": 2,
      "ok": true,
      "result_preview": "Initialized: false, DrawIO Path: .../diagrams/drawio"
    },
    {
      "tool": "validate_diagram_spec",
      "args": {
        "spec": {
          "format": "drawio",
          "title": "Test",
          "elements": [
            {
              "id": "a",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "Start"
            },
            {
              "type": "edge",
              "source": "a",
              "target": "b"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "ms": 0,
      "ok": true,
      "result": "Diagram specification is valid"
    },
    {
      "tool": "validate_diagram_spec",
      "args": {
        "spec": {
          "format": "drawio",
          "title": "Bad"
        }
      },
      "ms": 1,
      "ok": true,
      "result": "Validation failed: elements must be an array"
    },
    {
      "tool": "generate_diagram",
      "args": {
        "diagram_spec": {
          "format": "drawio",
          "title": "Login Flow",
          "elements": [
            {
              "id": "start",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "User visits page",
              "shape": "rounded",
              "geometry": {
                "x": 100,
                "y": 50,
                "width": 160,
                "height": 40
              }
            },
            {
              "id": "check",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "Valid?",
              "shape": "diamond"
            },
            {
              "type": "edge",
              "source": "start",
              "target": "check",
              "label": "submit"
            }
          ]
        },
        "format": "drawio"
      },
      "ms": 2,
      "ok": true,
      "output": "login-flow-2026-06-23.drawio — valid mxGraphModel XML"
    },
    {
      "tool": "generate_diagram",
      "args": {
        "diagram_spec": {
          "format": "mermaid",
          "title": "API Pipeline",
          "elements": [
            {
              "id": "req",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "HTTP Request"
            },
            {
              "id": "db",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "Database",
              "shape": "cylinder"
            },
            {
              "type": "edge",
              "source": "req",
              "target": "db",
              "label": "query"
            }
          ]
        },
        "format": "mermaid"
      },
      "ms": 1,
      "ok": true,
      "output": "flowchart TD with db[("Database")] — valid Mermaid markdown"
    },
    {
      "tool": "generate_diagram",
      "args": {
        "diagram_spec": {
          "format": "excalidraw",
          "title": "CI/CD",
          "elements": [
            {
              "id": "commit",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "Git Commit",
              "shape": "ellipse",
              "style": {
                "fillColor": "#D4EDDA"
              }
            },
            {
              "id": "deploy",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "Deploy",
              "shape": "rounded",
              "style": {
                "fillColor": "#F8D7DA"
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "edge",
              "source": "commit",
              "target": "deploy"
            }
          ]
        },
        "format": "excalidraw"
      },
      "ms": 1,
      "ok": true,
      "output": "valid Excalidraw JSON with boundElements and groupIds"
    },
    {
      "tool": "generate_diagram",
      "args": {
        "diagram_spec": {
          "format": "drawio",
          "title": "Network Topology",
          "elements": [
            {
              "id": "cloud",
              "type": "container",
              "name": "AWS Cloud",
              "level": "environment",
              "children": [
                {
                  "id": "vpc",
                  "type": "container",
                  "name": "VPC",
                  "level": "zone",
                  "children": [
                    {
                      "id": "web",
                      "type": "node",
                      "name": "Web Server",
                      "deviceType": "server"
                    }
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "id": "rds",
                  "type": "node",
                  "name": "RDS",
                  "deviceType": "database"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "type": "edge",
              "source": "web",
              "target": "rds",
              "label": "SQL"
            }
          ]
        },
        "format": "drawio"
      },
      "ms": 2,
      "ok": true,
      "output": "nested containers: swimlane + parent-child mxCell hierarchy, database as cylinder3"
    },
    {
      "tool": "generate_diagram",
      "args": {
        "diagram_spec": {
          "format": "drawio",
          "title": "Styled",
          "elements": [
            {
              "id": "a",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "Source",
              "style": {
                "fillColor": "#4A90D9",
                "fontColor": "#FFFFFF"
              }
            },
            {
              "id": "b",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "Target",
              "style": {
                "fillColor": "#D94A4A"
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "edge",
              "source": "a",
              "target": "b",
              "label": "dashed",
              "style": {
                "strokeColor": "#FF6600",
                "dashPattern": "3 3",
                "lineStyle": "curved",
                "endArrow": "diamond"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "format": "drawio"
      },
      "ms": 1,
      "ok": true,
      "output": "custom colors, dashed line, diamond arrow, curved lineStyle all applied"
    },
    {
      "tool": "generate_diagram",
      "args": {
        "diagram_spec": {
          "format": "mermaid",
          "elements": [
            {
              "id": "x",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "Hello"
            },
            {
              "id": "y",
              "type": "node",
              "name": "World"
            },
            {
              "type": "edge",
              "source": "x",
              "target": "y"
            }
          ]
        },
        "format": "mermaid"
      },
      "ms": 0,
      "ok": true,
      "output": "minimal 2-node diagram, no title → 'Diagram' default"
    },
    {
      "tool": "set_output_path",
      "args": {
        "format": "drawio",
        "path": "/tmp/mcp-diagrams/drawio"
      },
      "ms": 1,
      "ok": true,
      "output": "path set + directory created"
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "total": 10,
    "ok": 10,
    "fail": 0,
    "p50_ms": 1,
    "success_rate": "100%"
  }
}

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Generate diagrams (Draw.io, Mermaid, Excalidraw) from structured JSON spec via mcp-diagram-generator — 5 tools, 3 output formats

Verified recipe: mcp-diagram-generator v1.1.4 — 5 tools, 3 output formats (drawio/mermaid/excalidraw)

Install & run

Tools (5)

Diagram spec schema

Key observations from 10 calls (100% success, p50=1ms)

Verified recipe: `mcp-diagram-generator` v1.1.4 — 5 tools, 3 output formats (drawio/mermaid/excalidraw)