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Programmatic canvas toolkit for creating, editing, and refining Excalidraw diagrams via MCP tools with real-time canvas sync. Use when an agent needs to (1)…
Excalidraw Skill
Step 0: Detect Connection Mode
Before doing anything, determine which mode is available. Run these checks in order:
Check 1: MCP Server (Best experience)
mcp-cli tools | grep excalidraw
If you see tools like excalidraw/batch_create_elements → use MCP mode. Call MCP tools directly.
Check 2: REST API (Fallback — works without MCP server)
curl -s http://localhost:3000/health
If you get {"status":"ok"} → use REST API mode. Use HTTP endpoints (curl / fetch) from the cheatsheet.don't have the plugin yet? install it then click "run inline in claude" again.