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sketchdex
An MCP server that lets AI agents draw hand-drawn Excalidraw diagrams as files on your machine.
Tools
20
GitHub stars
1
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Licence
MIT
Transport
stdio
Last checked
never
Tools & capabilities
20 toolsRead from the published package source — this server runs locally, so there is no endpoint to query. Names are taken from the code, not observed at runtime, and descriptions are often absent.
add_elements
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Append elements to a scene, leaving everything already there untouched. The usual way to draw something new. Append elements to a scene, leaving everything already there untouched. The usual way to draw something new.
check_scene
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create_scene
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Make a new scene, optionally with its starting elements. Make a new scene, optionally with its starting elements.
delete_elements
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Remove elements by id. Remove elements by id.
describe_scene
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What is on a scene, as structure rather than pixels: counts by type, overall bounds, and a rounded summary of each element with its id, position, size, text and bindings. Cheaper t… What is on a scene, as structure rather than pixels: counts by type, overall bounds, and a rounded summary of each element with its id, position, size, text and bindings. Cheaper than read_scene and usually enough to plan an edit.
import_svg
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list_history
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Snapshots held for a scene, newest first. Snapshots held for a scene, newest first.
list_scenes
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Every scene in the vault with its id, name, element count and last-edited time. Start here. Every scene in the vault with its id, name, element count and last-edited time. Start here.
move_elements
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Shift a set of elements by dx, dy in one write, keeping everything else about them. Select by ids, groupIds (an import_svg piece), a region box, or any mix. A container Shift a set of elements by dx, dy in one write, keeping everything else about them. Select by ids, groupIds (an import_svg piece), a region box, or any mix. A container
read_elements
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Full, unabridged elements, filtered down to the ones you need. Use this rather than read_scene when editing a few things in a busy scene. Full, unabridged elements, filtered down to the ones you need. Use this rather than read_scene when editing a few things in a busy scene.
read_scene
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The whole scene exactly as stored, plus the path to the .excalidraw file on disk. Large scenes run to thousands of elements, so prefer describe_scene or read_elements unless you ge… The whole scene exactly as stored, plus the path to the .excalidraw file on disk. Large scenes run to thousands of elements, so prefer describe_scene or read_elements unless you genuinely need everything. The path is there for edits no tool here covers - take a snapshot first if you use it.
render_scene
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replace_scene
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Replace a scene Replace a scene
restore_snapshot
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Put a snapshot back on the canvas. This is itself snapshotted, so reverting a revert is possible. Put a snapshot back on the canvas. This is itself snapshotted, so reverting a revert is possible.
set_background
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Set the paper: the scene Set the paper: the scene
sketchdex
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sketchdex_docs
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The manual, for answering the user The manual, for answering the user
sketchdex_info
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Version of this server, where it is running from, which vault it is using, and how long this process has been alive. Use it to confirm you are talking to the build you think you ar… Version of this server, where it is running from, which vault it is using, and how long this process has been alive. Use it to confirm you are talking to the build you think you are.
snapshot_scene
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Stash the current state without changing anything, so it can be restored from the history sidebar. Do this before editing a .excalidraw file directly with your own file tools - eve… Stash the current state without changing anything, so it can be restored from the history sidebar. Do this before editing a .excalidraw file directly with your own file tools - every other tool here snapshots on its own.
update_elements
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