# Does Excalidraw have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** Excalidraw maintains an official MCP server.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Remote server — Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
- Endpoint: `https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp`
- Repository: [excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp) — ★ 5.1k, last push 2026-03-24
- Maintainer: Excalidraw
- Language: TypeScript
- Category: [Workplace & Productivity](https://mcpyet.com/category/workplace-productivity/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-08-10
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-08-11 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## What it does

> Fast and streamable Excalidraw MCP App
> — how [excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp) describes itself

Project site: <https://mcp.excalidraw.com>

## The receipts

- **Vendor-hosted (remote):** `https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp` — a remote server run by Excalidraw itself, nothing to install. Documented at <https://plus.excalidraw.com/docs/mcp>.
- **Official repository:** [excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp) — ★ 5.1k, pushed 2026-03-24 (maintained)
- **Community alternative:** [yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw](https://github.com/yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw) — ★ 2.3k, pushed 2026-08-08. MCP server and Claude Code skill for Excalidraw — programmatic canvas toolkit to create, edit, and export diagrams via AI agents with real-time canvas sync.

## How to connect it

Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http excalidraw https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp
```

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors**
2. Click **Add custom connector**
3. Paste `https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp`
4. Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "url": "https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "excalidraw": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

1. Enable **Developer mode** under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
2. Choose **Create** and paste `https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp`
3. Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat

## How we know

Official MCP announced with Anthropic in early 2026: open-source excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp (~5.1k stars) plus a hosted Excalidraw+ endpoint, available as a Claude connector.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-08-11, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-08-10.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/excalidraw/ — data refreshed 2026-08-11