Does Excalidraw have an MCP server?

Yes Official

Excalidraw maintains an official MCP server.

Verified 2026-08-10 against vendor docs

Access: Remote server
Endpoint: https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp
Repository: excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp
Maintainer: Excalidraw
Language: TypeScript
Stars: 5.1k
Last commit: 5mo ago
Category: Workplace & Productivity

What it does

Fast and streamable Excalidraw MCP App

— how excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp describes itself

Project site: mcp.excalidraw.com

The receipts

Vendor-hosted https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp

A remote server run by Excalidraw itself — nothing to install. Documented at plus.excalidraw.com.

Official repository excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp

Fast and streamable Excalidraw MCP App

★ 5.1k pushed 2026-03-24 Maintained

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Connect it

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

Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:

terminal

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

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

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

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json

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

Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.

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

Questions

Does Excalidraw have an official MCP server?

Yes. Excalidraw maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp. The source lives at excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp on GitHub.

How do I connect Excalidraw to Claude?

Add https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http excalidraw https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/mcp" in Claude Code.

Do I need to install anything to use the Excalidraw MCP server?

No. It is a remote server hosted by Excalidraw, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.

How is this verdict verified?

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 metadata is refreshed every six hours.

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

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