mcp_excalidraw connector for Codex

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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 install mcp_excalidraw in Codex

Add it to Codex as an MCP server:

codex mcp add excalidraw -- npx -y mcp-excalidraw-server

Command copied from the repo README (Codex's `codex mcp add` adds an MCP server to Codex). Check the README for any API key or setup it needs. Source: repo README.

What it contains

Component list not published in a manifest we can read. See the repo README.

About this listing

mcp_excalidraw is a community connector on GitHub by yctimlin. Its README documents a Codex install and the repo documents a codex mcp add command. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter for repos found this way (at least 500 stars, pushed in the last 90 days, not a fork or a list). OpenAI hasn't reviewed it and we haven't tested it. It's one of 160 listings in the Developer Tools category (category assigned by CodexStacks from the repo's topics and description).

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mcp_excalidraw FAQ

How do I install mcp_excalidraw in Codex?

Add it as an MCP server with codex mcp add excalidraw -- npx -y mcp-excalidraw-server (copied from the repo README; check it for any API key or setup the server needs).

Is mcp_excalidraw an official Codex connector?

No. mcp_excalidraw is a community repo on GitHub by yctimlin. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter, but OpenAI hasn't reviewed it and we haven't tested it, so read the code before you install it.

What does mcp_excalidraw include?

Component list not published in a manifest we can read. See the repo README.

Details

Type
Connector
Category
Developer Tools (assigned by us)
Source
Community
Author
yctimlin
License
MIT
GitHub stars
2,544 (at last sync)
Last push
2026-10-09
Source
https://github.com/yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw
Website
https://mcp-excalidraw-landing.vercel.app/
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