Next AI Draw.io - Claude Code Plugin

AI-powered Draw.io diagram generation with real-time browser preview for Claude Code.

Installation

Once approved, install via:

/plugin install next-ai-drawio

bash

claude --plugin-dir /path/to/packages/claude-plugin

Or add the MCP server directly:

bash

claude mcp add drawio -- npx @next-ai-drawio/mcp-server@latest

Real-time Preview: Diagrams appear and update in your browser as Claude creates them
Version History: Restore previous diagram versions with visual thumbnails
Natural Language: Describe diagrams in plain text - flowcharts, architecture diagrams, etc.
Edit Support: Modify existing diagrams with natural language instructions
Export: Save diagrams as .drawio files
Self-contained: Embedded server, no external dependencies required

Generate an AWS architecture diagram with Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB,
and S3 for a serverless REST API

Create a flowchart showing the CI/CD pipeline: code commit -> build ->
test -> staging deploy -> production deploy with approval gates

Design a microservices e-commerce system with user service, product catalog,
shopping cart, order processing, and payment gateway

Generate a GCP architecture diagram with Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, and
Cloud Storage for a web application

Create a sequence diagram showing OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow
between user, client app, auth server, and resource server

Tool	Description
`start_session`	Opens browser with real-time diagram preview
`create_new_diagram`	Create a new diagram from XML
`edit_diagram`	Edit diagram by ID-based operations
`get_diagram`	Get the current diagram XML
`export_diagram`	Save diagram to a `.drawio` file

Claude Code <--stdio--> MCP Server <--http--> Browser (draw.io)

Variable	Default	Description
`PORT`	`6002`	Port for the embedded HTTP server
`DRAWIO_BASE_URL`	`https://embed.diagrams.net`	Base URL for draw.io (for self-hosted deployments)

Apache-2.0