excalidraw
Installation
SKILL.md
Excalidraw Skill
Step 0: Setup
Load companion skills when needed
- Drawing or styling a diagram → load
excalidraw-design-guide(colors, sizing, anti-patterns) - Building a multi-element diagram or reviewing one → must load
excalidraw-workflow(planning, progressive drawing, review checklist) - Mindmap or quality-sensitive visual request → must load both
excalidraw-workflowandexcalidraw-design-guide - Just checking status, exporting, or a single command → no companion skills needed
Check if canvas is running
excalidraw status
Returns {"status":"healthy","timestamp":"...","elements_count":N,"websocket_clients":N} if running.
Start canvas if not running
excalidraw serve --port 3000
Related skills
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excalidraw-design-guide
Load when drawing any Excalidraw diagram. Provides color palette (hex codes), sizing formulas to prevent text truncation, spacing rules to prevent overlaps, arrow styles, layout patterns, and diagram templates for architecture, flowchart, mindmap, and ER diagrams. Use when asked to draw, visualize, diagram, or create any chart.
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Load when building or reviewing an Excalidraw diagram. Adds an autonomous completion loop (no mid-task stops), quick planning before drawing, element-by-element build order for live progress, and a review checklist that catches overlaps, truncated text, and unconnected arrows before finishing.
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