Obsidian Excalidraw

Generate .excalidraw files programmatically and embed them in Obsidian markdown notes.

Quick start

Use the helper module in scripts/shapes.js — it generates valid Excalidraw JSON with no dependencies:

# Run the working example to generate a diagram
node examples/example.js > my-diagram.excalidraw

# Inspect or validate generated JSON with jq (never python)
node examples/example.js | jq '.elements | length'
node examples/example.js | jq '.elements[] | select(.type == "arrow") | .id'

Or require it in your own script: