Visualizing Ideas with Claude: Setting Up the Official Draw.io MCP Server
TL;DR - Quick Setup Want to generate diagrams directly in Claude? Here is the fast track configuration for your claude_desktop_config.json: { "mcpServers": { "drawio": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@drawio/mcp" ] } } } Restart Claude Desktop, and then ask: “Create a flowchart for a user login system.” Why Draw.io with Claude? If you are like me, explaining architecture or complex flows in text can get wordy and confusing. “Component A talks to B, which then signals C…” is much harder to parse than a simple arrow connecting boxes. ...