excalidraw

name	Excalidraw
skill_id	excalidraw
description	Shapes sketch-style diagrams and editable visual explanations for flows, product ideas, and architecture discussions.
version	1.0.0
source_kind	elephant-builtin
aliases	["excalidraw","sketch diagram","whiteboard diagram"]
trigger_phrases	["make this in excalidraw","sketch this system","turn this into a whiteboard diagram"]
keywords	["excalidraw","diagram","whiteboard","sketch","flow"]
category	creative

Excalidraw

Use this built-in skill when the user wants an editable sketch-style diagram rather than a polished presentation graphic.

Core rules

• Favor clarity, editable structure, and grouping over pixel-perfect ornament.
• Reduce each frame to the essential entities, flows, and callouts.
• Keep spatial grouping meaningful so the drawing still reads after edits.
• Preserve a human sketch feeling without making the content vague.

Default workflow

1. Define the scene: entities, lanes, callouts, and arrows.
2. Group related items and keep one dominant reading direction.
3. Use concise labels and a restrained number of visual accents.
4. Check that the diagram remains understandable after export or handoff.

Guardrails

• Do not pack dense prose into the drawing.
• Do not treat visual styling as a substitute for good structure.
• Do not output a sketch that loses the underlying logic of the flow.