excalidraw-diagram

name	excalidraw-diagram
description	Generate beautiful Excalidraw diagrams from natural language. Diagrams that "argue visually" — built-in Playwright visual validation loop, brand-customizable palette, and 3.2k+ GitHub stars. By coleam00.
triggers	["excalidraw diagram","excalidraw","hand-drawn diagram","diagram from description","visual diagram"]
das	{"category":"diagrams","upstream":"https://github.com/coleam00/excalidraw-diagram-skill","upstream_path":"SKILL.md","version":"latest","install":true}

excalidraw-diagram

Catalogue stub — full skill: coleam00/excalidraw-diagram-skill

Decision tree

1. Is the full skill already installed? Check whether the skill at this location still has a das: block:

   • Global: grep -q "^das:" ~/.agents/skills/excalidraw-diagram/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
   • Project: grep -q "^das:" .agents/skills/excalidraw-diagram/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
   • No das: block → full skill installed, invoke it and proceed
   • das: block present → go to step 2

2. Detect scope, then install:

   To detect scope:

   [ -e ~/.agents/skills/excalidraw-diagram ] && echo "global" || echo "project"
   

   Global (installed with -g):

   npx skills add coleam00/excalidraw-diagram-skill --skill excalidraw-diagram -g -y
   

   Project (installed without -g):

   npx skills add coleam00/excalidraw-diagram-skill --skill excalidraw-diagram -y
   

   Claude Code: send either command as a chat message starting with ! to run it without leaving the conversation.

Invoke after install

• Skill name: excalidraw-diagram
• Trigger phrases: "excalidraw diagram", "excalidraw", "diagram from description"

What it does

Generates Excalidraw diagrams from natural language descriptions using a built-in Playwright visual validation loop that iterates until the output looks right. Diagrams are designed to "argue visually" — they communicate reasoning, not just structure. Supports brand-customizable palettes and exports to editable .excalidraw files. One of the most starred diagram skills in the ecosystem (3.2k+ stars).