claude-canvas

Create new Obsidian Canvas files — blank with a starter structure, or from one of 12 template archetypes (presentation, flowchart, mind-map, gallery, dashboard, storyboard, knowledge-graph, mood-board, timeline, comparison, kanban, project-brief). Handles directory creation, slug generation, and starter zone setup. Triggers on: canvas create, create canvas, new canvas, canvas new, start canvas.

Export Obsidian Canvas files to PNG, SVG, or PDF formats. Uses the Advanced Canvas plugin's built-in export when Obsidian is running, or falls back to Playwright browser-based screenshot capture. Supports single canvas export, presentation slide-per-page PDF export, and batch export. Triggers on: canvas export, export canvas, canvas to png, canvas to pdf, canvas to svg, save canvas as image, screenshot canvas, export presentation.

AI-orchestrated full canvas generation. Given a description, detects the best archetype, generates content and visuals, instantiates a template, applies layout, and produces a complete canvas. The flagship command. Dispatches canvas-media and canvas-composer agents for parallel asset generation. Triggers on: canvas generate, generate canvas, create a visual board, build me a canvas, make a canvas about, canvas from description, auto-generate canvas, full canvas generation.

Re-layout existing Obsidian Canvas nodes using 6 spatial algorithms: grid (galleries, mood boards), dagre (flowcharts, org charts), radial (mind maps), force-directed (knowledge graphs), linear (timelines), and auto-detect. Preserves group membership, snaps to 20px grid, refits zones around content. Triggers on: canvas layout, re-layout canvas, arrange canvas, auto-layout, organize canvas, fix canvas layout, canvas grid, canvas dagre.

Add content to existing Obsidian Canvas files. Supports all node types: images (with auto aspect ratio detection), text cards, PDFs, wiki notes, web links, Mermaid diagrams, SVGs, GIFs, AI-generated images via banana. Also adds zones (groups), edges between nodes, and imports recent banana images. Triggers on: canvas add, add to canvas, put on canvas, canvas zone, canvas connect, canvas from banana, add image to canvas, add text to canvas.

Build presentation-mode canvases for the Advanced Canvas plugin. Creates slide-deck canvases with 1200x675 group nodes connected by edges for arrow-key navigation. Supports title slides, content slides with images, full-text slides, and optional script annotation columns for video planning. Triggers on: canvas present, create presentation, build slide deck, canvas slides, make a presentation, presentation canvas, present from notes, slide deck canvas, canvas presentation.

AI-orchestrated visual production for Obsidian Canvas. Create presentations, flowcharts, mood boards, knowledge graphs, galleries, storyboards, timelines, dashboards, and more with intelligent layout and AI-generated content. Claude acts as Creative Director — dispatching sub-agents for image generation, SVG diagrams, GIF creation, and spatial layout. Supports 12 template archetypes, 6 layout algorithms, and Advanced Canvas presentation mode. Triggers on: /canvas, create canvas, build canvas, make a presentation, visual board, mood board, flowchart canvas, storyboard, canvas from template, lay out canvas, export canvas, canvas layout, canvas generate, add to canvas, put this on the canvas, open canvas, canvas present, canvas template.

Browse and instantiate 12 canvas template archetypes: presentation, flowchart, mind-map, gallery, dashboard, storyboard, knowledge-graph, mood-board, timeline, comparison, kanban, project-brief. Each template generates a ready-to-use canvas with proper layout, zones, and placeholder content. Triggers on: canvas template, canvas template list, browse templates, canvas from template, use template, show archetypes.