name: drawio-skill

version: 1.14.0

description: Use when the user requests diagrams, flowcharts, architecture diagrams, ER diagrams, UML / sequence / class diagrams, network topology, ML/DL model figures (Transformer/CNN/LSTM), mind maps, or any visualization. Also use proactively when explaining systems with 3+ components, complex data flows, or relationships that benefit from visual representation. Best suited when the diagram needs custom styling, rich shape vocabulary, swimlanes, or exportable images (PNG/SVG/PDF/JPG). Generates .drawio XML and exports locally via the native draw.io desktop CLI.

license: MIT

homepage: https://github.com/Agents365-ai/drawio-skill

compatibility: Requires draw.io desktop app CLI on PATH (macOS/Linux/Windows). Self-check step requires a vision-enabled model (e.g., Claude Sonnet/Opus); gracefully skipped if unavailable. Optional auto-layout (scripts/autolayout.py) needs Graphviz (dot).

platforms: [macos, linux, windows]

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Draw.io Diagrams

Overview

Generate .drawio XML files and export to PNG/SVG/PDF/JPG locally using the native draw.io desktop app CLI.

Supported formats: PNG, SVG, PDF, JPG — no browser automation needed.

PNG, SVG, and PDF exports support --embed-diagram (-e) — the exported file contains the full diagram XML, so opening it in draw.io recovers the editable diagram. Use double extensions (name.drawio.png) to signal embedded XML.

When to use / when NOT to use

Use this skill for: polished, precise diagrams (architecture, network, strict UML, ERD), anything needing solid opaque fills, 10,000+ stock/branded shapes, swimlanes, or custom geometry, exported as editable PNG/SVG/PDF.

Do NOT use it — route elsewhere — for:

• A casual hand-drawn / whiteboard look → excalidraw or tldraw.
• Diagrams-as-code that live in git / render in Markdown → mermaid (general) or plantuml (UML).
• Freeform infinite-canvas sketching or freehand strokes → tldraw.

Bundled resources

When the workflow references one of these, read it on demand — none of them need to be in context up front.