Whiteboard MCP

io.github.ansuman-shukla

Local Excalidraw whiteboard your coding agent draws on live, and sees what you draw back.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.ansuman-shukla-whiteboard-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@ansuman-shukla/[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

.cursor/mcp.jsonMCP server

Transport: stdio
Status: Local

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @ansuman-shukla/[email protected]

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add io.github.ansuman-shukla-whiteboard-mcp -- npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp@0.2.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.ansuman-shukla-whiteboard-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@ansuman-shukla/[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.2.0
Last checked: 2026-10-28

Stars: —
Tools: —
Uptime: —

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

How do I install Whiteboard MCP?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Whiteboard MCP need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Whiteboard MCP use?

Whiteboard MCP runs locally over stdio.

When was Whiteboard MCP last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-28. Local Excalidraw whiteboard your coding agent draws on live, and sees what you draw back.

From the publisher

Documentation

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/197876d8-5620-4c1b-9bc3-332e0e7d5622

Features

What you can do with it

Understand an architecture

Explain a flow

Play games

Make something

Quick start

Add it to your agent

# Claude Code
claude mcp add whiteboard --scope user -- npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp

# Codex CLI
codex mcp add whiteboard -- npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp

# Gemini CLI
gemini mcp add --scope user whiteboard npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp

# Devin CLI
devin mcp add whiteboard --scope user -- npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp

# VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"whiteboard","command":"npx","args":["-y","@ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp"]}'

Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf and other JSON configs (~/.cursor/mcp.json, Claude Desktop's config, …):

{ "mcpServers": { "whiteboard": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp"] } } }

OpenCode (opencode.json):

{ "mcp": { "whiteboard": { "type": "local", "command": ["npx", "-y", "@ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp"] } } }

Agents without MCP, project-level configs and more: client setup. The bundled skill teaches the agent when a drawing helps.

Whiteboard MCP vs Excalidraw MCP

Whiteboard MCP

io.github.ansuman-shukla

Local Excalidraw whiteboard your coding agent draws on live, and sees what you draw back.

Collaboration

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

GitHub npm

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.ansuman-shukla-whiteboard-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@ansuman-shukla/[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

.cursor/mcp.jsonMCP server

Transport: stdio
Status: Local

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @ansuman-shukla/[email protected]

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add io.github.ansuman-shukla-whiteboard-mcp -- npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp@0.2.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.ansuman-shukla-whiteboard-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@ansuman-shukla/[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.2.0
Last checked: 2026-10-28

Stars: —
Tools: —
Uptime: —

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

How do I install Whiteboard MCP?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Whiteboard MCP need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Whiteboard MCP use?

Whiteboard MCP runs locally over stdio.

When was Whiteboard MCP last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-28. Local Excalidraw whiteboard your coding agent draws on live, and sees what you draw back.

From the publisher

Documentation

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/197876d8-5620-4c1b-9bc3-332e0e7d5622

Features

What you can do with it

Understand an architecture

Explain a flow

Play games

Make something

Quick start

Add it to your agent

# Claude Code
claude mcp add whiteboard --scope user -- npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp

# Codex CLI
codex mcp add whiteboard -- npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp

# Gemini CLI
gemini mcp add --scope user whiteboard npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp

# Devin CLI
devin mcp add whiteboard --scope user -- npx -y @ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp

# VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"whiteboard","command":"npx","args":["-y","@ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp"]}'

Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf and other JSON configs (~/.cursor/mcp.json, Claude Desktop's config, …):

{ "mcpServers": { "whiteboard": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp"] } } }

OpenCode (opencode.json):

{ "mcp": { "whiteboard": { "type": "local", "command": ["npx", "-y", "@ansuman-shukla/whiteboard-mcp"] } } }

Agents without MCP, project-level configs and more: client setup. The bundled skill teaches the agent when a drawing helps.