mcp-monodraw

MCP server for Monodraw, the ASCII art editor for macOS.

+---------------------------------------------+
|               mcp-monodraw                  |
|                                             |
|   +--------+          +----------+          |
|   | Claude |  ------> | Monodraw |          |
|   +--------+          +----------+          |
|        |                   |                |
|        v                   v                |
|   +-----------------------------+           |
|   |     ASCII Art Diagrams      |           |
|   +-----------------------------+           |
+---------------------------------------------+

Install

npm install -g mcp-monodraw

Claude Code

Add to your project or global config:

claude mcp add monodraw -- npx mcp-monodraw

Or add manually to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "monodraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-monodraw"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "monodraw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-monodraw"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

• export_diagram - Export .monopic/.monojson to text
• export_diagram_json - Export with JSON metadata
• list_diagrams - Find diagram files
• open_in_monodraw - Open files in the app
• get_diagram_preview - Preview diagrams
• create_ascii_art - Generate boxes, flowcharts, tables

Requirements

macOS with Monodraw (Direct version, not App Store) for CLI features.

License

MIT