Smart Drawio runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 52 installs a week from npm. Last commit 14 Oct 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add smart-drawio -- npx -y @yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"smart-drawio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.smart-drawio]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"smart-drawio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"smart-drawio": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SMART_DRAWIO_PROVIDER (openai or anthropic; required only for model generation), SMART_DRAWIO_BASE_URL (Model provider HTTP(S) base URL; required only for model generation), SMART_DRAWIO_API_KEY (Your model provider API key; required only for model generation), SMART_DRAWIO_MODEL (Model identifier; required only for model generation).
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