Agent skill · design visual · hkuds
cli-anything-mermaid
Command-line interface for Mermaid Live Editor - Create, edit, and render Mermaid diagrams via stateful project files and mermaid.ink renderer URLs. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to generate flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and other visualizations without a GUI.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a command-line interface for generating and managing Mermaid diagrams, which provides capabilities not commonly available in standard tools.
What it needs
Requires cli-anything-mermaid installed locally. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-03. 46,739 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
cli-anything-mermaid Create, edit, and render Mermaid diagrams via stateful project files and the mermaid.ink renderer. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to generate flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and other visualizations without a GUI. Installation This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-mermaid package: Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ No external software required (rendering uses mermaid.ink cloud service) Usage Basic Commands REPL Mode When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session: Command Groups Project Project lifecycle commands. Command Description --------- ------------- new Create a new Mermaid project with optional sample preset and theme open Open an existing Mermaid project file save Save the current project to a file info Show current project information samples List available sample diagram presets Diagram Diagram source manipulation commands. Command Description --------- ------------- set Replace the Mermaid source text (inline or from file) show Print the current Mermaid source code Export Render and share commands. Command Description --------- ------------- render Render the diagram to SVG or PNG via mermaid.ink share Generate a Mermaid Live Editor URL for sharing Session Session state commands. Command Description --------- ------------- status Show current session state undo Undo the last diagram source change redo Redo the last undone change Examples Create and Render a Flowchart Create a Sequence Diagram Share a Diagram Interactive REPL Session State Management The CLI maintains session state with: Undo/Redo: Revert or replay diagram source changes Project persistence: Save/load project state as JSON Session tracking: Track modifications and changes Output Formats All commands support dual output modes: Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text Machine-readable (--json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption For AI Agents When using this CLI programmatically: 1. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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