Overview
drawio-skill is an open-source design skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by Agents365-ai. Its author describes it as: “Use when the user requests diagrams, flowcharts, architecture diagrams, ER diagrams, UML / sequence / class diagrams, SysML / MBSE diagrams (block definition, internal block, requirement, parametric), BPMN business pr…”. The project has 7.8k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/Agents365-ai/drawio-skill ~/.claude/skills/drawio-skill`.
What drawio-skill does
Generate `.drawio` XML files and export to PNG/SVG/PDF/JPG locally using the native draw.io desktop app CLI.
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for drawio-skill is organised into these sections:
- Overview
- When to use / when NOT to use
- Bundled resources
- Common Mistakes
- Diagram Type Presets
Installation
Add drawio-skill to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/Agents365-ai/drawio-skill ~/.claude/skills/drawio-skillReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
License
drawio-skill is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in Agents365-ai/drawio-skill, an established project with 7,769 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does drawio-skill do?
- Use when the user requests diagrams, flowcharts, architecture diagrams, ER diagrams, UML / sequence / class diagrams, SysML / MBSE diagrams (block definition, internal block, requirement, parametric), BPMN business process diagrams, swimlane / cross-functional flowcharts, network topology, cloud architecture from Terraform or Kubernetes manifests, 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.
- How do I install drawio-skill?
- Run git clone https://github.com/Agents365-ai/drawio-skill ~/.claude/skills/drawio-skill in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/Agents365-ai/drawio-skill before installing.
- Is drawio-skill free to use?
- Yes. drawio-skill is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does drawio-skill work with?
- drawio-skill lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does drawio-skill come from?
- drawio-skill ships inside Agents365-ai/drawio-skill, a repository that contains 2 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 7,769 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
