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Card 788 of 10002026-09-06 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-06

Sketchdex gives AI agents a whiteboard

sketchdex.dev Observed source
Editorial interest 86/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An open-source MCP server lets Claude, Codex, Cursor, and other agents draw and edit hand-drawn Excalidraw diagrams on a local canvas.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-06 issue.

Field notes

The MCP server gives an agent access to an Excalidraw canvas rather than returning only text: it can read, add, edit, arrange, render, and restore snapshots. The companion local app opens a library with search, history, and live reload while an agent is drawing. Scenes are saved in a local vault, defaulting to ~/Documents/sketchdex, and the page says they remain real .excalidraw files that can be edited in the official editor.

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OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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