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add_elements_from_mermaid

Create a diagram from Mermaid, or add one to the board

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Creates diagram elements from a Mermaid definition. Creates a new canvas if room_id is omitted, or adds to the existing canvas if room_id is provided. Preferred over add_elements for new diagrams and large changes to existing diagrams whenever the content can be represented in Mermaid. Supports: flowchart, graph, flowchart-elk, sequenceDiagram, classDiagram, classDiagram-v2, stateDiagram, stateDiagram-v2, erDiagram, journey, gantt, pie, gitGraph, mindmap, timeline, C4Context, C4Container, C4Component, C4Dynamic, C4Deployment, sankey, sankey-beta, quadrantChart, xychart, xychart-beta, requirement, requirementDiagram, kanban, architecture, block, block-beta, packet, packet-beta, radar-beta, treemap, info. Example: "flowchart TD\n A[Start] --> B{Decision}\n B -->|Yes| C[OK]\n B -->|No| D[Cancel]"

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
room_idstringnoRoom ID of an existing canvas to add to. If the user is continuing a canvas already referenced in this conversation (by room_id, or a URL like ?room=[room_id] or /gdrive?id=[room_id]), pass it here. Omit to create a new canvas.
mermaidstringyesMermaid diagram definition. Prefer converting compatible user requests into Mermaid instead of using add_elements.
configobjectnoOptional Mermaid rendering config. flowchart.curve is handled automatically.
timeoutnumbernoRoom lifetime in seconds (default: 3600, max: 86400). Only used when creating new canvas
Raw JSON schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "room_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Room ID of an existing canvas to add to. If the user is continuing a canvas already referenced in this conversation (by room_id, or a URL like ?room=[room_id] or /gdrive?id=[room_id]), pass it here. Omit to create a new canvas."
    },
    "mermaid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Mermaid diagram definition. Prefer converting compatible user requests into Mermaid instead of using add_elements."
    },
    "config": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Optional Mermaid rendering config. flowchart.curve is handled automatically.",
      "properties": {
        "flowchart": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "curve": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "basis",
                "linear"
              ],
              "description": "Edge curve style (handled server-side; no need to set explicitly)."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "timeout": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Room lifetime in seconds (default: 3600, max: 86400). Only used when creating new canvas",
      "default": 3600
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "mermaid"
  ]
}

First seen 2026-09-16 · last seen 2026-09-19