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MIT License
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Copyright (c) 2026 Thomas Rohde
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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# excal
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[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@trohde/excal-cli)
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Agent-first CLI for [Excalidraw](https://excalidraw.com) scene inspection, validation, and rendering.
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Built for AI agents, CI pipelines, and developers who need deterministic, non-interactive workflows around `.excalidraw` files. Every command returns a structured JSON envelope on stdout with stable error codes and exit semantics.
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## Install
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```bash
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npm install -g @trohde/excal-cli
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```
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Or run directly with npx:
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```bash
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npx @trohde/excal-cli inspect diagram.excalidraw
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```
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PNG and PDF export require Playwright (optional):
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npx playwright install chromium
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### From source
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/ThomasRohde/excalidraw-cli.git
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cd excalidraw-cli
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npm install
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npm run build
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```
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## Quick Start
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```bash
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# Inspect a scene
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excal inspect diagram.excalidraw
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# Validate structure
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excal validate diagram.excalidraw --check-assets
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# Export to SVG
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excal render diagram.excalidraw --outDir ./out
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# Export to PNG + PDF
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# Pipe from stdin
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cat diagram.excalidraw | excal inspect -
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# Agent bootstrapping
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excal guide
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excal skill
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```
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## Commands
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### `excal inspect <file|->`
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Return element counts, type breakdown, frame details, text stats, bounding box, image info, and binary file metadata.
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```bash
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```
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| `--include-deleted` | Include soft-deleted elements |
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| `--frame <id\|name>` | Filter to a specific frame by ID or name |
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Check structural consistency: frame references, bound text bindings, arrow bindings, and optionally image asset references.
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Render a scene to SVG, PNG, or PDF. SVG is the default. PNG and PDF require Playwright.
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| `--outDir <dir>` | Output directory (default: `.`) |
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Print a Markdown CLI reference — commands, flags, error codes, envelope schema. Designed for agent bootstrapping.
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Print Markdown domain knowledge about Excalidraw scene structure, element types, frames, arrows, bound text, images, and export tips.
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## Response Envelope
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src/
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cli/ Commander commands (inspect, validate, render, guide, skill)
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core/ Envelope, errors, IO, fingerprinting, exit codes
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scene/ Zod schemas, scene loading, normalization, inspection, validation, filtering
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- CLI entry — ESM, Node.js, Playwright external
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- Bridge entry — IIFE, browser, `@excalidraw/utils` bundled in
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Rendering works by loading a minimal HTML page in headless Chromium, passing scene JSON via `page.evaluate()`, and calling `exportToSvg`/`exportToBlob` from `@excalidraw/utils`.
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