read_excalidraw
Read an Excalidraw drawing’s raw elements and/or extracted text. source=plugin (default) proxies the live companion plugin; source=filesystem parses the .excalidraw / .excalidraw.md file on disk (works headlessly, no plugin); source=auto tries the plugin and falls back to the filesystem when it is unavailable.
| Domain | structured |
| Scopes | read:excalidraw |
| Access | read |
| Tags | read-only, plugin-bridge, domain:structured |
| Profile | full only |
Annotations
Section titled “Annotations”| Annotation | Value |
|---|---|
| Read-only | yes |
| Destructive | no |
| Idempotent | no |
| Accepts an idempotency key | no |
Idempotent is the advisory MCP idempotentHint. Destructive is also yes for a tool that
asks for confirmation only on some calls.
Confirmation (human in the loop)
Section titled “Confirmation (human in the loop)”No human confirmation is required to call this tool.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vault |
string |
— | Vault id. May be omitted when only one vault is available. length 1–64; pattern ^[a-z0-9_-]+$ |
|
path |
string |
yes | — | length 1–1024 |
format |
enum |
"both" |
One of: "elements", "text", "both" |
|
source |
enum |
"plugin" |
One of: "auto", "plugin", "filesystem" |
Output
Section titled “Output”| Field | Type | Always present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
vault |
string |
yes | — |
path |
string |
yes | — |
source |
enum |
yes | One of: "filesystem", "plugin" |
compressed |
boolean |
— | |
content_hash |
string |
— | |
elements |
any[] |
— | |
element_count |
integer |
range ≥ -9007199254740991 | |
embedded_files |
object[] |
— | |
embedded_files[].id |
string |
with parent | — |
embedded_files[].mime_type |
string | null |
with parent | — |
app_state |
object | null |
— | |
text |
string |
— | |
text_content |
string |
— |
Related tools
Section titled “Related tools”Other tools in the structured domain: add_kanban_card, create_base, create_canvas, create_excalidraw, format_table, insert_table_column, insert_table_row, list_kanban_boards, move_kanban_card, query_base, query_canvas, read_base, read_canvas, read_kanban_board, sort_table_by_column, update_base, update_canvas, update_excalidraw.
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