kg_init

MCP tool from Excalidraw Architect MCP by BV-Venky

Create a new knowledge graph file

How to use it

Project documentation lists kg_init for the Excalidraw Architect MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

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Other tools in Excalidraw Architect MCP (19)

create_diagram

Create a new diagram from structured node/connection data

export_diagram

Export .excalidraw to SVG or PNG image

get_diagram_info

Read current diagram state (call before modifying)

kg_diff

Show how the architecture changed since a git ref

kg_drift

Detect drift between the declared graph and Python imports

kg_export

Export the graph to Mermaid, Graphviz DOT, or JSON

kg_import

Bootstrap the graph from an existing .excalidraw diagram

kg_info

Summarize services, domains, and topology

kg_lint

Health check: cycles, single points of failure, orphans, dangling refs

kg_onboarding_doc

Generate a human onboarding guide from the graph

kg_path

Trace the dependency path between two services

kg_render

Render the whole architecture to .excalidraw

kg_render_around

Render everything within N hops of a service

kg_render_domain

Render a single domain

kg_render_view

Render a focused diagram of specific services

kg_set_domain

Group a service into a domain / bounded context

mermaid_to_excalidraw

Convert Mermaid flowchart syntax to .excalidraw

modify_diagram

Add/remove/update nodes and connections on an existing diagram

whats_connected_to

Impact analysis — upstream/downstream blast radius