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DimensionMermaid MCP ServerGenerate Mermaid diagrams and charts dynamically with AI via MCP.MartinLoop MCP ServerAn independent control layer that gives AI coding agents budgets, brakes, and receipts
FMRS47 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability7 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions7 / 2018 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2016 / 20
Documentation10 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers needing AI assistance to produce technical documentation diagrams (e.g., architecture, flow).
  • Teams looking to integrate diagram generation into automated workflows.
  • AI users of desktop apps like Claude, VSCode, Cline, etc.
  • Engineering teams scaling AI coding agents while controlling spend
  • Platform teams that need auditable, rollback-aware agent execution records
  • Organizations using multiple agents (Claude, Codex, Gemini) under one governed flow
Not for
  • Batch generation of static diagrams (better use Mermaid CLI or libraries directly).
  • Scenarios requiring custom rendering beyond Mermaid's capabilities.
  • Users without Node.js or npm access.
  • Developers who just want a simple code-completion helper without run governance
  • Teams unwilling to accept local JSONL run records with HMAC signing
  • Environments without a supported adapter (Claude/Codex/Gemini CLIs, direct provider, or verifier-only)
Required permissions
  • Network access: Required if using remote Mermaid API or exporting URLs.
  • File system: Can write PNG files in the server directory when output type is 'file'.
  • Local ports: If using SSE or Streamable, needs to listen on local ports.
  • Read/write access to the configured repo root (writable scope restrictable via --allow-path/--deny-path)
  • Ability to invoke the chosen agent CLI (Claude/Codex/Gemini, etc.) and its underlying model account
  • Local disk writes for run records, receipts, and share outputs (share/run-receipt., etc.)
  • Execution of user-configured verifier commands (e.g. npm test)
Risks and side effects
  • Mermaid syntax from user input could be malicious; filter inputs as needed.
  • Misconfiguration may overwrite or create unintended files.
  • Remote URL mode creates public links, potentially exposing diagram content; be mindful of privacy.
  • Verifier commands are executed; poorly chosen verifier commands carry security risk despite preflight policy checks
  • Cost and token figures may be estimates (labeled with provenance) and should not be treated as settled accounting
  • Receipt integrity must be verified before use as trustworthy evidence; missing rollback evidence is flagged as EVIDENCE_BOUNDARY
  • Policy defaults come from martin.config.yaml and can be overridden by CLI flags; misconfiguration can loosen safety boundaries
Supported clientsClaude DesktopClaude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Continue
Tools10