A Next.js web application that integrates AI capabilities with draw.io diagrams. Create, modify, and enhance diagrams through natural language commands and AI-assisted visualization.

Note: Thanks to ByteDance Doubao sponsorship, the demo site now uses the powerful glm-4.7 model!

🎁 Thanks to Atlas Cloud for sponsoring next-ai-draw-io. Its OpenAI-compatible API gives diagram workflows one provider connection for DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax, and more. Budget-friendly access is available through the Coding Plan.

• Next AI Draw.io
  • Table of Contents
  • Examples
  • Features
  • MCP Server
    • Claude Code CLI
  • Getting Started
    • Try it Online
    • Desktop Application
    • Run with Docker
    • Installation
  • Deployment
    • Deploy to EdgeOne Pages
    • Deploy on Vercel
    • Deploy on Cloudflare Workers
  • Multi-Provider Support
    • Server-Side Multi-Model Configuration
    • Admin Panel
  • How It Works
  • Support & Contact
  • FAQ
  • Star History

Here are some example prompts and their generated diagrams:

Animated transformer connectors Prompt: Give me a **animated connector** diagram of transformer's architecture.
RAG Technique Diagram Prompt: Generate a RAG architecture diagram for **chat application**. Use connected diagram for data ingestion	Authentication using React and AWS Prompt: Generate authentication process using React with **AWS**. Use Serverless architecture.
Open Innovation Prompt: Create visualization of Henry Chesbrough's Open Innovation model.	Cat sketch Prompt: Draw a cute cat for me.

• LLM-Powered Diagram Creation: Leverage Large Language Models to create and manipulate draw.io diagrams directly through natural language commands
• Image-Based Diagram Replication: Upload existing diagrams or images and have the AI replicate and enhance them automatically
• PDF & Text File Upload: Upload PDF documents and text files to extract content and generate diagrams from existing documents
• AI Reasoning Display: View the AI's thinking process for supported models (OpenAI o1/o3, Gemini, Claude, etc.)
• Diagram History: Comprehensive version control that tracks all changes, allowing you to view and restore previous versions of your diagrams before the AI editing.
• Interactive Chat Interface: Communicate with AI to refine your diagrams in real-time
• Cloud Architecture Diagram Support: Specialized support for generating cloud architecture diagrams (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Animated Connectors: Create dynamic and animated connectors between diagram elements for better visualization

Use Next AI Draw.io with AI agents like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code via MCP (Model Context Protocol).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drawio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@next-ai-drawio/mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add drawio -- npx @next-ai-drawio/mcp-server@latest

Then ask Claude to create diagrams:

"Create a flowchart showing user authentication with login, MFA, and session management"

The diagram appears in your browser in real-time!

See the MCP Server README for VS Code, Cursor, and other client configurations.

No installation needed! Try the app directly on our demo site:

Bring Your Own API Key: You can use your own API key to bypass usage limits on the demo site. Click the Settings icon in the chat panel to configure your provider and API key. Your key is stored locally in your browser and is never stored on the server.

Download the native desktop app for your platform from the Releases page:

Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux.

Go to Docker Guide

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/DayuanJiang/next-ai-draw-io
cd next-ai-draw-io
npm install
cp env.example .env.local

See the Provider Configuration Guide for detailed setup instructions for each provider.

2. Run the development server:

npm run dev

3. Open http://localhost:6002 in your browser to see the application.

You can deploy with one click using Tencent EdgeOne Pages.

Deploy by this button:

Check out the Tencent EdgeOne Pages documentation for more details.

Additionally, deploying through Tencent EdgeOne Pages will also grant you a daily free quota for DeepSeek models.

The easiest way to deploy is using Vercel, the creators of Next.js. Be sure to set the environment variables in the Vercel dashboard as you did in your local .env.local file.

See the Next.js deployment documentation for more details.

Go to Cloudflare Deploy Guide

• ByteDance Doubao
• AWS Bedrock (default)
• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• Google AI
• Google Vertex AI
• Azure OpenAI
• Ollama
• OpenRouter
• AIHubMix
• DeepSeek
• SiliconFlow
• ModelScope
• SGLang
• Vercel AI Gateway
• Atlas Cloud

All providers except AWS Bedrock and OpenRouter support custom endpoints.

📖 Detailed Provider Configuration Guide - See setup instructions for each provider.

Administrators can configure multiple server-side models that are available to all users without requiring personal API keys. Configure via AI_MODELS_CONFIG environment variable (JSON string) or ai-models.json file. For a single-provider quick setup, list comma-separated model IDs in AI_MODEL.

Set the ADMIN_PASSWORD environment variable and visit /admin to manage server settings (models, access codes, features, observability, quota) from a web panel instead of hand-editing .env.

📖 Admin Panel Guide — setup, precedence rules, and notes.

Model Requirements: This task requires strong model capabilities for generating long-form text with strict formatting constraints (draw.io XML). Recommended models include Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT-5.1, Gemini 3 Pro, and DeepSeek V3.2/R1.

Note that the claude series has been trained on draw.io diagrams with cloud architecture logos like AWS, Azure, GCP. So if you want to create cloud architecture diagrams, this is the best choice.

The application uses the following technologies:

• Next.js: For the frontend framework and routing
• Vercel AI SDK (ai + @ai-sdk/*): For streaming AI responses and multi-provider support
• react-drawio: For diagram representation and manipulation

Diagrams are represented as XML that can be rendered in draw.io. The AI processes your commands and generates or modifies this XML accordingly.

Special thanks to ByteDance Doubao for sponsoring the API token usage of the demo site! Register on the ARK platform to get 500K free tokens for all models!

Special thanks to Atlas Cloud for sponsoring next-ai-draw-io and supporting its multi-provider ecosystem! Try its OpenAI-compatible LLM API through the Atlas Cloud Coding Plan.

If you find this project useful, please consider sponsoring to help me host the live demo site!

For support or inquiries, please open an issue on the GitHub repository or contact the maintainer at:

• Email: me[at]jiang.jp

See FAQ for common issues and solutions.