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1. Download `excalidraw-mcp-app.mcpb` from [Releases](https://github.com/antonpk1/excalidraw-mcp-app/releases)
2. Double-click to install in Claude Desktop

**Option B: Build from Source**
**Option B: npm (for Claude Code CLI and other stdio-based MCP clients)**

```bash
npm install -g excalidraw-mcp
```

Then add to your `~/.claude.json` (for Claude Code) or `~/.mcp.json` (for other clients):

```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"excalidraw": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "excalidraw-mcp",
"args": ["--stdio"]
}
}
}
```

Or via CLI:
```bash
claude mcp add excalidraw --scope user -- excalidraw-mcp --stdio
```

**Option C: Build from Source**

```bash
git clone https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp.git
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