{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "diagrams-so", "name": "Diagrams.so API + MCP", "vendor": "Diagrams.so (RedHold LLC)", "vendorUrl": "https://diagrams.so", "kind": "http-api", "category": "diagramming", "summary": "Turns a plain-English description into an editable draw.io diagram with cloud icons (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Kubernetes).", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/diagrams-so", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/diagrams-so.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/diagrams-so.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/diagrams-so.json", "repo": "https://github.com/RedHold/diagrams-sdk", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.diagrams.so/api/v2", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@diagrams-so/mcp" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@diagrams-so/sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "diagrams-so" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "API keys (dgz_live_ and dgz_test_) as a Bearer header, revocable at once, with a cap of 25 active keys. Test keys spend real credits. The MCP server and SDKs can instead log in through a device flow (npx @diagrams-so/mcp@latest login), where the one-time code is emailed (set DIAGRAMS_LOGIN_EMAIL for the in-chat path) and the credential is cached at ~/.diagrams-so/credentials.json. DIAGRAMS_API_KEY works for CI.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free $0 with 10 one-time credits, no card, public diagrams and watermarked exports. Pro $15 a month or $10 a month billed yearly (75 credits a month), Power $25 a month or $16.67 billed yearly (250 credits). Credit packs $5 per 25. API, MCP and SDKs are on every plan and use the same credits as the app. Reads, exports and prompt helpers are free. Per-action credit costs are shown in the app; the SDK changelog gives 0.5 to 3.0 credits for generate, edit, fix and re-layout. A bring-your-own LLM key skips plan credits. 14-day money-back guarantee on the first paid subscription (https://diagrams.so/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$15 / mo", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 23, "popularity": { "githubStars": 0, "npmWeekly": 172, "pypiWeekly": 3, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://diagrams.so/developers", "llmsTxt": "https://diagrams.so/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://api.diagrams.so/api/v2/openapi.json", "registryName": "io.github.RedHold/diagrams-so-mcp", "capabilities": [ "diagram.create", "diagram.edit", "diagram.export", "diagram.architecture" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "python", "typescript" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-19", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 60.1, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 255, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 85, "maintenance": 71, "payments": 32, "reliability": 30, "schema": 85, "security": 67, "transparency": 75 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "Early August 2026. The API moved its device login to an emailed code without notice, which broke the MCP server's in-chat connect path and sent one rejected request per tool call until v1.4.6 fixed it on 19 August. Fixed and documented in the server's changelog, so the deduction is reduced (https://github.com/RedHold/diagrams-mcp-app-core/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)." ], "verdict": "API, MCP and SDKs on every plan, including a Free plan marked \"No Card Required\". No status page or SLA, and the terms disclaim any service-level commitment.", "strengths": [ "API, MCP and SDKs on every plan, including a Free plan marked \"No Card Required\"", "OpenAPI 3.1 with 32 operations, and an Idempotency-Key on every billable call", "All 23 MCP tools carry readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations", "Editable draw.io XML output with Well-Architected warnings and a fix tool", "Terms promise 90 days' notice before a major API version is retired" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page or SLA, and the terms disclaim any service-level commitment", "Rate limits exist per key and per IP but no numbers are published", "Per-action credit costs are shown only in the app", "Domain registered in February 2026, and no commits to either repo since 19 August 2026", "Login is a device flow a person must approve by email, so there's no autonomous signup" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send an Idempotency-Key on generate, edit, fix and re-layout. If a billable call times out, check `get_usage_history` before retrying", "Generation is synchronous and can run for minutes. The SDKs default to a 450 s timeout, or use `POST /diagrams/stream`", "Call `list_capabilities` first. `cloud_provider` and `diagram_type` are free strings, and a wrong value fails the call", "`relayout_diagram` refuses to run without `confirm=true`, because every re-layout is billed", "Test keys (dgz_test_) spend the same credits as live keys" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 60.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 85, "maintenance": 71, "payments": 32, "reliability": 30, "schema": 85, "security": 67, "transparency": 75 }, "provenanceScore": 75 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.diagrams.so/api/v2/diagrams -H \"Authorization: Bearer $DIAGRAMS_API_KEY\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"prompt\":\"A 3-tier web app on AWS with an ALB, EC2 Auto Scaling and RDS Postgres\",\"cloud_provider\":\"aws\"}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add diagrams-so -- npx -y @diagrams-so/mcp@latest", "config": { "mcpServers": { "diagrams-so": { "args": [ "-y", "@diagrams-so/mcp@latest" ], "command": "npx", "env": { "DIAGRAMS_API_KEY": "${DIAGRAMS_API_KEY}" } } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/diagram.create", "tool": "https://letme.dev/diagrams-so" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 15, "note": "75 credits a month. $10 a month billed yearly" }, { "item": "Power plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 25, "note": "250 credits a month. $16.67 a month billed yearly" }, { "item": "Credit pack", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.2, "note": "$5 per 25 credits, pack credits don't expire" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "RedHold LLC", "domain": "diagrams.so", "domainRegistered": "2026-02-05", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://diagrams.so/policy/terms", "privacy": "https://diagrams.so/policy/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://diagrams.so/developers/resources/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "RedHold LLC is a Virginia limited liability company at 8401 Mayland Dr, STE S, Richmond, VA 23294 (from the terms of service effective 15 September 2026). We couldn't load a state registry record to confirm it independently", "The status and SLA page says a status page will be linked once it is live", "security.txt not rechecked on 2026-10-01; valid per the 30 September check" ], "score": 75 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/diagrams-so.json", "live": { "slug": "diagrams-so", "probe": { "target": "https://api.diagrams.so/api/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-04T23:48:07.536692053Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 340, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 97.06, "uptime30d": 97, "p50ms24h": 345, "p95ms24h": 405, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1100, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 33 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 240 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 264 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 270, "ok": 262 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.RedHold/diagrams-so-mcp", "version": "1.4.6", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T23:42:40.113054682Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@diagrams-so/mcp", "version": "1.4.6", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:25:36.673190162Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@diagrams-so/sdk", "version": "1.3.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:25:37.522112948Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "diagrams-so", "version": "1.3.0", "released": "2026-08-05", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:25:38.902347471Z" } ], "githubStars": 0, "npmWeekly": 91, "pypiWeekly": 4, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://diagrams.so/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-08-01T00:00:00Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:16:00.348168997Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://diagrams.so/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:30.857189856Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "diagrams.so", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:27.501679981Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://diagrams.so/developers/resources/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:04.874729172Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "496d4c3074ab" }, { "url": "https://diagrams.so/policy/terms", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:08.963882503Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "862f66aa7b0b" }, { "url": "https://diagrams.so/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:10.965792916Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ae91841e9c40" }, { "url": "https://diagrams.so/policy/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:06.971241586Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6fa8d4562829" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:48:07.536692053Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "tldraw", "name": "tldraw SDK + MCP", "vendor": "tldraw", "vendorUrl": "https://tldraw.dev", "kind": "sdk", "category": "diagramming", "summary": "A React infinite-canvas SDK that an agent can drive through the editor API, creating, reading and changing shapes, turning Mermaid into shapes and exporting images.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tldraw", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tldraw.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tldraw.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tldraw.json", "repo": "https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw", "license": "tldraw licence (source-available, production needs a licence key)", "transports": [ "streamable-http", "sse" ], "remoteUrl": "https://tldraw-mcp-app.tldraw.workers.dev/mcp", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "tldraw" } ], "auth": "none", "authNotes": "The SDK runs in your app and needs no API key. It checks a public licence key on the client, offline, and won't run in production without one. The hosted MCP App needs no auth.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Free to use in development. Production needs a licence key. A 100-day trial is free with no card, a hobby licence for non-commercial projects is free at tldraw's discretion and shows a watermark, and commercial licences are annual with value-based pricing agreed with sales. Startup discounts are available. The MCP App is free (https://tldraw.dev/pricing).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 6, "popularity": { "githubStars": 50672, "npmWeekly": 490141, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://tldraw.dev/docs/ai", "llmsTxt": "https://tldraw.dev/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.tldraw/tldraw", "capabilities": [ "diagram.create", "diagram.as-code", "diagram.edit", "diagram.export" ], "tags": [ "typescript", "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "free-tier" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 236, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 89, "payments": 35, "reliability": 75, "schema": 79, "security": 40, "transparency": 51 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "Checked 2026-10-01. The licence page says hobby licences send nothing and trial licences send only a hash of the key, with no user data. The SDK's LicenseManager sends the licence ID, SKU, environment and the full page URL (window.location.href) for trial, hobby-with-watermark and unlicensed production deployments, and the licence key page lists most of this. A full page URL can carry user data in its path or query (https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw/blob/main/packages/editor/src/lib/license/LicenseManager.ts, https://tldraw.dev/community/license)." ], "verdict": "Full editor API to create, read, bind and export shapes from code, with agent, chat and workflow starter kits. Source-available, and commercial prices aren't published.", "strengths": [ "Full editor API to create, read, bind and export shapes from code, with agent, chat and workflow starter kits", "Hosted MCP App with two model-facing tools, all six tools annotated", "At least six releases between 15 July and 30 September 2026, with dated release notes", "Development use and a 100-day production trial need no payment" ], "weaknesses": [ "Source-available, and commercial prices aren't published", "`exec` runs model-written JavaScript on the canvas with no approval step", "Licence pings send the licence ID and full page URL for trial and hobby keys, more than the licence page says", "SECURITY.md lists only 3.x as supported while the current release is 5.5", "No server-side REST API, and the MCP App needs a host that renders MCP Apps" ], "agentNotes": [ "Through the MCP App, call `search` on the Editor API spec first, then `exec` with JavaScript that calls `editor` methods", "Omit `canvasId` to start a blank canvas, and pass the returned `canvasId` to keep editing the same one", "Paste Mermaid into the canvas to get editable shapes instead of placing each shape by hand", "Return `editor.getCurrentPageShapes()` from `exec` to check what was drawn", "Read the release notes before a minor upgrade. Minor versions can break" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 61 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 89, "payments": 35, "reliability": 75, "schema": 79, "security": 40, "transparency": 45 }, "provenanceScore": 57 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install tldraw", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http tldraw https://tldraw-mcp-app.tldraw.workers.dev/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "tldraw": { "url": "https://tldraw-mcp-app.tldraw.workers.dev/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/diagram.create", "tool": "https://letme.dev/tldraw" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "tldraw, Inc.", "domain": "tldraw.dev", "domainRegistered": "2022-04-11", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "https://www.tldraw.com/tos.html", "privacy": "https://www.tldraw.com/privacy.html", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://tldraw.dev/releases", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The hosted MCP App runs on a workers.dev subdomain, not on a tldraw domain" ], "score": 57 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tldraw.json", "live": { "slug": "tldraw", "probe": { "target": "https://tldraw-mcp-app.tldraw.workers.dev/mcp", "method": "mcp-initialize", "lastAt": "2026-10-04T23:48:17.027672499Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 837, "lastNote": "initialize answered", "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 723, "p95ms24h": 1037, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1100, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 270, "ok": 270 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "tldraw/tldraw", "version": "v5.5.2", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:01.6318074Z" }, { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.tldraw/tldraw", "version": "0.1.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T23:42:40.113054682Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "tldraw", "version": "5.5.2", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:01.416168228Z" } ], "githubStars": 50744, "npmWeekly": 504776, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://tldraw.dev/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:37.299634459Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://tldraw.dev/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:18.01702441Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "tldraw.dev", "registered": "2022-04-11", "source": "https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/domain/tldraw.dev", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:10:18.060433565Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://tldraw.dev/releases", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:48:32.193004388Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6de3df0f9614" }, { "url": "https://tldraw.dev/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:48:29.52736445Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-04T15:48:29.52736445Z", "fingerprint": "fd2314f2ec44" }, { "url": "https://www.tldraw.com/privacy.html", "kind": "privacy", "status": 0, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:52:27.828332218Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "blockedByRobots": true }, { "url": "https://www.tldraw.com/tos.html", "kind": "terms", "status": 0, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:52:28.018059669Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "blockedByRobots": true } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:48:17.027672499Z" } }, "summary": "tldraw SDK + MCP has a score of 61 (C) against Diagrams.so API + MCP's 60.1 (C). Both do diagram create. The largest gap is reliability, 45 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/diagrams-so-vs-tldraw", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/diagrams-so-vs-tldraw.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/diagrams-so-vs-tldraw.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/diagrams-so-vs-tldraw.min.md" }, "markdown": "tldraw SDK + MCP has a score of 61 (C) against Diagrams.so API + MCP's 60.1 (C). Both do diagram create. The largest gap is reliability, 45 points.\n\n- Diagrams.so API + MCP: grade C, 60.1/100, rank #255 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/diagrams-so.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/diagrams-so.json\n- tldraw SDK + MCP: grade C, 61/100, rank #236 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tldraw.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tldraw.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Diagrams.so API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+6), agent ergonomics (+14), security \u0026 auth (+27), transparency \u0026 trust (+24).\n\nPick tldraw SDK + MCP for reliability (+45), maintenance \u0026 community (+18).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Diagrams.so API + MCP | tldraw SDK + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 30 | 75 | tldraw SDK + MCP +45 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 85 | 79 | Diagrams.so API + MCP +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 85 | 71 | Diagrams.so API + MCP +14 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 67 | 40 | Diagrams.so API + MCP +27 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 32 | 35 | tldraw SDK + MCP +3 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 89 | tldraw SDK + MCP +18 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 51 | Diagrams.so API + MCP +24 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **60.1 · C** | **61 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Diagrams.so API + MCP | tldraw SDK + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | SDK + MCP |\n| Vendor | Diagrams.so (RedHold LLC) | tldraw |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.diagrams.so/api/v2` | `https://tldraw-mcp-app.tldraw.workers.dev/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | tldraw licence (source-available, production needs a licence key) |\n| Tools exposed | 23 | 6 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.RedHold/diagrams-so-mcp` | `io.github.tldraw/tldraw` |\n| Last release | 2026-08-19 | 2026-09-30 |\n| Popularity | 0 stars, 172 npm/wk, 3 PyPI/wk | 51k stars, 490k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Diagrams.so API + MCP.** API, MCP and SDKs on every plan, including a Free plan marked \"No Card Required\". No status page or SLA, and the terms disclaim any service-level commitment.\n\n**tldraw SDK + MCP.** Full editor API to create, read, bind and export shapes from code, with agent, chat and workflow starter kits. Source-available, and commercial prices aren't published.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Diagrams.so API + MCP\n\n1. Send an Idempotency-Key on generate, edit, fix and re-layout. If a billable call times out, check `get_usage_history` before retrying\n2. Generation is synchronous and can run for minutes. The SDKs default to a 450 s timeout, or use `POST /diagrams/stream`\n3. Call `list_capabilities` first. `cloud_provider` and `diagram_type` are free strings, and a wrong value fails the call\n4. `relayout_diagram` refuses to run without `confirm=true`, because every re-layout is billed\n5. Test keys (dgz_test_) spend the same credits as live keys\n\n### tldraw SDK + MCP\n\n1. Through the MCP App, call `search` on the Editor API spec first, then `exec` with JavaScript that calls `editor` methods\n2. Omit `canvasId` to start a blank canvas, and pass the returned `canvasId` to keep editing the same one\n3. Paste Mermaid into the canvas to get editable shapes instead of placing each shape by hand\n4. Return `editor.getCurrentPageShapes()` from `exec` to check what was drawn\n5. Read the release notes before a minor upgrade. 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