# draw.io + MCP vs Mural MCP (slim)

> draw.io + MCP scores 62.4 (B) on agent readiness against Mural MCP's 42 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Mural MCP leads on security & auth. Both do diagram create. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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draw.io + MCP scores 62.4 (B) on agent readiness against Mural MCP's 42 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Mural MCP leads on security & auth. Both do diagram create.

- draw.io + MCP: B 62.4, rank #222 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/drawio.min.md
- Mural MCP: E 42, rank #422 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mural-mcp.min.md
- draw.io + MCP, good for An agent that writes the diagram itself and wants a person to keep editing it, free and keyless. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 35; Schema & documentation, 82 against 30; Agent ergonomics, 49 against 26; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 86 against 75; Transparency & trust, 74 against 63. Also No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Mural MCP, good for Teams already on paid Mural who want an assistant to build workshop boards, flowcharts and sticky-note syntheses on a shared canvas while a person watches. Ahead on Security & auth, 72 against 55.

| Category | draw.io + MCP | Mural MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 30 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 49 | 26 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 55 | 72 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 75 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | draw.io + MCP | Mural MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | draw.io | Tactivos, Inc. (d/b/a Mural) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.draw.io/mcp` | `https://mcp-canvas.mural.co/mcp` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary hosted service under Mural's Terms of Service. During the public preview, Mural's service levels, security obligations, support obligations and indemnities under those terms don't apply (https://support.mural.co/s/article/MCP-preview) |
| Tools exposed | 2 | none |
| MCP registry | `io.draw/mcp` | `co.mural/mural` |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 |
| Popularity | 8.5k stars, 25k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | 2/5 (1) |