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Use specific terms for better results.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "query", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "get_mermaid_syntax_document", "description": "Get comprehensive syntax documentation and examples for a specific Mermaid diagram type. 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REQUIRES: `Github-Token` header (HTTP) or GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "type": "string" }, "owner": { "description": "Repository owner (user or organization).", "type": "string" }, "ref": { "description": "Optional branch, tag, or commit for tree fallback when code search is unavailable.", "type": "string" }, "repo": { "description": "Repository name.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "owner", "repo", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "read_mermaid_file", "description": "Read a single .mmd file from a GitHub repository. Only paths ending in .mmd are allowed. REQUIRES: `Github-Token` header (HTTP) or GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "type": "string" }, "owner": { "type": "string" }, "path": { "description": "Path to the .mmd file in the repository.", "type": "string" }, "ref": { "description": "Optional: branch, tag, or commit SHA; defaults to the default branch.", "type": "string" }, "repo": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "owner", "repo", "path", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "create_pr", "description": "Create a new branch (git ref), one commit from the base tree with your file changes, then open a pull request in the same repository. 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At most one GitHub API call. REQUIRES: `Github-Token` (HTTP) or GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "branch_name": { "description": "Exact branch name. When non-empty, returns that branch only. Omit to fetch the first 100 branches only.", "type": "string" }, "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "type": "string" }, "owner": { "type": "string" }, "repo": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "owner", "repo", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "list_issues", "description": "List issues for a repository (excludes pull requests). REQUIRES: `Github-Token` (HTTP) or GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "type": "string" }, "direction": { "default": "desc", "enum": [ "asc", "desc" ], "type": "string" }, "labels": { "description": "Comma-separated label names (GitHub API format).", "type": "string" }, "owner": { "type": "string" }, "page": { "default": 1, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "per_page": { "default": 30, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "repo": { "type": "string" }, "since": { "description": "ISO 8601: only issues updated at or after this time.", "type": "string" }, "sort": { "default": "created", "enum": [ "created", "updated", "comments" ], "type": "string" }, "state": { "default": "open", "enum": [ "open", "closed", "all" ], "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "owner", "repo", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "create_issue", "description": "Create an issue in a GitHub repository. 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Dashed nodes represent issues linked from outside the current filter set.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "assignee": { "description": "Filter by assignee — Jira account ID, display name, or 'currentUser()'.", "type": "string" }, "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "colorMode": { "default": "light", "description": "Color scheme for the diagram: 'light' (default pastel fills), 'dark' (deep fills for dark backgrounds), or 'none' (no fill/stroke overrides, inherits the Mermaid theme).", "enum": [ "light", "dark", "none" ], "type": "string" }, "createdAfter": { "description": "Include only issues created on or after this date, ISO format: '2024-01-15'.", "type": "string" }, "createdBefore": { "description": "Include only issues created on or before this date, ISO format: '2024-03-31'.", "type": "string" }, "maxResults": { "default": 50, "description": "Target number of issues to render in the tree (1–100, default 50).", "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "projectKey": { "description": "REQUIRED: Jira project key, e.g. 'PROJ' or 'MYTEAM'. Used as the base JQL project filter.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "reporter": { "description": "Filter by reporter — Jira account ID or display name.", "type": "string" }, "sprint": { "description": "Filter by sprint name or numeric ID, e.g. 'Sprint 12' or '42'.", "type": "string" }, "status": { "description": "Filter by issue status, e.g. 'In Progress', 'To Do', 'Done'.", "type": "string" }, "useUrlShortener": { "default": true, "description": "Shorten the preview/edit URL via Short.io. Disable to get the full unshortened URL (default true).", "type": "boolean" } }, "required": [ "projectKey", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "generate_jira_kanban_board", "description": "Generate a Mermaid kanban board from Jira issues. Issues are grouped into columns by their current status and ordered by workflow stage (To Do → In Progress → Done). Each card shows the issue summary and is a clickable link to the ticket, with optional assignee and priority badges.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "assignee": { "description": "Filter by assignee — Jira account ID, display name, or 'currentUser()'.", "type": "string" }, "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "issueType": { "description": "Filter by issue type, e.g. 'Story', 'Bug', 'Task'.", "type": "string" }, "maxResults": { "default": 50, "description": "Maximum number of issues to fetch (1–100, default 50).", "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "projectKey": { "description": "REQUIRED: Jira project key, e.g. 'PROJ' or 'MYTEAM'.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "sprint": { "description": "Filter by sprint name or numeric ID, e.g. 'Sprint 12' or '42'.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "projectKey", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "generate_ticket_diagram", "description": "Generate a Mermaid flowchart centred on a single Jira ticket. Fetches the ticket's subtasks, parent, issue links, and recent comments in one call. The focal ticket is highlighted in indigo; subtasks are grouped in a subgraph; issue links use colour-coded arrows (red thick = blocks, cyan dashed = relates to); comments appear in a rose subgraph.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "colorMode": { "default": "light", "description": "Color scheme for the diagram: 'light' (default pastel fills), 'dark' (deep fills for dark backgrounds), or 'none' (no fill/stroke overrides, inherits the Mermaid theme).", "enum": [ "light", "dark", "none" ], "type": "string" }, "ticketKey": { "description": "REQUIRED: Jira issue key, e.g. 'MC-123' or 'PROJ-42'.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "ticketKey", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "generate_ticket_timeline", "description": "Generate a Mermaid diagram showing the history of a single Jira ticket using its changelog. Two views are available:\n- **state**: stateDiagram-v2 showing all status transitions with dates and authors, nodes coloured by status category.\n- **timeline** (default): Mermaid timeline grouped by month, showing status changes, assignee changes, priority changes, sprint moves, and resolutions.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "ticketKey": { "description": "REQUIRED: Jira issue key, e.g. 'MC-123' or 'PROJ-42'.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "view": { "default": "timeline", "description": "Diagram view to generate. 'state' shows status transitions; 'timeline' shows all field changes over time.", "enum": [ "state", "timeline" ], "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "ticketKey", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "get_notion_page_mermaid_diagrams", "description": "Extract all Mermaid code blocks from a Notion page. Returns block ID, diagram code, and optional caption for each block.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "type": "string" }, "pageUrl": { "description": "URL of the Notion page (e.g. https://www.notion.so/My-Page-abc123...).", "format": "uri", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "pageUrl", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "get_notion_mermaid_diagram_by_block_id", "description": "Retrieve a single Mermaid diagram block by its block ID. Returns the diagram code and optional caption.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "blockId": { "description": "The Notion block ID of the mermaid code block (e.g. from get_notion_page_mermaid_diagrams).", "type": "string" }, "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "blockId", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": true } }, { "name": "update_notion_mermaid_diagram", "description": "Update the Mermaid source code (and optional caption) of an existing mermaid code block by its block ID.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "blockId": { "description": "The Notion block ID of the mermaid code block to update.", "type": "string" }, "caption": { "description": "Optional new caption. Omit to clear the existing caption.", "type": "string" }, "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "type": "string" }, "code": { "description": "New Mermaid diagram source code.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "blockId", "code", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": false } }, { "name": "insert_notion_mermaid_diagram", "description": "Append a Mermaid diagram as a code block to a Notion page. The block is added at the end of the page content.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "caption": { "description": "Optional caption displayed below the code block.", "type": "string" }, "clientName": { "description": "REQUIRED: The name of the client/agent using the MCP server for analytics tracking.", "type": "string" }, "code": { "description": "Mermaid diagram source code.", "type": "string" }, "pageUrl": { "description": "URL of the Notion page to insert the diagram into.", "format": "uri", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "pageUrl", "code", "clientName" ], "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "readOnlyHint": false } } ], "schemaTokens": 6198, "changedAt": "2026-09-30T21:57:02.278667952Z", "check": { "checker": "anchor-check/1.0", "totalTokens": 6198, "counts": { "error": 0, "note": 1, "warn": 11 }, "findings": [ { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "create_issue", "message": "3 parameters without a description: owner, repo, title", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "create_pr", "message": "3 parameters without a description: owner, repo, title", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "get_issue_comments", "message": "4 parameters without a description: owner, page, per_page, repo", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "get_pull_comments", "message": "4 parameters without a description: owner, page, per_page, repo", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "list_branches", "message": "2 parameters without a description: owner, repo", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "list_issues", "message": "7 parameters without a description: direction, owner, page, per_page, repo, sort and 1 more", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "list_pulls", "message": "5 parameters without a description: owner, page, per_page, repo, state", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "list_repos", "message": "2 parameters without a description: page, per_page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "push_file", "message": "3 parameters without a description: owner, path, repo", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "read_mermaid_file", "message": "2 parameters without a description: owner, repo", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC21", "severity": "warn", "tool": "list_pulls", "message": "described almost the same as list_issues (82% of the same words)", "fix": "Say in each description when to use it instead of the other." }, { "rule": "TC24", "severity": "note", "message": "25 of 25 tools have no outputSchema", "fix": "Declare outputSchema for tools that return structured data, and return structuredContent that matches it." } ] } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:00:29.412820776Z" } }, "answer": "PlantUML scores 66.9 (B) on agent readiness against Mermaid Chart MCP's 31.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "plantuml", "name": "PlantUML", "vendor": "PlantUML project (Arnaud Roques)", "vendorUrl": "https://plantuml.com", "kind": "sdk", "category": "diagramming", "summary": "PlantUML is open-source software that turns text descriptions into UML, architecture, Gantt, mind map and other diagrams. 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The built-in `-picoweb` HTTP server has no authentication and listens on all interfaces unless a bind address is given.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under GPL-3.0-or-later, with the same source also under GPL-2.0, LGPL, Apache-2.0, BSD-3-Clause, EPL and MIT. Nothing to buy. 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Release 1.2026.2 switched off chronology diagrams, and its change log calls the removal temporary. On 8 October 2026 the factory is still commented out in `PSystemBuilder.java`, while the README lists the chronology diagram as supported and https://plantuml.com/chronology-diagram documents it. Two points, because the removal is in the change log (https://github.com/plantuml/plantuml/blob/master/CHANGES.md)." ], "verdict": "One Java command reads diagram text from stdin and writes PNG, SVG, PDF or ASCII with no account, and CI passed on the last eight pushes. The default security profile lets diagram text read any local file and fetch any URL, and the documentation still lists chronology diagrams that release 1.2026.2 switched off.", "bestFor": "Agents that write sequence, class, state, component, deployment, Gantt or C4 diagrams as text and render them locally or in CI.", "strengths": [ "`java -jar plantuml.jar -pipe` reads a diagram from stdin and writes PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS, LaTeX or ASCII to stdout, with no account or key", "`--check-syntax` and `-stdrpt` report errors as `file:line:error` lines, and exit codes 0, 50, 100 and 200 are documented", "The official `@plantuml/mcp-js` server has four tools, needs only Node.js, and returns the same SVG bytes for the same source on any machine", "Version 1.2026.8 of 5 September 2026 is on GitHub, Maven Central, Homebrew and Docker Hub, and the `ci` workflow passed on the last eight pushes", "The same source is available under GPL-3.0-or-later, GPL-2.0, LGPL, Apache-2.0, BSD-3-Clause, EPL and MIT, and generated images carry no licence obligation" ], "weaknesses": [ "The default security profile is LEGACY, which gives diagram text full access to local files and URLs through `!include`. The docs say it will be removed, with no date", "`-picoweb` listens on all network interfaces by default and has no authentication", "Chronology diagrams were switched off in 1.2026.2 on 27 February 2026 and are still listed in the README and documented on plantuml.com", "The command-line page gives the HTTP server's default port as 4242 in one help listing and 8080 in another. The source uses 8080", "No llms.txt, no security.txt and no published advisories. The security policy is one email address, and 575 issues are open" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `PLANTUML_SECURITY_PROFILE` to `SANDBOX` or `ALLOWLIST` before rendering text from an untrusted source. The default profile lets `!include` read local files and fetch URLs", "Run `java -jar plantuml.jar --check-syntax` with `-stdrpt` first and read the exit status. Without `--no-error-image` a syntax error still writes an image of the error text", "Pass `-pipe` with `--svg`, `--txt` or `--utxt` to work without files. `--txt` output suits a text-only model", "Start the local server as `-picoweb:8080:127.0.0.1`. Without the bind address it listens on every interface", "Use `npx -y @plantuml/mcp-js` when no Java runtime is present. 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Copyright Arnaud Roques", "domain": "plantuml.com", "domainRegistered": "2010-11-28", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/plantuml/plantuml/blob/master/CHANGES.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "`LICENSES.md` reads Copyright (C) 2009-2026, Arnaud Roques. No company or foundation is named in the repository or on the pages read", "No terms or privacy document governs the software. The GPL-3.0-or-later licence, or one of the six alternatives, stands in", "https://plantuml.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 8 October 2026. `docs/SECURITY.md` asks for reports by email to a Gmail address", "The lead named PlantUML as vendor. It is a community project led by one author, with no company behind it that we found" ], "score": 73 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plantuml.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "MCP server", "b": "SDK + MCP", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Mermaid Chart", "b": "PlantUML project (Arnaud Roques)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://mcp.mermaid.ai/mcp", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy)", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "None", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "GPL-3.0-or-later", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "25", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "com.mermaidchart/mermaid-mcp", "b": "not listed", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-09-17", "b": "2026-09-05", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2024-09-13", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "395 npm/wk", "b": "13k stars, 207 npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.5/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "PlantUML scores 66.9 (B) on agent readiness against Mermaid Chart MCP's 31.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Mermaid Chart MCP or PlantUML?" }, { "answer": "Mermaid Chart MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.mermaid.ai/mcp. No hosted endpoint is listed for PlantUML.", "question": "Can an agent call Mermaid Chart MCP and PlantUML without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for Mermaid Chart MCP. PlantUML is open source (GPL-3.0-or-later).", "question": "Are Mermaid Chart MCP and PlantUML open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": null, "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install" ], "goodFor": "Checking and rendering Mermaid before it lands in a README or doc, with no account.", "slug": "mermaid-chart", "watchFor": "Docs list 9 tools while the live server listed 25, including undocumented GitHub, Jira and Notion helpers" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 83 against 15", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 65 against 32", "Agent ergonomics, 78 against 34", "Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 20", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 45", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 73 against 53", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 73 against 45" ], "also": [ "No key needed to call it", "Open source" ], "goodFor": "Agents that write sequence, class, state, component, deployment, Gantt or C4 diagrams as text and render them locally or in CI.", "slug": "plantuml", "watchFor": "The default security profile is LEGACY, which gives diagram text full access to local files and URLs through `!include`. The docs say it will be removed, with no date" } ], "job": { "capability": "diagram.create", "name": "Diagram create" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudviz-vs-mermaid-chart.json", "title": "Cloudviz API vs Mermaid Chart MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudviz-vs-mermaid-chart" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudviz-vs-plantuml.json", "title": "Cloudviz API vs PlantUML", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudviz-vs-plantuml" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/diagrams-so-vs-mermaid-chart.json", "title": "Diagrams.so API + MCP vs Mermaid Chart MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/diagrams-so-vs-mermaid-chart" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/diagrams-so-vs-plantuml.json", "title": "Diagrams.so API + MCP vs PlantUML", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/diagrams-so-vs-plantuml" }, { "json": 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"json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plantuml-vs-tldraw.json", "title": "PlantUML vs tldraw SDK + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plantuml-vs-tldraw" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 68, "edge": "plantuml", "key": "reliability", "mermaid-chart": 15, "name": "Reliability", "plantuml": 83, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 33, "edge": "plantuml", "key": "schema", "mermaid-chart": 32, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "plantuml": 65, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 44, "edge": "plantuml", "key": "ergonomics", "mermaid-chart": 34, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "plantuml": 78, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 30, "edge": "plantuml", "key": "security", "mermaid-chart": 20, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "plantuml": 50, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 15, "edge": "plantuml", "key": "payments", "mermaid-chart": 45, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "plantuml": 60, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "plantuml", "key": "maintenance", "mermaid-chart": 53, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "plantuml": 73, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 28, "edge": "plantuml", "key": "transparency", "mermaid-chart": 45, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "plantuml": 73, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "PlantUML scores 66.9 (B) on agent readiness against Mermaid Chart MCP's 31.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do diagram create.", "verdicts": { "mermaid-chart": "Validation and rendering work with no account or key. Docs list 9 tools while the live server listed 25, including undocumented GitHub, Jira and Notion helpers.", "plantuml": "One Java command reads diagram text from stdin and writes PNG, SVG, PDF or ASCII with no account, and CI passed on the last eight pushes. The default security profile lets diagram text read any local file and fetch any URL, and the documentation still lists chronology diagrams that release 1.2026.2 switched off." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mermaid-chart-vs-plantuml", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mermaid-chart-vs-plantuml.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mermaid-chart-vs-plantuml.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mermaid-chart-vs-plantuml.min.md" }, "markdown": "PlantUML scores 66.9 (B) on agent readiness against Mermaid Chart MCP's 31.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do diagram create.\n\n- Mermaid Chart MCP: grade F, 31.4/100, rank #831 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mermaid-chart.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mermaid-chart.json\n- PlantUML: grade B, 66.9/100, rank #251 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plantuml.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/plantuml.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Mermaid Chart MCP (F)\n\nGood for: Checking and rendering Mermaid before it lands in a README or doc, with no account.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: Docs list 9 tools while the live server listed 25, including undocumented GitHub, Jira and Notion helpers\n\n### PlantUML (B)\n\nGood for: Agents that write sequence, class, state, component, deployment, Gantt or C4 diagrams as text and render them locally or in CI.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 83 against 15\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 65 against 32\n- Agent ergonomics, 78 against 34\n- Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 20\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 45\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 73 against 53\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 73 against 45\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: The default security profile is LEGACY, which gives diagram text full access to local files and URLs through `!include`. The docs say it will be removed, with no date\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Mermaid Chart MCP | PlantUML | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 83 | PlantUML +68 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 32 | 65 | PlantUML +33 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 34 | 78 | PlantUML +44 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 20 | 50 | PlantUML +30 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 45 | 60 | PlantUML +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 73 | PlantUML +20 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 45 | 73 | PlantUML +28 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **31.4 · F** | **66.9 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Mermaid Chart MCP | PlantUML |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | SDK + MCP |\n| Vendor | Mermaid Chart | PlantUML project (Arnaud Roques) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.mermaid.ai/mcp` | no (local only) |\n| Transports | Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | GPL-3.0-or-later |\n| Tools exposed | 25 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| MCP registry | `com.mermaidchart/mermaid-mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-05 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-09-13 | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | |\n| Popularity | 395 npm/wk | 13k stars, 207 npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Mermaid Chart MCP.** Validation and rendering work with no account or key. Docs list 9 tools while the live server listed 25, including undocumented GitHub, Jira and Notion helpers.\n\n**PlantUML.** One Java command reads diagram text from stdin and writes PNG, SVG, PDF or ASCII with no account, and CI passed on the last eight pushes. The default security profile lets diagram text read any local file and fetch any URL, and the documentation still lists chronology diagrams that release 1.2026.2 switched off.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Mermaid Chart MCP\n\n1. Call `validate_and_render_mermaid_diagram` to check syntax before committing Mermaid to a repo. It needs no token\n2. Only add the token if you need to save into Mermaid Chart projects. It reaches every project on the account\n3. If you only need a picture, the open-source mermaid-cli renders locally with no network call\n4. Use mcp.mermaid.ai. The registry still lists the older mcp.mermaidchart.com host\n\n### PlantUML\n\n1. Set `PLANTUML_SECURITY_PROFILE` to `SANDBOX` or `ALLOWLIST` before rendering text from an untrusted source. The default profile lets `!include` read local files and fetch URLs\n2. Run `java -jar plantuml.jar --check-syntax` with `-stdrpt` first and read the exit status. Without `--no-error-image` a syntax error still writes an image of the error text\n3. Pass `-pipe` with `--svg`, `--txt` or `--utxt` to work without files. `--txt` output suits a text-only model\n4. Start the local server as `-picoweb:8080:127.0.0.1`. Without the bind address it listens on every interface\n5. Use `npx -y @plantuml/mcp-js` when no Java runtime is present. It renders SVG only, so use the jar for PNG or PDF\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Mermaid Chart MCP or PlantUML?\n\nPlantUML scores 66.9 (B) on agent readiness against Mermaid Chart MCP's 31.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Can an agent call Mermaid Chart MCP and PlantUML without installing anything?\n\nMermaid Chart MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.mermaid.ai/mcp. No hosted endpoint is listed for PlantUML.\n\n### Are Mermaid Chart MCP and PlantUML open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Mermaid Chart MCP. PlantUML is open source (GPL-3.0-or-later).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mermaid-chart-vs-plantuml.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mermaid-chart-vs-plantuml.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"mermaid-chart\", \"b\": \"plantuml\"}`. 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