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Summary
Deepen the integration with excalidraw-mcp beyond the current minimal config (a single remote URL in route.ts). The goal is to make diagram generation a showcase feature of this template — on par with the todo list — so developers see how MCP Apps work with CopilotKit's agent state pattern.
Current State
The runtime already points to https://mcp.excalidraw.com as a default MCP server (apps/app/src/app/api/copilotkit/route.ts:24-29), but:
- There's no UI affordance showing users they can ask the agent to draw diagrams
- No example prompts or suggestions mention diagramming
- The
serverIdis a generic"example_mcp_app"rather than something descriptive - No documentation on what the Excalidraw MCP integration enables
Proposed Changes
- Rename the MCP server ID from
"example_mcp_app"to"excalidraw"for clarity - Add diagramming-related chat suggestions in
use-example-suggestions.tsx(e.g. "Draw an architecture diagram of this app", "Sketch out a flowchart for the todo lifecycle") - Add a section to the README explaining the Excalidraw MCP integration and what users can do with it
- Optional: local dev support — add instructions or a script for running excalidraw-mcp locally via
npxor Docker, so the demo works offline / without the hosted endpoint
Why
This repo is a template for developers evaluating CopilotKit. Showing MCP Apps integration with a compelling visual tool like Excalidraw makes the demo significantly more impressive and helps developers understand the MCP Apps pattern.
References
- excalidraw-mcp repo: https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw-mcp
- Hosted endpoint:
https://mcp.excalidraw.com
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