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Drawgent connects coding agents to a live Excalidraw canvas

tangled.org 6 min read Editor score 7/10

Drawgent connects Claude Code, Codex or opencode to an Excalidraw canvas, where an agent can inspect and edit diagrams from a screenshot and scene data. The workflow offers a practical pattern for giving coding agents visual context and tools.

What: Drawgent connects coding agents to an Excalidraw whiteboard so users can request diagrams or changes from a chat panel.
How: The agent reads a canvas screenshot and scene, edits the drawing live, checks the result, and marks the request DONE.
Why it matters: It links agent sessions with a live visual workspace, letting engineers iterate on diagrams through chat or canvas notes.

Drawgent routes chat and canvas context to an agent, which edits the live whiteboard. Sketched from the article's own text.

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