Agent skill

Mermaid Diagrams

by hoodini in hoodini/ai-agents-skills

Create diagrams and visualizations using Mermaid syntax. An agent skill from hoodini/ai-agents-skills.

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Install Mermaid Diagrams

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hoodini/ai-agents-skills --skill mermaid-diagrams -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hoodini/ai-agents-skills mermaid-diagrams --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hoodini/ai-agents-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/mermaid-diagrams .claude/skills/mermaid-diagrams && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
mermaid-diagrams
GitHub stars
282
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
112 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Create diagrams and visualizations using Mermaid syntax. An agent skill from hoodini/ai-agents-skills.

  • Works in 4 steps: Direction: Use TD (top-down), LR… → Comments: Use %% for comments → Quotes: Use quotes for labels with… → …
  • Generating flowcharts
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Flowchart, Sequence Diagram and Class Diagram, plus 11 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Mermaid Diagrams is an agent skill from hoodini/ai-agents-skills. Create diagrams and visualizations using Mermaid syntax. Use when generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, Gantt charts, or any visual documentation. Triggers on Mermaid, flowchart, sequence diagram, class diagram, ER diagram, Gantt chart, diagram, visualization.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Diagrams. It works with Mermaid. The repository describes itself as: 🧠 AI Agent Skills Repository - A curated collection of specialized skills for AI coding agents (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf). Created by Yuval Avidani using…

When your agent uses it

  • Generating flowcharts
  • Sequence diagrams
  • Entity-relationship diagrams
  • Any visual documentation

Example prompts

  • “/mermaid-diagrams”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Docker

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Direction: Use TD (top-down), LR (left-right), BT (bottom-top), RL (right-left)
  2. Comments: Use %% for comments
  3. Quotes: Use quotes for labels with special characters: A["Label with (parentheses)"]
  4. Line breaks: Use for multi-line labels

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f7a43d8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are mermaid and typescript).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • mermaid.js.org
    • mermaid.live

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Mermaid Diagrams loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 112 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~82
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 112 words (~1,895 tokens).

“Create diagrams and visualizations using Mermaid markdown syntax.”

— opening of SKILL.md by hoodini
name
mermaid-diagrams

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/mermaid-diagrams of hoodini/ai-agents-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f7a43d8

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in hoodini/ai-agents-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Mermaid Diagrams

What does Mermaid Diagrams do?

Create diagrams and visualizations using Mermaid syntax. An agent skill from hoodini/ai-agents-skills. Mermaid Diagrams is an agent skill from hoodini/ai-agents-skills. Create diagrams and visualizations using Mermaid syntax.

When should I use Mermaid Diagrams?

Mermaid Diagrams fits situations like: generating flowcharts; sequence diagrams; entity-relationship diagrams; any visual documentation.

How do I install Mermaid Diagrams in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hoodini/ai-agents-skills --skill mermaid-diagrams -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/mermaid-diagrams in hoodini/ai-agents-skills) into .claude/skills/mermaid-diagrams in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Mermaid Diagrams in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hoodini/ai-agents-skills --skill mermaid-diagrams -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/mermaid-diagrams in hoodini/ai-agents-skills) into .agents/skills/mermaid-diagrams in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Mermaid Diagrams in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add hoodini/ai-agents-skills --skill mermaid-diagrams -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/mermaid-diagrams, .gemini/skills/mermaid-diagrams, .github/skills/mermaid-diagrams and .opencode/skills/mermaid-diagrams in your project.

What does Mermaid Diagrams need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Mermaid Diagrams is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Node.js; Docker.

Does Mermaid Diagrams access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: mermaid.js.org and mermaid.live. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Mermaid Diagrams safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Mermaid Diagrams use?

No licence was found for Mermaid Diagrams or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Mermaid Diagrams use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Mermaid Diagrams?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Mermaid Diagrams: Archify Diagrams (tt-a1i/archify, 82k stars), Diagram Design (cathrynlavery/diagram-design, 49k stars), Draw.io Diagram Studio (Agents365-ai/drawio-skill, 10k stars) and Pretty Mermaid Renderer (imxv/Pretty-mermaid-skills, 1.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Mermaid Diagrams?

hoodini (a GitHub user) maintains it in hoodini/ai-agents-skills, which has 282 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 11, 2026.

Source: hoodini/ai-agents-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.