Mermaid Diagrams

What it does

When your agent uses it

• A versionable diagram must communicate a defined audience job across a real renderer
• Including narrative
• Accessibility fallback
• C4 level/model ownership

Example prompts

• “/mermaid-diagrams”

Requirements

• Python 3
• Node.js
• A Bash shell
• Docker
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Mermaid rendering requires a compatible renderer. The optional CLI examples use Mermaid CLI and its documented Node.js runtime.

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Create the diagram as a standalone .mmd file
2. 2Pre-render to SVG: npx @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli@11.16.0 -i diagram.mmd -o diagram.svg --width 800
3. 3Choose one embedding method: use raw inline SVG by default, or base64 data URIs when the renderer corrupts raw SVG.
4. 4Strip hardcoded max-width pixel values from the SVG tags
5. 5Use flowchart TD (portrait) not flowchart LR (landscape) — see references/portrait-layout.md
6. 6Add page-break divs before/after each full-page diagram

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 22b4723. 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

  Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • npx
  • docker

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

• Network

  Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

  • cdn.jsdelivr.net

  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.

• Compatibility

  Mermaid rendering requires a compatible renderer. The optional CLI examples use Mermaid CLI and its documented Node.js runtime.

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Mermaid Diagrams loads about 2.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 108 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,049 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~108

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.6k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~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

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from magnus919/agent-skills at commit 22b4723, republished under its MIT licence (© magnus919). 1,049 words, ~2,554 tokens.

name

mermaid-diagrams

description

Author, render, troubleshoot, and review Mermaid diagrams for documentation, architecture, processes, and technical communication. Use when a versionable diagram must communicate a defined audience job across a real renderer, including narrative, hierarchy, labels, legends, accessibility fallback, and uncertainty. Do not use for C4 level/model ownership, architecture decisions, or full accessibility conformance.

compatibility

Mermaid rendering requires a compatible renderer. The optional CLI examples use Mermaid CLI and its documented Node.js runtime.

license

MIT

metadata.source_repo

https://github.com/magnus919/hermes-profiles

metadata.source_commit

867a555

npx @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli@11.16.0 -i diagram.mmd -o diagram.svg
npx @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli@11.16.0 -i diagram.mmd -o diagram.png
npx @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli@11.16.0 -i diagram.mmd -o diagram.pdf

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/data ghcr.io/mermaid-js/mermaid-cli mermaid-cli -i /data/diagram.mmd -o /data/diagram.svg

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@11/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
<script>mermaid.initialize({startOnLoad:true});</script>
<div class="mermaid">
flowchart LR
  A-->B
</div>

// Node.js validation
import { parse } from 'mermaid';
try {
  parse('flowchart LR\n  A-->B');
  console.log('Valid');
} catch (e) {
  console.error('Invalid:', e.message);
}

© magnus919, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 12 other files (scripts, references) in mermaid-diagrams of magnus919/agent-skills.

• SKILL.md
• README.md
• evals/evals.json
• references/c4-mermaid.md
• references/c4-to-flowchart.md
• references/diagram-communication.md
• references/flowchart.md
• references/mmdc-spacing-config.md
• references/pdf-rendering-pipeline.md
• references/portrait-layout.md
• references/sequence.md
• references/source-index.md
• scripts/validate-mermaid.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 22b4723