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About layerback-mcp

layerback-mcp lets MCP-compatible agents turn diagram images into editable Visio, PowerPoint, draw.io, and SVG files. It reconstructs shapes, connectors, and labels as native objects, with tools to start conversions, check status, and download results.

Key features

  1. 01Convert local diagram images
  2. 02Export editable VSDX, PPTX, draw.io, SVG
  3. 03Check conversion job status
  4. 04Download converted files locally

Use cases

  1. 01Rebuild a whiteboard photo as an editable diagram
  2. 02Convert an architecture screenshot to draw.io
  3. 03Batch-convert PNG diagrams to VSDX

MCP support

The MCP server exposes tools to convert local diagram images, poll conversion jobs, and save converted files. It connects MCP-compatible agents to LayerBack for conversion.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "toplocalai-layerback": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "layerback-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LAYERBACK_API_KEY": "<LAYERBACK_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y layerback-mcp
Environment variables to set
LAYERBACK_API_KEYSecretLayerBack API key from https://layerback.com/settings/apikeys

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npmlayerback-mcp0.1.2

Tools

3

Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
waitbooleanNoWait for the conversion to finish (recommended). If false, poll with get_conversion_status.
file_pathstringYesAbsolute path to the diagram image (PNG, JPG, or WebP)

Details

From the project README

LayerBack MCP Server

Give your AI agent the one diagram skill it's missing: turning pictures of diagrams into fully editable files.

Agents can write Mermaid — but when the input is a screenshot, a whiteboard photo, or a diagram trapped in a PDF page, they're stuck. This MCP server connects any MCP-compatible agent (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, …) to LayerBack, which rebuilds every shape, connector, and label as a native object and returns Visio (VSDX), PowerPoint (PPTX), draw.io, and SVG — all editable, from one conversion.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
convert_diagram_imageConvert a local image file (PNG/JPG/WebP); waits for the result by default (~30–60 s)
get_conversion_statusPoll a running job
download_converted_diagramSave any output format to a local path

Setup

  1. Create an API key at https://layerback.com/settings/apikeys (new accounts include free credits — one conversion costs 10 and includes every output format).
  2. Add the server to your MCP client config:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "layerback": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "layerback-mcp"],
      "env": { "LAYERBACK_API_KEY": "your-key-here" }
    }
  }
}

Example prompts

  • "Convert ~/Desktop/whiteboard.jpg into a Visio file and save it to my Downloads folder."
  • "Here's a screenshot of our architecture diagram — rebuild it as an editable draw.io file."
  • "Batch-convert every PNG in ./legacy-diagrams to VSDX."

Notes

MIT © LayerBack

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