# Excalidraw Diagrams

> Create or revise Excalidraw-style sketch diagrams for early architecture, workflow, method, and concept ideation. Use when the user wants informal hand-drawn exploration rather than publication-final figures.

- Skill: `yuukias/excalidraw-diagrams` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yuukias/excalidraw-diagrams`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yuukias/excalidraw-diagrams/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: YuukiAS (https://skillmd.com/u/yuukias)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yuukias/excalidraw-diagrams

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# Excalidraw Diagrams

Use this for fast visual thinking. Do not use it as the final route for journal figures unless the user explicitly wants hand-drawn style.

## Workflow

1. Identify the core idea, audience, and stage of work.
2. Sketch the smallest useful diagram: actors, stages, flows, dependencies, or uncertainties.
3. Keep text sparse and readable.
4. Use visual grouping to show alternatives, open questions, and next decisions.
5. Export or save the editable Excalidraw artifact when possible.

## Best Uses

- Early system architecture.
- Research plan brainstorming.
- Method alternatives before committing to a formal figure.
- Meeting explanation diagrams.
- Visual comparison of competing workflows.

## Boundaries

- For editable method figures, prefer `drawio-diagrams`.
- For source-controlled architecture diagrams, prefer `d2-diagrams` or `plantuml-diagrams`.
- For README flowcharts, prefer `markdown-mermaid-writing`.