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io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp

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Convert diagram images into fully editable Visio (VSDX), PowerPoint, draw.io, and SVG files.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

NPM package layerback-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add layerback-mcp -e 'LAYERBACK_API_KEY=<your layerback_api_key>' -- npx -y layerback-mcp@0.1.2
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "layerback-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "layerback-mcp@0.1.2"
            ],
            "env": {
                "LAYERBACK_API_KEY": "<your layerback_api_key>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • LAYERBACK_API_KEY required secret LayerBack API key from https://layerback.com/settings/apikeys

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. LayerBack MCP Server
  2. Tools
  3. Setup
  4. Example prompts
  5. Notes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp?

Convert diagram images into fully editable Visio (VSDX), PowerPoint, draw.io, and SVG files.

How do I install io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add layerback-mcp -e 'LAYERBACK_API_KEY=<your layerback_api_key>' -- npx -y layerback-mcp@0.1.2. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp need an API key?

Yes. It expects LAYERBACK_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp?

It is published by TopLocalAI. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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