Command-line interface for Mermaid Live Editor - Create, edit, and render Mermaid diagrams via stateful project files and mermaid.ink renderer URLs. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to generate flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and other visualizations without a GUI.

cli anything mermaid Create, edit, and render Mermaid diagrams via stateful project files and the mermaid.ink renderer. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to generate flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and other visualizations without a GUI. Installation This CLI is installed as part of the cli anything mermaid package: Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ No external software required (rendering uses mermaid.ink cloud service) Usage Basic Commands REPL Mode When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session: Command Groups Project Project lifecycle commands. Command Description new Create a new Mermaid project with optional sample preset and theme open Open an existing Mermaid project file save Save the current project to a file info Show current project information samples List available sample diagram presets Diagram Diagram source manipulation commands. Command Description set Replace the Mermaid source text (inline or from file) show Print the current Mermaid source code Export Render and share commands. Command Description render Render the diagram to SVG or PNG via mermaid.ink share Generate a Mermaid Live Editor URL for sharing Session Session state commands. Command Description status Show current session state undo Undo the last diagram source change redo Redo the last undone change Examples Create and Render a Flowchart Create a Sequence Diagram Share a Diagram Interactive REPL Session State Management The CLI maintains session state with: Undo/Redo : Revert or replay diagram source changes Project persistence : Save/load project state as JSON Session tracking : Track modifications and changes Output Formats All commands support dual output modes: Human readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text Machine readable ( json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption For AI Agents When using this CLI programmatically: 1. Always use json flag for parseable output 2. Check return codes 0 for success, non zero for errors 3. Parse stderr for error messages on failure 4. Use absolute paths for all file operations 5. Verify outputs exist after render operations More Information Full documentation: See README.md in the package Test coverage: See TEST.md in the package Methodology: See HARNESS.md in the cli anything plugin Version 1.0.0

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