draw.io vs io.github.finfin/mermaid-mcp-app
draw.io is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by draw.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.finfin/mermaid-mcp-app is an MCP server published by finfin. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  io.github.finfin/mermaid-mcp-app | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace jgraph/drawio-mcp | Listed Version: 1.2.5 Forks (GitHub): 350 Stars (GitHub): 5 657 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.2 Downloads/month (npm): 301 Downloads/week (npm): 42 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | draw.io | io.github.finfin/mermaid-mcp-app |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 657 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 350 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-20 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.draw.io/mcp) | On your machine (mermaid-mcp-app) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jgraph/drawio-mcp | github.com/finfin/mermaid-mcp-app |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 9 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 5 days ago | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
draw.io
Create draw.io diagrams with Claude: shown inline and interactive in chat, or saved as native .drawio files in your project with PNG/SVG/PDF export. Author as Mermaid or draw.io XML, with 10,000+ shapes and ELK auto-layout.
io.github.finfin/mermaid-mcp-app
MCP App that renders Mermaid diagrams as interactive UI in Claude, VS Code and other MCP clients
How to run each
draw.io As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add jgraph/drawio-mcp
/plugin install drawio@drawioio.github.finfin/mermaid-mcp-app As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mermaid-mcp-app -- npx -y mermaid-mcp-appCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only draw.io has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of io.github.finfin/mermaid-mcp-app nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: draw.io · What it can do: io.github.finfin/mermaid-mcp-app · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.