# beautiful-mermaid

Renders Mermaid diagrams into SVG and PNG formats using the Beautiful Mermaid library. Useful when the agent needs visual architecture diagrams, workflows, or data models.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 installs · ★ 298
- Author: intellectronica
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/beautiful-mermaid/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/beautiful-mermaid

## What it does

The skill converts Mermaid code into vector SVG and raster PNG files. It uses two internal scripts: `scripts/render.ts` handles diagram compilation, while `scripts/create-html.ts` wraps the SVG in a minimal HTML document for browser capture. The rendering step runs on Bun, Node with `tsx`, or Deno. Supported diagrams cover flowcharts, sequence interactions, state machines, UML classes, and entity-relationship models. Multiple themes are available out of the box, including Dracula, Tokyo Night, Nord, and GitHub Dark.

Raster PNG capture fails without the `agent-browser` skill, so make sure to load it before requesting raster images. It launches a headless browser, loads the HTML wrapper, and takes a full-page snapshot. The skill deletes temporary markup files immediately after capture, keeping the workspace tidy with only final image assets. Note that flowchart edge labels require pipe syntax like `-->|label|` rather than dash notation to prevent incomplete line rendering.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill beautiful-mermaid -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/beautiful-mermaid/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/beautiful-mermaid/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill beautiful-mermaid -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/beautiful-mermaid/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill beautiful-mermaid -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/beautiful-mermaid/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills beautiful-mermaid
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/beautiful-mermaid/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill beautiful-mermaid -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills --path skills/beautiful-mermaid
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/beautiful-mermaid/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill beautiful-mermaid -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/beautiful-mermaid/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Render Mermaid diagrams into vector SVG files
- Capture high-resolution PNG images via headless browser
- Apply pre-configured themes like Tokyo Night or Dracula to diagrams
- Clean up temporary HTML and markup files after rendering

## Example prompts
- Render this sequence diagram for the OAuth flow using the tokyo-night theme
- Generate SVG and PNG files from diagram.mmd
- Create an entity-relationship diagram for our database schema with dracula styling

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---
name: beautiful-mermaid
description: Render Mermaid diagrams as SVG and PNG using the Beautiful Mermaid library. Use when the user asks to render a Mermaid diagram.
---

# Beautiful Mermaid Diagram Rendering

Render Mermaid diagrams as SVG and PNG images using the Beautiful Mermaid library.

## Dependencies

This skill requires the `agent-browser` skill for PNG rendering. Load it before proceeding with PNG capture.

## Supported Diagram Types

- **Flowchart** - Process flows, decision trees, CI/CD pipelines
- **Sequence** - API calls, OAuth flows, database transactions
- **State** - State machines, connection lifecycles
- **Class** - UML class diagrams, design patterns
- **Entity-Relationship** - Database schemas, data models

## Available Themes

Default, Dracula, Solarized, Zinc Dark, Tokyo Night, Tokyo Night Storm, Tokyo Night Light, Catppuccin Latte, Nord, Nord Light, GitHub Dark, GitHub Light, One Dark.

If no theme is specified, use `default`.

## Common Syntax Patterns

### Flowchart Edge Labels

Use pipe syntax for edge labels:

```mermaid
A -->|label| B
A ---|label| B
```

Avoid space-dash syntax which can cause incomplete renders:

```mermaid
A -- label --> B   # May cause issues
```

### Node Labels with Special Characters

Wrap labels containing special characters in quotes:

```mermaid
A["Label with (parens)"]
B["Label with / slash"]
```

## Workflow

### Step 1: Generate or Validate Mermaid Code

If the user provides a description rather than code, generate valid Mermaid syntax. Consult `references/mermaid-syntax.md` for full syntax details.

### Step 2: Render SVG

Run the rendering script to produce an SVG file:

```bash
bun run scripts/render.ts --code "graph TD; A-->B" --output diagram --theme default
```

Or from a file:

```bash
bun run scripts/render.ts --input diagram.mmd --output diagram --theme tokyo-night
```

Alternative runtimes:
```bash
npx tsx scripts/render.ts --code "..." --output diagram
deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net scripts/render.ts --code "..." --output diagram
```

This produces `<output>.svg` in the current working directory.

### Step 3: Create HTML Wrapper

Run the HTML wrapper script to prepare for screenshot:

```bash
bun run scripts/create-html.ts --svg diagram.svg --output diagram.html
```

This creates a minimal HTML file that displays the SVG with proper padding and background.

### Step 4: Capture High-Resolution PNG with agent-browser

Use the agent-browser CLI to capture a high-quality screenshot. Refer to the `agent-browser` skill for full CLI documentation.

```bash
# Set 4K viewport for high-resolution capture
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